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Published 14 Aug 2025, 13:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Personal Load Carriage Equipment - Pipeline Notice

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

GoodsCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitable
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£30,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 31 Jan 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 10 yrsends 29 Sept 2036 · starts 30 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The PLCE and Operational Travel Bags (OTB) capability consists of basic load carriage elements (webbing components, bergens etc) and ancillary items (weapon holsters, bivouac poles etc).

CPV: Protective gear · Rucksacks

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned 10 yrsSME
Contract period: 30 Sept 2026 – 29 Sept 2036 (10 yrs)
Eligibility: SME eligible
18143000 Protective gear18931100 Rucksacks

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Defence & security
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 2025, 13:53 BST
Last source update
14 Aug 2025, 14:06 BST
Authority reference
711711450-PA23 - PLCE
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-048779
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Protective gearRucksacks
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0587ef Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

14 Aug 2025 → 30 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 13:53 BST
  2. Market engagement270 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT

    Lethality & Protect, DCC Survivability Team will be attending DSEI 9-11 September 2025. We encourage suppliers to get in touch so we can arrange to have brief informal discussions about our future requirement for Personal Load Carriage Equipment. The Project Team intend to publish a RFI within the next few weeks so obtain further information to support the development of this requirement.

    To arrange a discussion at DSEI 2025, please email [email protected] & [email protected]

  3. Tender notice expected269 days ago
    31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract starts28 days ago
    30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 13:53 BST
    UK1
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 Aug 2025, 14:06 BST
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

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 name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure