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<TED_EXPORT><NOTICE_DATA><NO_DOC_EXT>2026-350582</NO_DOC_EXT><DOC_ID>004752-2026</DOC_ID><URI_DOC>https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004752-2026</URI_DOC><PUBLISHED>2026-01-20T12:00:19Z</PUBLISHED></NOTICE_DATA><FORM_SECTION>
    <UK4_2023 FORM="UK4" LEGAL_BASIS="2023/54">
      <id>004752-2026</id>
      <date>2026-01-20T12:00:19Z</date>
      <tag>tender</tag>
      <initiationType>tender</initiationType>
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      <parties>
        <name>Defence Equipment and Support</name>
        <id>GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM</id>
        <identifier>
          <scheme>GB-PPON</scheme>
          <id>PVRL-5831-GLMM</id>
        </identifier>
        <address>
          <streetAddress>MOD Abbey Wood</streetAddress>
          <locality>Bristol</locality>
          <postalCode>BS34 8JH</postalCode>
          <country>GB</country>
          <countryName>United Kingdom</countryName>
          <region>UKK12</region>
        </address>
        <contactPoint>
          <name>Ryan Yung</name>
          <email>DES-LandP2DCCCommercialTeam@mod.gov.uk</email>
        </contactPoint>
        <roles>buyer</roles>
        <details>
          <url>https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support</url>
          <classifications>
            <scheme>UK_CA_TYPE</scheme>
            <id>publicAuthorityCentralGovernment</id>
          </classifications>
        </details>
      </parties>
      <buyer>
        <id>GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM</id>
        <name>Defence Equipment and Support</name>
      </buyer>
      <tender>
        <id>714155450</id>
        <title>714155450 - Personal Hard Armour Framework</title>
        <description>
          <p>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.</p>
          <p>Defence requires the ability to procure personal hard armour in low and high quantities, with the agility to meet emerging demands.</p>
          <p>Potential future requirements and technologies that may utilise the Framework are as below:</p>
          <p>a. Osprey Replacement.</p>
          <p>b. Reduced threat plates.</p>
          <p>c. Buoyant plates.</p>
          <p>d. Non-standard shaped plates (complex curvature).</p>
          <p>e. Covert plates.</p>
          <p>The Authority therefore intends to establish a Closed, non-committal, Defence and Security Framework for an 8 year duration.</p>
        </description>
        <status>active</status>
        <items>
          <id>1</id>
          <additionalClassifications>
            <scheme>CPV</scheme>
            <id>35812300</id>
          </additionalClassifications>
          <additionalClassifications>
            <scheme>CPV</scheme>
            <id>44431000</id>
          </additionalClassifications>
          <additionalClassifications>
            <scheme>CPV</scheme>
            <id>18143000</id>
          </additionalClassifications>
          <additionalClassifications>
            <scheme>CPV</scheme>
            <id>35815100</id>
          </additionalClassifications>
          <relatedLot>1</relatedLot>
        </items>
        <value>
          <amountGross>250000000</amountGross>
          <amount>208333333.33</amount>
          <currency>GBP</currency>
        </value>
        <procurementMethod>selective</procurementMethod>
        <procurementMethodDetails>Competitive flexible procedure</procurementMethodDetails>
        <procedure>
          <features>
            <p>This procurement will be conducted using the Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with Procurement Regulations 2024. </p>
            <p>This multi-stage procurement process will consist of the following stages:</p>
            <p>1. PSQ – Procurement Specific Questionnaire </p>
            <p>2. ITT – Invitation to Tender Stage</p>
            <p>3. Contract Award</p>
            <p>Conditions of Participation (COP):</p>
            <p>Suppliers will be required to demonstrate that they meet the minimum standard for the Personal Hard Armour Framework and will be assessed on the following areas on a pass/fail basis as outlined in the PSQ and PSQ Guidance Documents issued at the same time as this notice. Suppliers who pass the PSQ stage will then be invited to submit tenders at the ITT stage.</p>
            <p>•Legal </p>
            <p>•Financial</p>
            <p>•Technical Capability</p>
            <p>Full details of the evaluation methodology will be provided in the ITT documentation to suppliers that satisfy the COP and are shortlisted to the ITT stage. Tenderers will be given appropriate time to respond with their tenders. </p>
            <p>The final evaluation and contract award will be based solely on the award criteria set out in the ITT documentation.</p>
            <p>There shall be no maximum number of suppliers able to be awarded a place on the Framework</p>
          </features>
        </procedure>
        <mainProcurementCategory>goods</mainProcurementCategory>
        <specialRegime>defenceSecurity</specialRegime>
        <aboveThreshold>true</aboveThreshold>
        <participationFees>
          <type>win</type>
          <relativeValue>
            <proportion>0.0000</proportion>
            <monetaryValue>award</monetaryValue>
          </relativeValue>
        </participationFees>
        <techniques>
          <hasFrameworkAgreement>true</hasFrameworkAgreement>
          <frameworkAgreement>
            <method>withAndWithoutReopeningCompetition</method>
            <type>open</type>
            <buyerLocationRestrictions>
              <gazetteer>
                <scheme>GB-ITL</scheme>
                <identifiers>UK</identifiers>
              </gazetteer>
            </buyerLocationRestrictions>
            <buyerCategories>
              <p>Other Defence and Security government departments</p>
            </buyerCategories>
            <description>
              <p>Prices shall be determined at the point of mini competition. In order to participate in call off competitions for a requirement, suppliers must first have a product that is qualified against that specific requirement within the framework in order to receive the Request for Quote. Evaluation methodology of the RfQ may vary dependent on the priority of the Authority at the time.</p>
            </description>
          </frameworkAgreement>
        </techniques>
        <submissionMethodDetails>
          <p>please submit electronically on the DSP - https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/ogc-host/public/mod/web/login.html</p>
          <p>Link to PSQ - https://contracts.mod.uk/go/29074572019BDB320926</p>
        </submissionMethodDetails>
        <submissionTerms>
          <electronicSubmissionPolicy>allowed</electronicSubmissionPolicy>
          <languages>en</languages>
        </submissionTerms>
        <expressionOfInterestDeadline>2026-02-17T23:59:00+00:00</expressionOfInterestDeadline>
        <enquiryPeriod>
          <endDate>2026-02-09T23:59:00+00:00</endDate>
        </enquiryPeriod>
        <awardPeriod>
          <endDate>2026-05-19T23:59:59+01:00</endDate>
        </awardPeriod>
        <lots>
          <id>1</id>
          <status>active</status>
          <value>
            <amountGross>250000000</amountGross>
            <amount>208333333.33</amount>
            <currency>GBP</currency>
          </value>
          <awardCriteria>
            <weightingDescription>
              <p>All elements of the Invitation to Tender evaluation methodology shall be specified in the associated Tender Documents at the ITT Stage.</p>
            </weightingDescription>
            <criteria>
              <type>quality</type>
              <name>Commercial</name>
              <description>
                <p>all details of the Commercial requirements shall be set out in the associated Tender documents.</p>
              </description>
            </criteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>quality</type>
              <name>Technical</name>
              <description>
                <p>all details of the Technical requirements shall be set out in the associated Tender documents.</p>
              </description>
            </criteria>
          </awardCriteria>
          <selectionCriteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>economic</type>
              <description>
                <p>Details of the legal and Financial capacity requirements as part of the conditions of participation can be found in the Qualification Envelope PSQ Guidance document.</p>
              </description>
            </criteria>
            <criteria>
              <type>technical</type>
              <description>
                <p>Details of the Technical ability required as part of the conditions of participation can be found in the Technical Envelope PSQ Guidance document.</p>
              </description>
            </criteria>
          </selectionCriteria>
          <suitability>
            <sme>true</sme>
          </suitability>
          <contractPeriod>
            <startDate>2026-05-29T00:00:00+01:00</startDate>
            <endDate>2034-05-28T23:59:59+01:00</endDate>
          </contractPeriod>
        </lots>
        <lotDetails>
          <noLotsDivisionRationale>
            <p>Lots have been discounted to enable suppliers more opportunities to bid and obtain work through multiple requirements rather than being specific requirements under a certain Lot. UK MOD requires flexibility to obtain a wide range of requirements over the duration of the Framework and utilise the wide supplier base under the Framework.</p>
          </noLotsDivisionRationale>
        </lotDetails>
        <documents>
          <id>conflictOfInterest</id>
          <documentType>conflictOfInterest</documentType>
          <description>
            <p>Not published</p>
          </description>
          <url>https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/conflictOfInterest</url>
          <format/>
        </documents>
        <documents>
          <id>future</id>
          <documentType>biddingDocuments</documentType>
          <accessDetails>
            <p>The PSQ and PSQ Assessment Methodology will be published on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) via the submission address link included in this notice. Details of submission instructions can be found in the PSQ Assessment Methodology documents.</p>
          </accessDetails>
          <url>https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/future</url>
          <format/>
        </documents>
      </tender>
      <language>en</language>
    </UK4_2023>
  </FORM_SECTION></TED_EXPORT>
