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Procurement of Mannequins for Vehicle Noise Characterisation and Safe System of Work

Ministry of Defence · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 20:48.

Opportunity overview

Procurement of Mannequins for Vehicle Noise Characterisation and Safe System of Work

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Audio Precision UK Ltd.

Match pending…
Contract value
£44.2k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
27 Nov 2024
Award ID
000851-2025-713136451-1
Status
active
Location
Huntingdon, UKH12, PE29 6XU, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV35711000 — Command, control, communication systems
  • TED_TYPE_SUPPLIES_CONTRACTPURCHASE — Purchase

Lots

  • To meet the requirements of CNAWR 2005 and collect sufficiently convincing evidence for independent acceptance that the 3M Peltor ComTac XPI and the CEP Mk2 CHPHS used with in service personal role radios and BCIP 5.6 are safe and can be fully integrated, a suite of test and trials activity2 is necessary to gather the evidence. This requirement is for procurement of an acoustic test fixture to support ongoing laboratory and live trials to test the performance of the solution under operational conditions for the DCC and AFV crew user.Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04cf17
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Why this procedure was chosen
There is a requirement for standardisation of Instrumentation to provide an assurance that the data gathered for analysis is unaffected by the instrumentation itself and that the historic and future data in the repository from which analysis takes place has consistent data samples, acquired from the same source of instrumentation. This is a procurement for additional instrumentation where a change of supplier could result in the acquired instrumentation having different hardware and software technical characteristics which could result in the data acquired having differing characteristics from that already acquired. This will present disproportionate technical difficulties in validating and verifying that the noise data acquired for analysis is the same as that acquired using different supplier instrumentation. A single source approach with GRAS Sound and Vibration UK Ltd, who are the sole supplier within the UK for the mannequin which is proprietary equipment from GRAS Sound and Vibration Worldwide, is recommended to ensure that the instrumentation procured is of the same production standard and specification of performance and manufactured to the same quality as instrumentation used on past and other parallel vehicle noise trials. This will ensure that the results are based on the same technical specifications and therefore will have the same baseline. To obtain instrumentation from a supplier other than GRAS Sound and Vibration UK Ltd who are the UK sub division of GRAS Sound and Vibration Worldwide, would oblige the MOD to acquire goods having different System Elements, Physical and Technical Characteristics resulting in an incompatibility between the existing instrumentation employed to gather acoustic data and will introduce into question the viability of the data gathered accompanied with disproportionate technical difficulties in proving the safe integration of the CHPHS with the BCIP 5.6 Communications System. As this is a UCR that concerns the safety and operational effectiveness of personnel and assets, immediate action to resolve it is required. A resolution needs to be in place by Oct 2024 to support Hurn Vehicle Trials.

Legal basis

Id
32009L0081
Scheme
CELEX

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Lowest price
Type
price

Classification

Id
35711000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Command, control, communication systems

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
PURCHASE
Scheme
TED_TYPE_SUPPLIES_CONTRACT
Description
Purchase

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_TECHNICAL
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Entry 2
Id
D_ADD_DELIVERIES_ORDERED
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
Additional deliveries by the original supplier ordered under the strict conditions stated in the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Options
No
Description
To meet the requirements of CNAWR 2005 and collect sufficiently convincing evidence for independent acceptance that the 3M Peltor ComTac XPI and the CEP Mk2 CHPHS used with in service personal role radios and BCIP 5.6 are safe and can be fully integrated, a suite of test and trials activity2 is necessary to gather the evidence. This requirement is for procurement of an acoustic test fixture to support ongoing laboratory and live trials to test the performance of the solution under operational conditions for the DCC and AFV crew user.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Lowest price
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK11
Entry 2
Region
UKK11
Item 2
Id
0

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
1
Document Type
biddingDocuments

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-7833
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK11
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
MOD Abbey Wood

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
02
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Defence

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Contact

Name
Attn: Mark Bartlett
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-134639
Name
Audio Precision UK Ltd.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH12
Locality
Huntingdon
Postal Code
PE29 6XU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Unit 115 Gibson House, Ermine Business Park

Details

Scale
sme

Identifier

Legal Name
Audio Precision UK Ltd.
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-84371
Name
TacSys Commercial

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
MOD Abbey Wood

Identifier

Legal Name
TacSys Commercial
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-155054
Name
Procurement of Mannequins for Vehicle Noise Characterisation and Safe System of Work

Roles

supplier

Address

Locality
Huntingdon
Postal Code
PE29 6XU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Audio Precision UK Ltd, Unit 115 Gibson House Ermine Business Park

Identifier

Legal Name
Procurement of Mannequins for Vehicle Noise Characterisation and Safe System of Work

Award information

Award 1
Id
000851-2025-713136451-1
Title
PURCHASE OF MANNEQUINS
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-134639
Name
Audio Precision UK Ltd.

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
041323-2025-713136451-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-155054
Name
Procurement of Mannequins for Vehicle Noise Characterisation and Safe System of Work

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
000851-2025-713136451-1
Title
PURCHASE OF MANNEQUINS
Status
active
Award ID
000851-2025-713136451-1
Date Signed
27 Nov 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
44,157.5
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
041323-2025-713136451-1
Status
active
Award ID
041323-2025-713136451-1
Date Signed
11 Feb 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
52,989
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK
  • Delivery location · UKK11

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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