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Tender Details
- Country: United Kingdom
- Summary: Request for Information - Policing, Defence & Security Body Armour Innovation and On-Going Development
- GBT Ref No: 57385533
- Deadline: 29 Oct 2021
- Competition: ICB
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: -
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: tender_285591/997491
- Purchaser's Detail :
- Description :
- Title : Request for Information - Policing, Defence & Security Body Armour Innovation and On-Going Development
Location Of Contract : South West
Industry : Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment - 35000000
Description : Dstl (the Authority) is considering options with respect to innovative design and development of body armour within a Policing and wider Defence and Security (D&S) arenas. The Authority is considering options with regards to improving the fit, comfort and wearability of body armour for Policing, but also for D&S Personnel. These factors are key to wellbeing and performance of the end-user, as well as affording them increased protection.This RFI will inform future work and develop options for potential future funding levels, which may help support on-going S&T and industry development to address known body armour issues, including but not limited to:- Improving comfort in a diverse workforce (e.g. female specific/inclusive armour, shaped armour, anthropometry research);- Increasing the coverage afforded (and thereby protection) by the body armour; - Improving the fit for end-user (e.g. through adjustable systems or innovative sizing regimes for 1st to 99th percentile user);- Reducing end-user burden (e.g. by minimising system mass, optimising load carriage options for body-worn equipment, or scalable systems);- Maximizing mobility to ensure task performance is not hindered (e.g. through flexible armour sys... - Documents :
Purchaser : MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Building 5, Room G-02, Dstl Porton Down Salisbury SP4 0JQ England
Contact Person : C A Flynn
Email :caflynn@dstl.gov.uk
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