Notice Information
Notice Title
Defence Marine Services - Next Generation: Contract 4 - Offshore Support to Military Training and Exercises
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).
Lot Information
Lot 1
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).
Renewal: Services will be required beyond the end of this contract. The commercial structure they will take is to be decided.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-034429
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034102-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
50 - Repair and maintenance services
60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
80 - Education and training services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
34512000 - Ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
34513350 - Dive-support vessels
34521000 - Specialised boats
50240000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment
50241000 - Repair and maintenance services of ships
60651000 - Hire of vessels with crew
60651100 - Hire of sea-going vessels with crew
60653000 - Hire of boats with crew
63522000 - Ship brokerage services
63727100 - Towing services
80510000 - Specialist training services
98360000 - Marine services
98362100 - Marine-base support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £146,700,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £146,700,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £102,793,217 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jul 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Lee White
- Contact Email
- lee.white132@mod.gov.uk, navyacq-dmsngsptmiltraining@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORTSMOUTH
- Postcode
- P01 3LU
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
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