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UK1 Pipeline Notice - Spearfish Powerplant Re-Life Services (SPRS28) Contract

Defence Equipment and Support

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22 Oct 2026 at 10:55

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Defence Equipment and Support intends to procure re-life services for the powerplant of the Spearfish heavyweight torpedo. The work is classified as repair and maintenance of defence and security equipment (CPV 50600000). The buyer is a central government defence procurement organisation based at MOD Abbey Wood in Bristol. The planned procurement concerns a single lot. The source describes the service scope as powerplant re-life; it does not identify delivery locations beyond the buyer’s Bristol address.

This process is at the planning stage: the buyer has stated an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. The buyer expects to use a direct award procedure. It anticipates publishing a further notice on 13 November 2026; this is an expected publication date, not a bid deadline. The planned contract period runs from 12 December 2028 to 11 December 2035, with a possible extension to 11 December 2038. The procurement is classed as above the applicable threshold. It is planned as one lot, with renewal indicated. No estimated contract value or evaluation criteria are set out in the available procurement details.

The work is most relevant to suppliers able to re-life and maintain powerplants for heavyweight torpedoes, with experience in defence and security equipment likely to be pertinent. The seven-year planned service period, with a possible extension, points to a sustained delivery requirement rather than a short one-off repair. The buyer expects to make a direct award, so this is not presented as an open competition for suppliers to bid against one another. Businesses with relevant technical capability may wish to monitor the process as it develops and assess whether the planned scope fits their offer. The procurement details do not set out specific accreditations, technical standards, staffing levels or past-performance requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UK1 Pipeline Notice - Spearfish Powerplant Re-Life Services (SPRS28) Contract

Notice Description

Provision of re-life services for the Spearfish Heavyweight Torpedo powerplant.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078d9d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099853-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50600000 - Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
13 Nov 20263 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
12 Dec 2028 - 11 Dec 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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Postcode Area
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

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