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Published 15 Apr 2025, 15:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement - RFI

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Construction Materials & Prefab (44) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£32,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 31 Dec 2025from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 10 yrsends 1 Apr 2038 · up to 1 Apr 2040 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2028

What is being bought

Published requirement description

FUTURE AIRCREW AND PASSENGER HELMET PROJECT

CPV: Casing · Helmets · Military helmets · Protective headgear

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 10 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Apr 2028 – 1 Apr 2038 (10 yrs) · up to 1 Apr 2040 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
18444000 Protective headgear18444110 Helmets35813000 Military helmets44164100 Casing

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
15 Apr 2025, 15:06 BST
Last source update
24 Apr 2025, 15:32 BST
Authority reference
714520454-RFI
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016828
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
CasingHelmetsMilitary helmetsProtective headgear
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050359 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

15 Apr 2025 → 1 Apr 2028 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    15 Apr 2025, 15:06 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    24 Apr 2025, 15:32 BST
  3. Market engagement
    16 May 2025, 23:59 BST

    Request For Information - See Opportunity Notice at this link :

    contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗.

  4. Tender notice expected297 days ago
    31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Today
    25 Oct 2026
  6. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2028, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    15 Apr 2025, 15:06 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    24 Apr 2025, 15:32 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

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure