Published date: 4 April 2025

Last edited date: 24 April 2025

Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers.


Closing date: 30 June 2025

Contract summary

Industry

  • Protective gear - 18143000

  • Headgear - 18443300

  • Safety headgear - 18444100

    • Electronic data exchange services - 64216110

Location of contract

South West

Procurement reference

714437450

Published date

4 April 2025

Closing date

30 June 2025

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Hearing Protection Communication and Situation Awareness (HPCSA) programme wishes to horizon scan emerging technologies to address Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) crew and Dismount Close Combat personnel noise environments with a communications hearing protection and situational awareness system that provides the required levels of attenuation for impulse and continuous noise in conformance with the Control of Noise at Work Regulations (CNAWR) 2005.

This notice is to inform the Market of an Early Market Engagement Exercise (EME) led by Defence Digital's Tactical Systems Service Executive (TacSys SE) in collaboration with the Army's Hearing Protection Communication Situational Awareness (HPCSA) Programme. The EME exercise will be in the form of a Request for Information (RFI) in MS Forms followed by a Market Interest Day event scheduled for Thursday 15th May 2025 at Warminster Garrison.

For further detail on how to register for the Market Interest Day and to submit a response to the RFI, please view the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) Opportunity: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59700

More information

Attachments

  • 20250404_HPCSA_EME_2025_v1.pdf
  • Notice of planned procurement
  • Updated to move response to Market Interest Day deadline to Wednesday 30th April 25 and to update contact details.

Links

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Contact name

Mark Bartlett

Address

MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England

Telephone

030 679 84073

Email

mark.bartlett105@mod.gov.uk