---
title: "UK1 Pipeline Notice - Spearfish Powerplant Re-Life Services (SPRS28) Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078d9d"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "Defence Equipment and Support"
published: "2026-10-22"
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# UK1 Pipeline Notice - Spearfish Powerplant Re-Life Services (SPRS28) Contract

Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078d9d

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099853-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 12 Dec 2028 - 11 Dec 2035 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| 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 | Defence Equipment and Support |
| 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

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50600000 - Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials

## Release History

- 22 Oct 2026 at 10:55 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099853-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099853-2026
  22nd October 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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