AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Defence Equipment and Support has published contract details for the direct, below-threshold procurement of F-35 type-approved pilot personal locator beacons and peripherals. The contract is with verified legal entity TECHTEST LIMITED.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and linked to an active contract. The source explicitly records the contract as signed on 6 August 2026, starting on 17 September 2026 and ending on 31 July 2030.
Market significanceThe published net contract value is £248,164 (£297,796.80 gross) for specialised defence-related protective equipment supply.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TECHTEST LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £248,164 net; £297,796.80 gross GBP · verified; active award and contract
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Supplier verification identifies company number 01363570 and verified company name TECHTEST LIMITED. Award 1 names Techtest Limited and is linked to Contract 1. Contract 1 value applies to the single published contract linked to Award 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description.
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; process source_status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 6 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-06.
Contract start
99% confidence17 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-17.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2030-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, net
99% confidence£248,164
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Contract 1 value.amount is 248164 GBP.
Contract value, gross
99% confidence£297,796.80
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 297796.8 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence6 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start
99% confidence17 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished.
Contract end
99% confidence31 July 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply of F-35 type-approved pilot personal locator beacons and peripherals
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Tender description: "Contract for the supply of F-35 type approved Pilot Personal Locator Beacons and peripherals."
Main procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "goods".
Published classification
98% confidenceCPV 18143000 — Protective gear
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Award item additional classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender lots contains Lot 1; Award 1 relatedLots contains Lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Regime
98% confidenceDefence and security
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Tender specialRegime contains "defenceSecurity".
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence17 September 2026 to 31 July 2030
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Contract 1 period startDate and endDate.
Duration
97% confidenceApproximately 3 years 10 months
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Calculated from the explicit contract period of 17 September 2026 to 31 July 2030.
Pricing basis
98% confidenceNet and gross contract values published; pricing breakdown not supplied
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Contract 1 provides amount and amountGross only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Specialist product requirement
94% confidenceThe requirement specifies F-35 type-approved locator beacons, indicating a technically specific supply requirement.
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Tender description explicitly specifies "F-35 type approved" pilot personal locator beacons.
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct below-threshold route without competition.
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Tender procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award and contract linkage
99% confidenceHigh-quality linkage: Award 1, Lot 1 and Contract 1 are explicitly connected.
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Contract 1 awardID is 1; Award 1 relatedLots and item relatedLot are 1.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified legal identity available for TECHTEST LIMITED through company number 01363570.
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Supplier verification status is verified using company_number match.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation limitation
98% confidenceInformation on bidders, evaluation, award rationale and scoring was not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid, evaluation or award-rationale fields are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information on bidders, evaluation methodology, scoring, award rationale and savings was not supplied in the published notice.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No extension, option or renewal provisions were supplied.
- No item quantities, unit prices or detailed pricing breakdown were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
TECHTEST LIMITEDDefence Equipment and Supportpersonal locator beaconsF-35defence procurementprotective gearFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the personal locator beacon contract?
TECHTEST LIMITED, verified against company number 01363570, is named as the supplier for Award 1.
What is the value of the contract?
The published contract value is £248,164 net and £297,796.80 gross.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 17 September 2026 to 31 July 2030; it was signed on 6 August 2026.
Was the procurement competed?
The notice describes a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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