Official UK procurement notice
MSS/109 Lot 2 - Life Jackets, Buoyancy Aids and Flotation Devices - Tactical
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSupply and Support of Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs), specifically life jackets, buoyancy aids and other flotation devices, across all Maritime/Amphibious platforms, covering Surface vessels, Submarine and Land Forces operations over water. Activities to be undertaken include project management, initial provisioning, supply of spares, training and post design and technical services
The equipment users are identified as a combination of military and civilian personnel with various recreational, operational, and tactical requirements across a spectrum of activities, assets, and environments. The requirement has been divided into two Lots, with this contract being for Lot 2 as below:
Lot 2 – Tactical.
These PFDs are to perform to the same standard as is required by legislation with specific deviations. These PFD’s will be used for military activities such as Surface or Aviation assault, vertical assault, tactical insertion, construction in a hostile environment as well as riverine operations.
CPV: Life jackets · Purchase
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£27,000,000 together)Lot #1Civilian Personal Flotation DevicesPublished value£13,500,000
Lot #2Tactical Personal Flotation DevicesPublished value£13,500,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Financial (Price): 30%
- Social Value: 10%
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated with 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Jan 2024, 15:04 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Feb 2025, 15:17 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007174- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0433d6Find a Tender
- Planning notice Future Life Jackets, Buoyancy Aids and Floatation Devices
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Feb 2024
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
Timeline
23 Feb 2024 → 25 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline23 Feb 2024
- Invitations to tender expected1 May 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published25 Feb 2025, 15:17 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated25 Feb 2025, 14:18 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot2 awards | |||
| BAE Systems Surface Ships LtdMSS/109 Lot 1 - Life Jackets, Buoyancy Aids and Flotation Devices - CivilianSubcontracting: declared | £40,843,833 † | — | Awarded |
| Scott AerospaceSubcontracting: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement. | £57,148,927 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
MSS/109 Lot 1 - Life Jackets, Buoyancy Aids and Flotation Devices - Civilian · BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2025
- Value
- £40,843,833
- Status
- active
MSS/109 Lot 2 - Life Jackets, Buoyancy Aids and Flotation Devices - Tactical · Scott Aerospace
- Signed
- 30 Jan 2025
- Value
- £57,148,927
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- MOD Abbey Wood SouthReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- BAE Systems Surface Ships LimitedAwarded supplier
- Scott Aerospace LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.