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Published 27 Oct 2026, 14:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

E-7 Life Raft Procurement and Support Contract

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

Direct awardDefence & security
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£219,975published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to AEM Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Procurement and supply of nine life rafts in support of the E-7 Airborne Mission System platform's at RAF Lossiemouth.

Reconfiguration and recertification of three existing life rafts.

Procurement of four life rafts for training purposes with an associated servicing cycle each quarter, for a period of 12 months. Design and development of an instruction manual.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
34515200 Inflatable rafts

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Defence & security
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 Oct 2026, 14:34 GMT
Last source update
27 Oct 2026, 14:34 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-101618
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079163 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Urgency
Published justification

Single Supplier - Intellectual Property or Exclusive Rights:

Supplier has exclusive rights within the United Kingdom, on behalf of the Original Equipment Manufacture to supply, maintain and service equipment. IPR is held solely by the the Original Equipment Manufacturer.

Extreme and Unavoidable Urgency

There is an urgent need to procure and reconfigure the life rafts by November 2026. Any delay will result in a significant delay to the Airbourne Mission System release to service. Testing and acceptance of the life rafts has already been undertaken.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    27 Oct 2026, 14:34 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    6 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £219,9751 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
AEM Limited6 Nov 2026 – 28 Feb 2028£219,975—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • AEM LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00620201 Taylor's End, Stansted Airport, East of England, CM24 1RBContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender