Published date: 20 September 2018

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 October 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Military helmets - 35813000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£10,000 to £113,000

Procurement reference

BIP66697121

Published date

20 September 2018

Closing date

3 October 2018

Contract start date

12 November 2018

Contract end date

29 March 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Industrial advances in helmet technology suggest that an enhanced combat helmet is available. As such, the user is seeking a combat helmet solution, with enhanced ballistic and non-ballistic protection, that is suitable for the full spectrum of operational activities and environments.

Tenderers are to develop, test and deliver 4 x functional helmets that achieve the specified requirements (ballistic and non-ballistic performance) by a single, scalable protection helmet system.

If you are able to answer yes to the majority of the following questions, and indicate that you are interested in receiving the full statement of requirements (classified O-S) this can posted to you.
• Do you have experience with working with UK MOD on classified projects?
• Do you have a past history of supplying UK MOD with helmets?
• Do you have experience of developing and manufacturing bullet resistant helmets?
• Do you have experience of developing and manufacturing scalable helmet protection?
• Do you have the ability to assess the protective performance and non-ballistic (blunt impact/drop) testing?

More information

Additional text

To view this notice, register as a supplier here:

http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/signup.html?userType=supplier

and search for the notice with reference 'GB-Sevenoaks: Scalable Helmet Protection'.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jonathan Russell

Address

Fort Halstead
Building H4
Sevenoaks
TN14 7BP
UK

Telephone

+441980956074

Email

iabeadle@dstl.gov.uk