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title: "Capability Support Contract 2 - Pipeline Notice (UK1)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eab4"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Ministry of Defence"
published: "2026-08-24"
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# Capability Support Contract 2 - Pipeline Notice (UK1)

Buyer: Ministry of Defence  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eab4

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence intends to procure specialist support for mechanical, electro-mechanical, electrical, electronic, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment used in a marine environment, including diving and atmosphere-monitoring equipment. The scope is expected to cover sourcing and purchasing items for equipment installation and modification, maintenance and repair, post-design engineering services, obsolescence management, equipment-level third-party certification, oxygen-standard cleaning and packaging, and packaging to DEF STAN 81-41. It will also include support for equipment subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). This is a specialist engineering, equipment support and marine maintenance service, delivered across the United Kingdom. The procurement is categorised as services and includes repair, maintenance and associated services for marine equipment.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Ministry of Defence has announced its intention to buy the service, but has not invited tenders. It is expected to use a competitive flexible procedure under the defence and security regime. The planned procurement has one lot, with a contract period expected to run from 1 June 2028 to 31 May 2033. The estimated value is £80 million excluding VAT and £100 million including VAT. The buyer expects the next notice to be published on 1 March 2027. The process is above the applicable threshold. The single lot is marked as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The detailed evaluation and participation requirements are expected to be set out when the procurement reaches the market.

This will suit engineering and equipment-support businesses with proven experience maintaining complex mechanical, electrical, electronic, pneumatic or hydraulic systems in marine environments. Relevant suppliers may include firms able to combine procurement and supply-chain management with maintenance, repair, post-design engineering, obsolescence planning and equipment certification. Capability in diving systems or atmosphere-monitoring equipment would be particularly relevant. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate controlled cleaning and packaging processes, including oxygen-clean standards such as DEF STAN 68-278 and packaging to DEF STAN 81-41. Experience supporting defence equipment subject to ITAR controls is important, as is the ability to manage third-party certification at equipment level. The planned single lot is expressly suitable for SMEs, including specialist subcontractors or consortium partners.

## Notice

The Authority has a requirement to sustain and support a range of specialist mechanical, electro-mechanical, electrical, electronic, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment, including diving and atmosphere monitoring equipment, used in a marine environment. This is expected to include: * Sourcing and procurement of items in support of equipment installation and modifications; * Provision of maintenance and repair services for items of equipment; * Provision of Post Design Engineering Services (PDES); * Obsolescence Management; * Maintenance of third-party Certification at equipment level; * Cleaning and packaging of equipment to an oxygen clean standard, typically DEFSTAN 68-278; * Packaging of equipment to DEFSTAN 81-41; * Support of equipment subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080421-2026 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Mar 2027 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jun 2028 - 31 May 2033 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £80,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Ministry of Defence |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 24 - Chemical products
- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 24111900 - Oxygen
- 35512200 - Attack submarine nuclear fuelled
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 50200000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft, railways, roads and marine equipment

## Release History

- 24 Aug 2026 at 14:45 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080421-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080421-2026
  24th August 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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