Tender · France
Innovation Partnership: modular female ballistic vest development and production (French MoD)
MINARM/SCA/PFC-RBT · published 31 Jul 2026 · · Source ↗
Deadline01 Sep 2026 14 days left
Budget / value€50.3m
estimated value (procedure): EUR 50,275,060
Statusopen
CPV35815100
Why it matters
An innovation partnership bundles R&D and serial production in one ~EUR 50m contract, so the selected partner effectively owns French female body-armour supply for years. Directly relevant to body armour and ballistic-textile makers and soldier-systems SMEs with French industrial capacity.
Do this: Submit a candidature via the French MoD's procurement platform (PLACE) before 1 September 2026, pairing ballistic panel/plate capability with anthropometric fit design and French manufacturing capacity.
Route: direct bid · For: Established SME suppliers & subsystem makersBD / bid leads at defence-tech scale-ups
Summary
The French Ministry of Armed Forces (MINARM/SCA/PFC-RBT) has launched an innovation partnership covering research, development and subsequent acquisition of modular ballistic vests designed for female soldiers. The notice, published under the defence procurement directive 2009/81/EC, states a value of about EUR 50.3 million. Applications are due by 1 September 2026.
Eligibility
Defence procurement under Directive 2009/81/EC; innovation partnership procedure with candidate selection.
Source text (raw, may be non-English)
Recherche, développement et acquisition de gilets balistiques modulaires féminins au profit du ministère des Armées.
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