Scope
Reference
715409453
Description
Personal Location Transmitters (PLTs), previously known as Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs), is a man overboard identification and location system which are carried on all Royal Navy submarines providing improved likelihood of survivor location following escape or abandonment in the event of a Distressed Submarine (DISSUB).
Interested parties are to note:
• This Pipeline Notice is to alert the market to this potential future requirement and is not a formal request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) nor a commitment to run a procurement exercise.
• The publication date of the UK 4 Tender Notice, Contract start date and Contract end date are an estimate and is still subject to change.
Total value (estimated)
- £4,583,333.33 excluding VAT
- £5,500,000 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2031
- Possible extension to 1 April 2036
- 10 years, 1 day
Main category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 35512000 - Submarines
- 35512100 - Strategic submarine nuclear fuelled
- 35512200 - Attack submarine nuclear fuelled
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
21 November 2025
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Defence and security
Above or below total value threshold
Above or equal to threshold
Contracting authority
Submarine Delivery Agency
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBHX-4625-LVPD
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
Contact name: Martha Frankland
Email: martha.frankland100@mod.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/submarine-delivery-agency
Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Organisation type: Public authority - central government