Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract Award
Notice Description
The contract will provide Inshore Support to Military Training, Testing and Evaluation Services in support of Authority sponsored trials, clearance diving training for the Royal Navy, general air diving training for the Royal Engineers, and range safety. BUTEC and Raasay ranges as well as specified 'off range' locations, off of the North West coast of Scotland and maritime ranges around the UK coast. The duration of the contract will be 60 months. The contract encompasses 3 critical elements - the provision of Marine Services to: - The British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre (BUTEC) Covers the safe delivery of maritime services to QinetiQ in support of activities at the British Underwater Test & Evaluation Centre (Raasay Ranges) located in the north west of Scotland with vessels based in Kyle of Lochalsh. Service delivery covers: Torpedo recovery, sonobuoy trials, target launch and recovery including underwater autonomous vehicles, range safety and range maintenance, passenger transfer service, stores and garbage transfer, towed array recovery and transfer to/from submarines, host platform for sound velocity profiles and novel trials. - Military Diving Covers the safe delivery of maritime services to entitled customers in north west Scotland. Service delivery is the provision and operation of 2 dedicated vessels to enable the Authority to deliver safe deep-water dive training to service personnel utilising mixture gases. - Range Safety, Sea Training and Aircrew Training Covers the safe delivery of maritime services to entitled customers who require a suitable platform to deliver individual & unit level training around the UK. Service delivery covers: support to helicopter crew winching training, coastal sea survival training, target towing for fast jet weapon training and helicopter marine sniper training, range clearance and range safety service, provision of small craft simulating fast attack craft, consorts and target vessels for boarding training. The specification for the services will include the following: - Undertake passenger transportation. - Transport stores & liquids. - Support military training, exercises, trials and operations including military diving training & Range Safety & Aircrew Training (RSACT). - Support to Emergencies. - Provide maritime support to the Raasay ranges. - Provide additional maritime support through a single service contract
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-8d0a0873-627c-446c-8a37-9f22fe3ce1c7
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2683d1d1-7f20-4c6e-a409-ce7707e4bffe
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98360000 - Marine services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £85,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £65,581,496 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jun 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Lee White
- Contact Email
- lee.white132@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORTSMOUTH
- Postcode
- PO1 3LT
- Post Town
- Portsmouth
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ31 Portsmouth
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Portsmouth
- Electoral Ward
- Charles Dickens
- Westminster Constituency
- Portsmouth South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2683d1d1-7f20-4c6e-a409-ce7707e4bffe
20th June 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/ect/filesharing/flist/6916879/11592520/foldersFilesList.si
Award Notification Documents
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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