Official UK procurement notice
EOD BOMB SUIT LIFE EXTENSION
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Dismounted Close Combat Survivability team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a ‘Life Extension of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Bomb Suits’ contract to NP Aerospace Limited, for the current in-service EOD bomb suit capability.
CPV: Survival suits
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (UK MoD) EOD Bomb Suits provide physical…
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (UK MoD) EOD Bomb Suits provide physical protection for British Forces’ users when disarming an explosive device. It is widely regarded as class leading and has provided a high level of protection.
NP Aerospace Limited are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for current in-service EOD Bomb Suits. They are the only economic operator who holds the skills, specific experience, technical data, and tools needed to perform the required analysis and testing on the current in-service EOD suit to underwrite the extension to its operational life.
This may involve obsolescence management and replacement of component parts as deemed necessary to enable the operational life to be extended out to 2035. This requirement does not seek to procure a new capability, it is simply to maintain and extend the life of the current in-service capability.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Lowest price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Aug 2024, 13:49 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Dec 2025, 15:57 GMT
- Authority reference
2024/S 000-025801- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-084565- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice; The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this contract falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate.
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16 (a) (ii) of the DSPCR 2011, which allows requirements to be exempt for Technical Reasons.
This is because NP Aerospace Limited is the OEM and have supported the capability since it came into service in 2006. They are the only economic operator with the technical knowledge, data, specific skills and experience, and tooling and equipment needed to undertake the testing and analysis required to ascertain current protection levels and thereafter effect obsolescence management to maintain and extend the life of the capability.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated18 Dec 2025, 15:57 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextContract Number 712523450 · IV.1.1 | — | The Contract Number for this requirement will be changed due to an administrative error. Going forward the contract number for the EOD Bomb Suit Life Extension supply and support contract shall be 715729503. |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NP Aerospace LimitedSubcontracting: declared | £15,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
EOD Bomb Suit Life Extension · NP Aerospace Limited
- Signed
- 14 Aug 2024
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Defence Equipment and SupportReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NP Aerospace LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.