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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: COMMUNICATIONS ANCILLARIES AND HEARING PROTECTION
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Defence, GB Email: emma.eddy100@mod.gov.uk. Web: (Emma Eddy)
3. Contract type: Service contract
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4. Description: The Awarding Authority intends to award a contract for the procurement and support to a range of Communications Ancillaries and Hearing Protection (CA&HP), suitable for a variety of operational environments and scenarios. The scope of this contract is defined for a specialised operational role with diverse requirements, rather than across the entirety of Defence.
The support requirement includes, but is not limited to, the provision of spares, firmware upgrades, fault resolution and compliance with relevant safety standards. Suppliers must be capable of supporting the integration of CA&HP systems with a wide range of in-service and new-to-service radios and platforms. This includes providing equipment to enable seamless interoperability, ensuring equipment users can effectively communicate and operate in complex and dynamic environments.
The contract will be awarded for an initial period of 3-years, with the option to extend for a further three one-year options, up to 31 March 2033. The anticipated contract start date is 1 April 2027, with a potential short mobilisation period option prior to this date.
The estimated Contract value for the initial three-year term is circa £4.68 million, with (without commitment) three one-year option years, estimated at circa £1.45 million, per year. The Authority anticipates that there will be reviews and further CA&HP requirements for similar projects throughout the life of the contract and therefore includes a potential maximum value of £41.5M.
To ensure successful delivery, it is essential that suppliers have a reliable route to market to facilitate the ongoing procurement and support of the current in-service CA&HP deliverables, primarily INVISIO.
The Authority can only consider UK registered companies, due to security classification.
Please see the documents on the website given below for full notice.
5. CPV Code(s): 35711000, 35712000, 18444100, 50333000, 32570000, 72000000,
6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK11
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South West (England), Gloucestershire, Wiltshire And Bristol/Bath Area, Bristol, City Of.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: 715727504
715727504 PSQ
9. Estimated value of requirement: The estimated Contract value for the initial three-year term is circa £4.68 million, with (without commitment) three one-year option years, estimated at circa £1.45 million, per year. The Authority anticipates that there will be reviews and further CA&HP requirements for similar projects throughout the life of the contract and therefore includes a potential maximum value of £41.5M.
10. Listing Deadline: 9.3.2026 (17:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: You must register or log in at Web: to participate in this tender
12. Other information: Notes
Due to the Security Classification of the project, we can only accept UK personnel that have a minimum of Security Clearance (SC) for delivery of the project, this will be required by contract award.
The Security Aspects Letter (SAL) indicates some aspects of the requirement classified as SECRET UK EYES ONLY (SUKEO).
The Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) is due to be released May 2026 with one round of negotiations. Following negotiations, the tenderers have the opportunity to submit their final Tender Submission, further information on which shall be provided within the Tender documentation. An industry day will be held within an estimated 14 working days of the ITN release, details will be provided to those who are successful at PSQ.
The Potential Suppliers should upload their PSQ submissions to DSP. All communications on DSP are at OFFICIAL SENSITIVE Classification.
We can only accept PSQ response at security classification of OFFICIAL SENSITIVE or below. We cannot accept PSQ response with a Security Classification higher than OFFICIAL SENSITIVE.
PSQ link:
The PSQ deadlines are:
PSQ request Closes – 09 Mar 26, 1700 hrs
PSQs should be submitted by NLT 18 Mar 26, 1600 hrs
Please see the attached document for a full description of the opportunity listing.
Procurement Route: Other
Contract Start Date: 31/03/2027
TKR-2026211-EX-1866487