Official UK procurement notice
Plastic oversuits — UK public procurement notice
Authority: Atomic Weapons Establishment (Central government)
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 2 yrsstarts 1 Apr 2027
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBespoke plastic oversuit designed to cover a Pressurised Breathing Air Suit worn underneath, providing an additional layer of protection against radiological contamination. It is not intended to be the primary item of personal protective equipment.
Potential volume could be around 270-300 oversuits per month / 3,240 - 3,600 annually
CPV: Coveralls · Protective gear
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Planned
18114000 Coveralls18143000 Protective gear
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Oct 2026, 12:47 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2026, 12:47 BST
- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0780b3
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
3 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedearlier today5 Oct 2026, 12:47 BST
- Market engagementin 14 days19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
AWE is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise to understand the capability, capacity and level of market interest in the manufacture and supply of plastic oversuits for use over Pressurised Breathing Air Suits (PBAS). The purpose of this engagement is to assist AWE in understanding: Supplier more…
capability to manufacture and supply oversuits broadly in accordance with AWE's high-level requirements; Manufacturing capacity and ability to meet anticipated demand profiles; Product assurance, quality management and traceability capability; Supply chain resilience and continuity of supply arrangements; Relevant experience supplying comparable products into regulated, hazardous or high-consequence operating environments; and Any industry considerations which may assist AWE in the development of its future procurement strategy. Market engagement will be undertaken through an Expression of Interest (EOI) process. Organisations wishing to participate should: Submit an email confirming their interest to [email protected] by 19 October 2026. Upon receipt of the expression of interest, AWE will issue an EOI questionnaire together with a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for completion and return. Participation in this market engagement exercise is voluntary and does not guarantee participation in any future procurement process. AWE reserves the right to apply national security restrictions and security suitability assessments when determining participation in subsequent engagement activities and any future procurement process. All communications relating to this market engagement exercise should be addressed to [email protected] with the subject heading: "Provision of PBAS Oversuits - Expression of Interest" - Contract startsin 177 days1 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
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Oct 2026, 12:47 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender