Pipeline

Personal Load Carriage Equipment - Pipeline Notice

  • Defence Equipment and Support

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-048769

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0587ef (view related notices)

Published 14 August 2025, 1:53pm



Scope

Reference

711711450-PA23 - PLCE

Description

The PLCE and Operational Travel Bags (OTB) capability consists of basic load carriage elements (webbing components, bergens etc) and ancillary items (weapon holsters, bivouac poles etc).

Total value (estimated)

  • £30,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £36,000,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 30 September 2026 to 29 September 2036
  • 10 years

Main category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 18143000 - Protective gear

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

30 January 2026


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Special regime

Defence and security

Above or below total value threshold

Above or equal to threshold


Contracting authority

Defence Equipment and Support

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVRL-5831-GLMM

MOD Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

United Kingdom

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government