Notice Information
Notice Title
Defence Marine Services - Supply and Maintenance of Authority Moorings, Markers and Targets
Notice Description
Supply and Maintenance of Authority Moorings, Markers and Targets
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Contract covers the following services: the maintenance of moorings, target moorings and navigation marks owned by the Authority, the replacement of moorings and navigation marks with telemetry buoys and the sourcing, storage and supply of moorings and navigation mark components. The maintenance and replacement of moorings, target moorings and navigation marks service will be provided at various locations around the UK Coast including Gibraltar and Cyprus. The supply of moorings and navigation mark components to a UK based nominated point of departure to enable the Authority to transport to the Ascension Island and Falkland Islands. The Contract duration is envisaged to be 96 months. To facilitate service delivery the intent is to transfer ownership of an Authority owned vessel to the new service provider under a Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) agreement subject to equitable financial renumeration. This vessel and any other vessel operated under this contract shall be UK Flagged and Certified. The specification for the services will include the following: * Maintenance in accordance with the Mooring Maintenance Programme (MMP), a schedule of routine mooring and navigation mark maintenance to ensure moorings and navigation marks remain safe to operate. * A Moorings Replacement Programme (MRP) to replace moorings and navigation marks with telemetry buoys. The MRP will involve the total removal of the legacy mooring, the design and assurance of the new moorings, the procurement of replacement components and the installation and assurance of the new moorings. * The sourcing, storage, and delivery of components to an authority nominated UK point of departure, allowing the Authority to maintain moorings in Ascension Island and Falkland Islands.
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-03442d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001663-2026
- 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
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies 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
34515100 - Marker buoys
34521000 - Specialised boats
44540000 - Chain
45262421 - Offshore mooring work
50240000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment
50246200 - Buoy maintenance services
63522000 - Ship brokerage services
63724000 - Navigation services
63724300 - Buoy positioning services
63724310 - Buoy marking services
63726900 - Anchor handling services
98360000 - Marine services
98362100 - Marine-base support services
98363000 - Diving services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £142,400,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £142,400,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £182,168,609 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jan 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jul 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 May 20258 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
- Gilbert Swinburn
- Contact Email
- gilbert.swinburn881@mod.gov.uk, navyacq-dms-ngmooringnavmks@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORTSMOUTH
- Postcode
- P01 3LU
- 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
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Portsmouth
- Electoral Ward
- Charles Dickens
- Westminster Constituency
- Portsmouth South
Further Information
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