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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: Hearing Protection Communication and Situational Awareness (HPCSA) Programme Early Market Engagement (EME)
2. Awarding Authority:
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
MOD Abbey Wood

Bristol
England
BS34 8JH
Contact: Mark Bartlett
Email: mark.bartlett105@mod.gov.uk
Phone:
URL:
3. Contract Type: Not Provided
4. Description: The Hearing Protection Communication and Situation Awareness (HPCSA) programme wishes to horizon scan emerging technologies to address Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) crew and Dismount Close Combat personnel noise environments with a communications hearing protection and situational awareness system that provides the required levels of attenuation for impulse and continuous noise in conformance with the Control of Noise at Work Regulations (CNAWR) 2005.

This notice is to inform the Market of an Early Market Engagement Exercise (EME) led by Defence Digital’s Tactical Systems Service Executive (TacSys SE) in collaboration with the Army’s Hearing Protection Communication Situational Awareness (HPCSA) Programme. The EME exercise will be in the form of a Request for Information (RFI) in MS Forms followed by a Market Interest Day event scheduled for Thursday 15th May 2025 at Warminster Garrison.

For further detail on how to register for the Market Interest Day and to submit a response to the RFI, please view the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) Opportunity:
5. CPV Codes:
18443300 – Headgear
18444100 – Safety headgear
18143000 – Protective gear
6. NUTS Codes: UKK11
7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: South West
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
714437450
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Not Provided
10. Start Date:
11. End Date:
12. Closing Date:
13. Other Information:
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