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title: "Early Market Engagement Notice - NSIGN HMNB(C) - Soft FM"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0608fa"
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# Early Market Engagement Notice - NSIGN HMNB(C) - Soft FM

Buyer: SUBMARINE DELIVERY AGENCY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0608fa

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## Summary

The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA), based in Bristol, United Kingdom, has initiated the planning stage for a tender concerning Soft Facilities Management (Soft FM) services at His Majesty’s Naval Base Clyde. This procurement process is part of the Naval Support Integrated Global Network (NSIGN) project and seeks early market engagement to shape future requirements for Soft FM services. The current Future Maritime Support Program (FMSP) contracts will expire in 2028, and the new contracts are to be established between 2026 and 2028. As part of this planning phase, the SDA will conduct various engagement activities, such as supplier town halls and one-on-one sessions, starting with a virtual event scheduled for the week commencing 16 February 2026.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs). Businesses specialising in education and training, building cleaning and maintenance, catering, road transport, and waste management services will find this tender particularly relevant, given the scope outlined under the CPV classifications. The engagement process encourages innovative solutions and feedback from the industry, preparing businesses to develop effective proposals for the project. Interested parties should prepare to engage through the Defence Sourcing Portal by observing the current planning activities and deadlines.

## Notice

This engagement is designed to enable the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) to engage with the market to welcome innovative ideas on how to develop on the requirements for Soft Facilities Management (Soft FM) services at His Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde. The MOD team based at the Naval Base (NB) continues to develop the future requirements for the Soft FM services at HMNB Clyde. The Future Maritime Support Program (FMSP) contract for Soft FM managed and delivered at HMNB Clyde will expire in 2028, this notice commences Early Market Engagement (EME) activities for the Soft FM contract only. The Naval Support Integrated Global Network (NSIGN) Naval Base (NB) project seeks to replace the FMSP Soft FM contract between 2026 and 2028. FMSP contains a total of 10 contracts, the scope of which covers the provision of Naval Base Services, engineering management, delivery to Complex Warships (Type 45, QEC, Type 26, etc), and Submarine Engineering across 3 Naval Bases. Requests for participation in the event will be managed through the Defence Sourcing Portal - see link below.

### Planning Information

To inform the project the SDA will require the market to undertake a series of engagements with the NB. All facets of the feedback will be reviewed and incorporated into the requirement if appropriate and inform the SDA of considerations for ITT. There will be an information pack issued and a questionnaire for prospective bidders to complete for this specific set of requirements at the NB. The information pack issue and the questionnaire will be supported by a Virtual event held via Microsoft Teams W/C 16 February 2026 at a date and time to be confirmed. This event will include a presentation by Commodore Sharon Malkin CBE and her Naval Base colleagues who will provide a run through of the Naval Base and the Soft FM requirement that forms the basis for this engagement. Due to the nature of the operations that take place at the Naval Base, there will be an evaluation of requests to participate in the virtual event and to receive any supplementary information in advance. 
The engagement will use a number of different channels and forums during 2026; including but not limited to town halls, supplier 1-2-1 sessions and requests for information in an aim to identify the level of industry interest, gain feedback on our approach to the commercial management of our portfolio, to further inform our requirement and understand what approaches industry deem may be suitable for the delivery and running of our contracts once awarded.
The first Event will be a Supplier Townhall Brief that will be held by the SDA NSIGN Naval Base Commercial team with a segment delivered from HMNB Clyde Commander on the w/c 16 February 2026. This townhall will be held online.
Further to this we then have a clarification period for 2 weeks followed by a supplier EME debrief session, details of which will be made available via the PME platform.
For further information please contact us at: 
SDA-NSIGN-NB-HMNBC@mod.gov.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004442-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 28 Sep 2028 - 1 Oct 2038 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £236,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUBMARINE DELIVERY AGENCY |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | TLM63 Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute, TLM81 East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Helensburgh and Lomond |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 55 - Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
- 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
- 80 - Education and training services
- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 45452000 - Exterior cleaning work for buildings
- 55520000 - Catering services
- 60100000 - Road transport services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 90911000 - Accommodation, building and window cleaning services
- 98341100 - Accommodation management services

## Release History

- 19 Jan 2026 at 15:28 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004442-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004442-2026
  19th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/submarine-delivery-agency
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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