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715268450 - RFA Berets - PME

Ministry of Defence · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Please note this is Preliminary Market Engagement in the form of a Request for Information. This is not currently an invitation to tender. The RFA were Historically supplied with a “Pantone Blue” Beret for Ratings which was changed in 2015. Capt Drew passed a paper to the management board to align both RFA Officers and Ratings with the Royal Navy “Navy Blue Berets”. The aim will be to potentially reinstate the “Pantone Blue” Berets for the RFA and going to industry to determine the solutions that are available to the RFA. The aim is to procure circa 2000 total RFA beret with correct colouring comprising various sizes for all RFA Personnel. Headband material is to be leather, and preference would be for berets to include draw stings to make minor adjustments to sizing. This is an interim solution, and Berets are required to be delivered as a one-off procurement prior to the FGEN clothing team providing the enduring solution. Please see the RFI document with further information including how to submit an RFI attached to the DSP notice. Link below.

Classification

  • CPV18441000 — Hats
  • CPV18443310 — Berets
  • CPV35811300 — Military uniforms
  • CPV98393000 — Tailoring services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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
RFI0059
Status
planning
Above Threshold
No
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
18 Jul 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
3 Nov 2025, 23:59
Starts
3 Nov 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
98393000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Tailoring services
Entry 2
Id
35811300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Military uniforms
Entry 3
Id
18443310
Scheme
CPV
Description
Berets
Entry 4
Id
18441000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Hats

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
037418-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
4 Jul 2025, 12:34

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
18 Jul 2025, 23:59
Description
Please find RFI0059 document within this link https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60049

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ31
Country
GB
Locality
Portsmouth
Postal Code
PO2 8BY
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
NCHQ, Leach Building, Whale Island

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Navy Commercial RFI Team

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portsmouth · UKJ31 · PO2 8BY · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05591b-2025-07-04T12:34:43+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·