Notice Information
Notice Title
Support to the Maritime Operations Domain
Notice Description
There is an intention to run a procurement in the future for the provision of: Support to critical digital legacy Maritime capabilities used by Royal Navy (RN) Front Line Command (FLC) Ships, Submarines, RFAs and Royal Marines Units on Operations and Exercises. Support to Maritime services globally, with most services delivered from Maritime C5ISR Support Unit (MCSU) Portsmouth, North, Devonport, Stonehouse, and Northwood. This will be a re-procurement to follow on from an existing contract and will potentially be run as a call off competition under a Crown Commercial Services framework.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05105a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020271-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72253200 - Systems support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £6,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 11 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Jun 20265 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 1 Sep 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- lee.culshaw100@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PORTSMOUTH
- Postcode
- PO2 8BY
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Portsmouth
- Electoral Ward
- Nelson
- Westminster Constituency
- Portsmouth North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020271-2025
11th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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