# Submarine Escape and Survival Equipment \(SESE\) Contract Award Notice

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Ministry of Defence](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [RFD Beaufort Ltd](/contract-winners/rfd-beaufort/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £12,623,384
- Tender value: £12,623,384
- Award date: 26 November 2025
- Published: 27 January 2026
- Contract start: 10 December 2025
- Contract end: 31 March 2031
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 3d06ab49-e4f3-414b-ac0a-6933263ac30b-880834
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c4d6c065-10b3-48a7-bb44-dce85ceb91a5

## Description

The purpose of Submarine Escape and Survival Equipment \(SESE\) is to allow submariners to evacuate from a disabled submerged submarine, without external assistance, in a safe and controlled manner\. The intention of the equipment is to keep the escapee dry and protected from the environment during and after ascent, and to provide buoyancy, freeboard, and thermal insulation at the surface\. The SESE is a whole-body suit comprising a one-size fits all Submarine Escape Survival Suit \(SESS\) and a Single person life raft all contained in a protective valise\. A competitive procurement has been conducted for supply of 3884 operational SESE and 120 training variant SESE and ad hoc repairs of training variant SESE on a tasking basis\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3d06ab49-e4f3-414b-ac0a-6933263ac30b-880834)