Notice Information
Notice Title
MHC Block 2 Procurement of Offshore Support Vessels
Notice Description
Procurement of 3 Offshore Support Vessels in support of the Royal Navy's Mine Hunting Capability.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0514ca
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030124-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK1 - Pipeline Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
-
- CPV Codes
35513100 - Mine hunter/minesweeper
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £330,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Nov 20269 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2027 - 30 Jun 2035 Over 5 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
- DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT
- Contact Name
- Holly Payn
- Contact Email
- holly.payn100@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030124-2025
5th June 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021860-2025
15th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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