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    ContractsTraining Life Rafts and Slides for Defence SERE Programme
    Awarded contract

    Training Life Rafts and Slides for Defence SERE Programme

    Awarded
    £256.8k
    Published 3 Jun 2026

    Supply of training life rafts and evacuation slides for Defence SERE operations, including user training and associated accessories.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 3 Jun 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £256.8k
    Published 3 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £256,844
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Defence & Security
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • OS
      Ocean Safety Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    3 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This opportunity involves the provision of specialized training life rafts and evacuation slides for the Defence Survive, Evade, Resist, Extract (SERE) Training Organisation. Specifically required: two A400M Atlas training life rafts (pool variant), three A400M Atlas training life rafts (sea variant), two A330 Voyager training slides (pool version), and three A330 Voyager training slides (sea version). The contract includes associated user training and accessories to ensure safe operation and maintenance of equipment. Suppliers should have expertise in aviation safety equipment, training life raft design, and evacuation slide systems for military applications.

    Track record

    6 awards · 6 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In transport logistics, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE has awarded 6 contracts to 6 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. SONIC COMMUNICATIONS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED1× · 17%
    2. ISUBUS OOD1× · 17%
    3. Michaels Automotive Ltd1× · 17%
    4. Logic Manufacturing Limited1× · 17%
    5. Robson Handling Technology Ltd1× · 17%
    6. Ocean Safety Ltd1× · 17%

    Across transport logistics, the most active winners are DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED, MAN TRUCK BUS GERMANY LTD, ROSENBAUER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06ac49
    MD
    Buyer
    MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
    Sector
    Defence & Security