Notice Information
Notice Title
Defence Marine Services - Next Generation: Contract 4 - Offshore Support to Military Training and Exercises CONAWRD
Notice Description
The contract will provide discrete Defence Marine Services for Offshore Support to Military Training and Exercises in UK waters and select overseas territories. The services will be provided at various locations up to and including 100 nautical miles off the UK coast. Service delivery will also take place in Gibraltar, the Mediterranean and NATO sea areas. The contract duration will be 120 months. The specification for the services will include the following: * Supporting Military Training, Exercises, Trials, and Operations * Supporting Emergencies * Providing additional Maritime Support through a single service contract. The contract will provide the safe delivery of Marine Services through the operation of specialist ocean going vessels outside of Naval Base local areas, and worldwide, to support delivery of Specialist Trials (not conducted under the auspices of the Long Term Partnering Agreement), Specialist Military Training; including support to Operational Sea Training (OST) and exercise Joint Warrior under the direction of the Joint Tactical Exercise Planning Staff (JTEPS). The contract will also provide training support to the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e5e45a73-b0e8-441d-9b09-e3c75f4f1a21
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/adca3a3c-6640-4c5d-9eff-0650e0295ae7
- 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
- £146,700,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £102,793,217 £100M-£1B
- 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 2035 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/adca3a3c-6640-4c5d-9eff-0650e0295ae7
20th June 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/ect/filesharing/flist/6917138/11593214/foldersFilesList.si
Contract Award Notification Documents
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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