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Personal Load Carriage Equipment - Pipeline Notice

Defence Equipment and Support · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 07:45.

Opportunity overview

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).

Classification

  • CPV18143000 — Protective gear
  • CPV18931100 — Rucksacks

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
711711450-PA23 - PLCE
Status
planned
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
31 Jan 2026, 23:59

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
29 Sept 2036, 23:59
Starts
30 Sept 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
18143000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Protective gear
Entry 2
Id
18931100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Rucksacks

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
048769-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
14 Aug 2025, 13:53
Entry 2
Id
048779-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
14 Aug 2025, 14:06

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Jan 2026, 23:59
Description
Lethality & Protect, DCC Survivability Team will be attending DSEI 9-11 September 2025. We encourage suppliers to get in touch so we can arrange to have brief informal discussions about our future requirement for Personal Load Carriage Equipment. The Project Team intend to publish a RFI within the next few weeks so obtain further information to support the development of this requirement. To arrange a discussion at DSEI 2025, please email Sarah.Griffiths138@mod.gov.uk & Stuart.Frost103@mod.gov.uk

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM
Name
Defence Equipment and Support

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
MOD Abbey Wood

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PVRL-5831-GLMM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Sarah Griffiths

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0587ef-2025-08-14T14:06:21+01:00Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·