Notice Information
Notice Title
Defence Marine Services - Next Generation: Contract 2 - Inshore Support to Military Training, Testing and Evaluation
Notice Description
Inshore Support to Military Training, Testing and Evaluation
Lot Information
Lot 1
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
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-03442f
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034106-2025
- 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
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- CPV Codes
34512000 - Ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
34513200 - Tug boats
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
50241100 - Vessel repair services
60651000 - Hire of vessels with crew
60651100 - Hire of sea-going vessels with crew
60653000 - Hire of boats with crew
63522000 - Ship brokerage services
63726600 - Ship-operating services
63726620 - ROV services
63727000 - Towing and pushing services of ships
63727100 - Towing services
80510000 - Specialist training services
98360000 - Marine services
98362100 - Marine-base support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £85,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £85,500,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £65,581,496 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jun 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jul 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 May 20251 years 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORTSMOUTH
- Postcode
- Not specified
- Postcode Area
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
Further Information
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