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708342450 PEDT/0040 Submarine Escape and Survival Equipment (SESE)

Ministry of Defence · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 03:16.

Opportunity overview

The purpose of Submarine Escape and Survival Equipment (SESE) is to allow submariners to evacuate from a disabled submerged submarine, without external assistance, in a safe and controlled manner. The intention of the equipment is to keep the escapee dry and protected from the environment during and after ascent, and to provide buoyancy, freeboard, and thermal insulation at the surface. The SESE is a whole-body suit comprising a one-size fits all Submarine Escape Survival Suit (SESS) and a Single person life raft all contained in a protective valise. A competitive procurement has been conducted for supply of 3884 operational SESE and 120 training variant SESE and ad hoc repairs of training variant SESE on a tasking basis.

Awarded to

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RFD Beaufort Limited

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Contract value
£12.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
26 Nov 2025
Award ID
006948-2026-708342450-1
Status
active
Location
Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV37414800 — Survival suits
  • CPV35512100 — Strategic submarine nuclear fuelled
  • CPV35512200 — Attack submarine nuclear fuelled
  • TED_TYPE_SUPPLIES_CONTRACTPURCHASE — Purchase

Documents and notices

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-060f4c
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated with publication of a contract notice

Legal basis

Id
32009L0081
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
37414800
Description
Survival suits

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
35512100
Description
Strategic submarine nuclear fuelled
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
35512200
Description
Attack submarine nuclear fuelled
Entry 3
Scheme
TED_TYPE_SUPPLIES_CONTRACT
Id
PURCHASE
Description
Purchase

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Description
70

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
1
Weight
order
Criterion 2
Name
Commercial
Description
30

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
2
Weight
order

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
0

Delivery Location

Description
All delivery to UK stores - single location

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Ministry of Defence
Id
GB-FTS-172670

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Address

Street Address
MOD Abbey Wood, Ash 1c #3114
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Attn: Blaylock Joshua

Roles

buyer
Organisation 2
Name
RFD Beaufort Limited
Id
GB-FTS-172671

Identifier

Legal Name
RFD Beaufort Limited

Address

Locality
Ellesmere Port
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1
Id
006948-2026-708342450-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-172671
Name
RFD Beaufort Limited

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
006948-2026-708342450-1
Award ID
006948-2026-708342450-1
Status
active
Date Signed
26 Nov 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
12,623,383.93
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 006948-2026award, contract ·