Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca1-5946-7127-a1f5-f363dab768b6/704250452-prior-information-notice-amftlf pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # 704250452 - Prior Information Notice - AMFTLF [Ministry of Defence](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-defence) Estimated value £250,000 Published 5 Jul 2022 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Prior Information Notice: This is a prior information notice to give suppliers advance notice that the Authority intends to initiate procurement activities for the Provision of Training Life Rafts for the Air Mobility Force (AMFTLR), based at RAF Brize Norton. The Authority's requirement is for the provision of 3x Atlas (A400M) and 3x Voyager (A330) Training Life Rafts (TLRs) to RAF Brize Norton to support initial and recurrent Safety Equipment (SE) training. The TLRs will be durable and easily repairable, capable of repeated immersion in chlorinated water (Est. twice per month for at least 5 years) and constructed of polyurethane coated nylon material for ease of maintenance as support facilities already exist. In addition, the Authority is seeking the supplier provide options for sea training (requiring a gaseous inflation system rather than a fan and be capable of repeated saltwater immersion); the provision of a portable reversible inflation/deflation device; and the provision of a common repair kit (scaled for 5 years of use, including any recommended spares for the Gemini valves and inflation/deflation device). Estimated Procurement Timescales: ### Contract Notice / DPQQ issued: August 2022 ITT issued to down selected tenderers: September 2022 Tender response due: October / November 2022 Contract Award: November / December 2022 ## CPV classification Inflatable rafts Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/c150b48b-0e78-4aa7-8b96-c84cddaeda90) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Ministry of Defence: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-defence) [Sector More Transport equipment & vehicles tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles) ## More tenders like this [Firefighting vehicles – VG Asbach - HLF 10 · VG Asbach · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-eb96-7083-91e7-24f09e1e5cb6/germany-firefighting-vehicles-vg-asbach-hlf-10) [Dumper trucks – Autobasculante pentru activitati aeroportuare · Compania Nationala Aeroporturi Bucuresti SA · 16 days left · 4 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6319-7333-979f-903a976c36b1/romania-dumper-trucks-autobasculante-pentru-activitati-aeroportuare) [Minibuses – Furnizare Microbuze școlare pentru unități de învățământ speciale · Județul Suceava · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7579-708f-b64e-33234038ed3a/romania-minibuses-furnizare-microbuze-scolare-pentru-unitati-de-invatamant-s) [Urban furniture – Raamovereenkomst voor het leveren van straatmeubilair · Antwerpen · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ca6b-711e-95cb-54df9518ce4e/belgium-urban-furniture-raamovereenkomst-voor-het-leveren-van-straatmeubilai) [Rolling stock – Dodávka vozidel BEMU121-150 a EMU121-150 · RegioJet a.s. · 24 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-aca6-73f8-ad6c-9162bd28b22d/czechia-rolling-stock-dodavka-vozidel-bemu121-150-a-emu121-150) [Engine parts – Rezervni dijelovi za propelere KaMeWa za m/t Zadar · Jadrolinija · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-673e-71dd-88e2-447641d5f588/croatia-engine-parts-rezervni-dijelovi-za-propelere-kamewa-za-mt-zadar)