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title: "Vented Aviation Moulded Protection (VAMP) earpiece"
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# Vented Aviation Moulded Protection (VAMP) earpiece

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vented-aviation-moulded-protection-vamp-earpiece-ocds-h6vhtk-065d70). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defence Equipment and Support: "Vented Aviation Moulded Protection (VAMP) earpiece". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Defence Equipment and Support](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defence-equipment-and-support-gov-ot495)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Communications equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Awarded Value:** £3,209,827 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065d70`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vented-aviation-moulded-protection-vamp-earpiece-ocds-h6vhtk-065d70#tl-md)

## Description
The Air Crew Equipment Delivery Team within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, (“the Authority”) intends to award a Contract ACCOMM/00032 for the provision of In Ear Communication Devices (IECD)  to Marlborough Communications Ltd (MCL) for a period of three (3) years. The contract is for the ​Supply of Vented Aviation Moulded Protection Earpiece for use with Aircrew Protective Helmets. The Authority requires additional supplies and service of the Vented Aviation Vented Aviation Moulded Protection (VAMP) earpiece. 
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(b)(i)(aa) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 32570000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The contract is for the ​Supply of Vented Aviation Moulded Protection Earpiece for use with Aircrew Protective Helmets. The Authority requires additional supplies and service of the Vented Aviation Vented Aviation Moulded Protection (VAMP) earpiece. ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 017530-2026-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Marlborough Communications Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-180099`
  - Value: £3,209,827 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 017530-2026-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,209,827
  - Signed Date: 24/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017530-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-26T15:58:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T06:23:38.364Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065d70