Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- RFD Beaufort Ltd
- Value
- £12,623,383.93
- Procedure
- Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Sports, games & art materials · Survival suits (CPV 37414800)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 006948-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Nov 2025
- Published27 Jan 2026Published 62 days after the contract date
Description
The purpose of Submarine Escape and Survival Equipment (SESE) is to allow submariners to evacuate from a disabled submerged submarine, without external assistance, in a safe and controlled manner. The intention of the equipment is to keep the escapee dry and protected from the environment during and after ascent, and to provide buoyancy, freeboard, and thermal insulation at the surface. The SESE is a whole-body suit comprising a one-size fits all Submarine Escape Survival Suit (SESS) and a Single person life raft all contained in a protective valise. A competitive procurement has been conducted for supply of 3884 operational SESE and 120 training variant SESE and ad hoc repairs of training variant SESE on a tasking basis.
About the supplier
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