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Published 9 Oct 2026, 12:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Homados - 710031475 UK3 PPN

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)+1 more Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£4,400,000pipeline notice — not a live tender
Tender notice expected 23 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 11 Apr 2032 · starts 12 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

NextGen passive hearing protection for dismounted soldiers. This is a framework procurement through Government Commercial Agency - RM6393 Tacitcal Communication Systems

CPV: Protective gear · Safety headgear · Site-safety equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Planned 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£4,400,000
Contract period: 12 Apr 2027 — 11 Apr 2032 (5 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Value
£4,400,000 exc. VAT · £5,500,000 inc. VAT
18143000 Protective gear18444100 Safety headgear35113100 Site-safety equipment
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing
    Supplier eligibility, those who are registered suppliers under Lot 3 of the GCA RM6393 tactical communication systems framework.
  • Technical & professional ability
    Supplier eligibility, those who are registered suppliers under Lot 3 of the GCA RM6393 tactical communication systems framework.

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing
    Supplier eligibility, those who are registered suppliers under Lot 3 of the GCA RM6393 tactical communication systems framework.
  • Technical & professional ability
    Supplier eligibility, those who are registered suppliers under Lot 3 of the GCA RM6393 tactical communication systems framework.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
9 Oct 2026, 12:41 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2026, 12:41 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 9 Apr 2027
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095648
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Protective gearSafety headgearSite-safety equipment
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0784bb Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
19 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
Clarification deadline
19 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

6 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published1 day ago
    9 Oct 2026, 12:41 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 45 days
    23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Clarification questions byin 133 days
    19 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
  4. Submission deadlinein 133 days
    19 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
  5. Award decision expected byin 182 days
    9 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
  6. Contract startsin 184 days
    12 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2026
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 12:41 BSTUK3
  2. First planning notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 12:41 BST

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 8JH David Ponting [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure