Notice Information
Notice Title
Defence Marine Services - Support to In-Port Marine Services and Delivery of a Vessel Replacement Programme
Notice Description
Award of Contract under DMS-NG for the Defence Marine Services - Support to In-Port Marine Services and Delivery of a Vessel Replacement Programme contract
Lot Information
Lot 1
Support to In-Port Marine Services and Delivery of a Vessel Replacement Programme
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-034433
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034112-2025
- 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
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
34513200 - Tug boats
50241100 - Vessel repair services
63522000 - Ship brokerage services
63721400 - Ship refuelling services
63726600 - Ship-operating services
63727100 - Towing services
98360000 - Marine services
98362100 - Marine-base support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £594,800,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £594,800,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £829,440,132 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Jul 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Apr 202510 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
- Hazel Ward
- Contact Email
- david.dimer100@mod.gov.uk, navyacq-dmsng-inportservices@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORTSMOUTH
- Postcode
- N/A
- 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
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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