Who Won It

Contract award · 24 Mar 2026

PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF A BODY ARMOUR LOAD CARRIAGE SYSTEM (BALCS)

Ministry of Defence, DE&S awarded “Provision and Support of A Body Armour Load…” to Level Peaks for £9.28m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionSecurity, fire & defence equipmentSouth West

BuyerMinistry of Defence, DE&S
Value £9.28m
WinnerLevel Peaks SME

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Ministry of Defence, DE&S · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
Level Peaks SME
Value
£9,280,833.33
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Security, fire & defence equipment · Protective and safety clothing (CPV 35113400)
Region
South West
Official notice
037503-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date24 Mar 2026
  2. Published24 Apr 2026Published 31 days after the contract date

Description

The provision of continuing support of the Body Armour Load Carriage System (BALCS) for the Air Defence Environment

About the supplier

Other awards in the same procurement

Call-offs and awards published under the same process (for example a framework or dynamic purchasing system).

Date Contract Supplier Value
7 Mar 2024
Level Peaks Associates SME £11m

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