714155450 - Personal Hard Armour Framework

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Description

The UK Ministry of Defence is establishing a Framework for the procurement of Personal Hard Armour to support its Armed Forces Personnel. The Personal Hard Armour Framework will facilitate the procurement of personal ballistic protection through the pre-approval of suppliers and will deliver agility, consistency, and financial savings in the procurement of personal hard armour - whilst encouraging innovation and optimising organisational outputs. Defence requires the ability to procure personal hard armour in low and high quantities, with the agility to meet emerging demands. Potential future requirements and technologies that may utilise the Framework are as below: a. Osprey Replacement. b. Reduced threat plates. c. Buoyant plates. d. Non-standard shaped plates (complex curvature). e. Covert plates. The Authority therefore intends to establish a non-committal Open Framework with an estimated whole-life contract value potentially reaching £250m (Inc VAT) over the period of 8 years. Please note that the estimated release date of the UK 4 Tender Notice is still subject to change

CPV Codes

• 35812300 - Combat gear
• 44431000 - Cover plates
• 18143000 - Protective gear
• 35815100 - Bullet-proof vests

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Market Engagement Day scheduled for June 2025 - further details on how to register interest are in the Engagement Section. Wording on 'Future requirements' within the Procurment Description changed to read 'Potential future requirements and technologies that may utilise the Framework' Previous engagement updated to provide more clarity.