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The Provision of Spares and Post Design Service for Headsets Contract Amendment

Defence Equipment and Support · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:39.

Opportunity overview

The DE&S Deca Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place (by amending contract 708493450) a contractual requirement (“the Contract”) with Invisio Communications Limited (formerly Racal Acoustics Ltd) for The Provision of Spares and Post Design Service for Headsets. The estimated value of the requirement being placed is circa £739,000 VAT inc, for a duration of 12 months. It is considered that the award of the Contract as a Direct Award is lawful in accordance paragraph 20 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 on grounds that it is a defence authority contract, a defence and security contract not solely by virtue of s7(1)(g) of the Procurement Act and it is necessary to award the contract directly in order to enhance or maintain the operational capability, effectiveness, readiness for action, safety or security of the armed forces. The Army Inspector’s completed an urgent review into Noise Governance and Assurance resulting in The British Army initiating a Hearing Protection and Communications Situational Awareness project to provide an enduring solution to Close Combat Communications and Hearing Protection (CC CHPS) Pan-Defence. The equipment used by (Armoured Fighting Vehicle) AFV crews having the Commanders Pressel unit was modified to accept a second in-ear communications hearing device, the Racal RA7500 Communications Ear Piece (CEP) which upgrades the existing system to a dual layer capability. The Contract needs to be placed as a matter of urgency to ensure the continued safety and operational capability of the armed forces. Invisio Communications Ltd is the only Design organisation and Original Equipment Manufacturer for the RA7500 CEP range of spares in the UK and they are the only contractor with access to the relevant designs.

Awarded to

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Invisio Communications Limited

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£615.8k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PQHR-9678-DTTG
Location
HAILSHAM, UKI74, HA1 4TR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
708493450 - ACDECA/021
Status
complete
Published risks
The Contract needs to be placed as a matter of urgency to ensure the continued safety and operational capability of the armed forces.
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The DE&S Deca Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place (by amending contract 708493450) a contractual requirement (“the Contract”) with Invisio Communications Limited (formerly Racal Acoustics Ltd) for The Provision of Spares and Post Design Service for Headsets. The estimated value of the requirement being placed is circa £739,000 VAT inc, for a duration of 12 months. It is considered that the award of the Contract as a Direct Award is lawful in accordance paragraph 20 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 on grounds that it is a defence authority contract, a defence and security contract not solely by virtue of s7(1)(g) of the Procurement Act and it is necessary to award the contract directly in order to enhance or maintain the operational capability, effectiveness, readiness for action, safety or security of the armed forces. The Army Inspector’s completed an urgent review into Noise Governance and Assurance resulting in The British Army initiating a Hearing Protection and Communications Situational Awareness project to provide an enduring solution to Close Combat Communications and Hearing Protection (CC CHPS) Pan-Defence. The equipment used by (Armoured Fighting Vehicle) AFV crews having the Commanders Pressel unit was modified to accept a second in-ear communications hearing device, the Racal RA7500 Communications Ear Piece (CEP) which upgrades the existing system to a dual layer capability. The Contract needs to be placed as a matter of urgency to ensure the continued safety and operational capability of the armed forces. Invisio Communications Ltd is the only Design organisation and Original Equipment Manufacturer for the RA7500 CEP range of spares in the UK and they are the only contractor with access to the relevant designs.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL23
Country
GB
Locality
Deeside
Postal Code
CH5 2LS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Welsh Road

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PVRL-5831-GLMM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PQHR-9678-DTTG
Name
Invisio Communications Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKI74
Country
GB
Locality
HAILSHAM
Postal Code
HA1 4TR
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Waverley Industrial Park,

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Identifier

Id
PQHR-9678-DTTG
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Provision of Spares and Post Design Service for Headsets
Status
pending
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
35642000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electronic and electrical spare parts for military aerospace equipment

Value

Amount
615,833
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
739,000

Documents

Entry 1
Id
054062-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
4 Sept 2025, 16:26

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQHR-9678-DTTG
Name
Invisio Communications Limited

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
17 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts
20 Oct 2025, 00:00

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Deeside · UKL23 · CH5 2LS · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05947d-2025-09-04T16:26:47+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·