Plastic oversuits · UK public procurement notice

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 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 aweprocurement@awe.co.uk 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 aweprocurement@awe.co.uk with the subject heading:

"Provision of PBAS Oversuits - Expression of Interest"