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Contract Award Notice

708342450 PEDT/0040 Submarine Escape and Survival Equipment (SESE)

  • First published: 28 January 2026
  • Last modified: 28 January 2026
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Contents

Summary

OCID:
Published by:
Unknown
Authority ID:
AA47308
Publication date:
28 January 2026
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Full notice text

CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE FOR CONTRACTS IN THE FIELD OF DEFENCE AND SECURITY

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)


Ministry of Defence

MOD Abbey Wood, Ash 1c #3114

Bristol

BS34 8JH

UK

Blaylock Joshua


Martha.Frankland100@mod.gov.uk






https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56715

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

708342450 PEDT/0040 Submarine Escape and Survival Equipment (SESE)

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

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II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

All delivery to UK stores - single location


II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

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II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

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.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

37414800
35512100
35512200

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

 12623383.93   GBP     

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

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Technical 70
Commercial 30

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

No

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

708342450

V.1)

Date of contract award:

 26-11-2025

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

2

Number of offers received by electronic means:

2

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded


RFD Beaufort Limited


Ellesmere Port


UK




V.4)

Information on value of contract

 12623383.93 GBP 

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

No



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Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

No



VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures










Body responsible for mediation procedures










VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained










VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice

 27-1-2026

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
35512200 Attack submarine nuclear fuelled Submarines
35512100 Strategic submarine nuclear fuelled Submarines
37414800 Survival suits Camping goods

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

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