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UK4 - Tender Notice

Open United Kingdom Clothing & footwear

Buyer Ministry of Defence

25 days left

Key facts

Closes
10:00 (UTC)
Estimated value
€208,160
converted from GBP
Procedure
Open procedure
  1. Published
  2. Today
  3. Deadline open for 25 days
  4. Awarded pending

Bidding window

24 days from publication to deadline

Usual length

Notices of this kind (United Kingdom, open procedure, above the EU threshold) give a median of 30 days, half of them between 26 and 36 days, based on 1,713 notices of the last two years.

This buyer usually gives 28 days (median of its last 36 calls for tender). It extended none of the 15 deadlines we followed from publication.

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Summary

Machine-generated summary

The Authority is seeking a supplier for a five year Defence contract running from 1 April 2027 to 21 April 2032 for the 'Be Seen Be Safer' High Visibility Campaign. The campaign supports the safety of horse riders, horses and military aircrew by providing high-visibility equipment in areas of the UK routinely overflown by low-flying military helicopters. The existing contract expires on 21 April 2032, and a replacement contract is required to ensure continuity of delivery of this safety initiative. Clarification questions, tender submissions and all procurement correspondence must be submitted through the Defence Sourcing Portal. SMEs and suppliers new to Defence procurement are encouraged to participate and to use the clarification process.

Description

This Tender Notice constitutes the Authority's Call for Competition. The requirement is for a 5 year contract from 1st April 2027 until 21st April 2032. A five year Defence contract beginning 1st April 2027 for the provision of ‘Be Seen Be Safer’ High Visibility Campaign. The campaign supports the safety of horse riders, horses and military aircrew by providing high-visibility equipment in areas routinely overflown by low-flying military helicopters, across the UK. This existing contract expires 21st April 2032 and a replacement contract is required to ensure continuity of delivery of this safety initiative. The Authority is committed to reducing barriers to participation for SMEs and suppliers that are new to Defence procurement. Suppliers are encouraged to use the Clarification Question process via the Defence Sourcing Portal to seek clarification on any aspect of the procurement documentation, terminology or requirements. All Clarification Questions, Tender submissions and procurement correspondence must be submitted through the Defence Sourcing Portal.

Bid or no-bid?

Six questions before you commit a team. Under each one, what the register holds on it. The answers are yours.

  1. In your favour:

    Do we meet every eligibility criterion?

    Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.

  2. Your call:

    Can we deliver this with the team we have?

    Estimated at €208,160.

  3. Your call:

    Do we have two comparable references?

    Comparable work is in Clothing & footwear.

  4. In your favour:

    Is the deadline realistic for a proper offer?

    25 days left, 19 of them working days.

  5. Your call:

    Is there a margin at the likely winning price?

    In this country this kind of contract is usually awarded for between €80,668 and €398,027.

  6. Your call:

    Do we know this buyer?

    The buyer has 264 notices in the register and no pattern of winners yet.

Can I bid?

  • Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
  • Documents in English.

Official source

Source: Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service)

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Last verified against Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) 21 minutes ago

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What this market pays

The buyer has too few awards of its own in this sector, so this is the range of the last 16 awards for Clothing & footwear in United Kingdom.

This notice
€208,160
Median award
€134,006
Middle half of past awards
€80,668 to €398,027

The estimate sits inside the usual range.

Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.

The buyer

Full buyer profile

Ministry of Defence

United Kingdom

notices in the register
264
awards
171
awarded in total
€659.0M

Who wins its contracts

Many suppliers
different companies won its awards
139
of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
6%
of its calls state an estimated value
90%

Based on 158 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.

One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.

This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Clothing & footwear - United Kingdom

Company Wins Total awarded Last win
Iturri 3 €5.8M Aug 2026
ASPIRE INDUSTRIAL SERVICES 2 €267,320 Jul 2026
Arco Limited 2 €119,613 Aug 2026
Polyco Healthline 1 €8.5M Feb 2026
STREAMLINE CORPORATE LIMITED 1 €701,057 Aug 2026

Based on 27 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.

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Market context

Larger than 43% of the open notices in Clothing & footwear across Europe.

open now in Clothing & footwear
1,096
median open notice
€297,840

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