Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence, DE&S · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £16,194,166.67
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Microphones and speaker sets (CPV 32342300)
- Official notice
- 025243-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Mar 2026
- Published19 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
The Air Commodities Delivery Team (ACDT) within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, (“the Authority”) intends to award a Contract to Helmet Integrated Systems Ltd for the procurement of Post Design Services, Spares and repairs for Helmets, Ground Use Headsets, In Ear Communication Devices (IECDs) and Test Equipment for use on air platforms. This Single Source contract will enable continuity of supply and services following the expiry of the existing contract ACComm4/7132 Post Design Services, Spares and repairs for Helmets and amalgamate the Ground Crew Headsets scope of contract 700005439. The contract will comprise of a Two (2) year contract with a further Two (2) option Years of Twelve months each with an total estimated contract value of £19.43M Inc VAT and is intended to enable continuity of service for both requirements. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019…
About the supplier
HELMET INTEGRATED SYSTEMS LTD (trading as Gentex Europe): every public contract they have won.