Untitled procurement · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£173,333,333published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Sept 2025

Awarded to RFD Beaufort

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision of Spares, Repairs, Maintenance and Technical Support for Various In-Service MOD Safety Equipment –for Aircrew Escape & Survivability Ensemble (AESE)

CPV: Aircraft equipment · Inflatable rafts · Life jackets · Purchase

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Legal basis: CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
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: 2 Mar 2026, 11:13 GMT
Last source update: 2 Mar 2026, 11:13 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-018332
Classification (CPV): Aircraft equipmentInflatable raftsLife jacketsPurchase
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065f4f Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons; New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive; The contract has as its object services listed in Annex II B to the directive

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £173,333,3331 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
RFD Beaufort	£173,333,333 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 018332-2026-SFA/001-1 · RFD Beaufort
Signed
30 Sept 2025
Value
£173,333,333
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral Government MOD Abbey Wood, BristolContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

RFD BeaufortAwarded supplier Ellesmere Port, CH65 1AX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.