Contract award · 14 May 2025

Defence Marine Services - Next Generation: Contract 4 - Offshore Support to Military Training and Exercises

Ministry of Defence awarded “Defence Marine Services - Next Generation: Contract 4 - Offshore…” to Serco Limited for £103m on 14 May 2025.

Community & personal services

Value £103m
WinnerSerco Limited

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£102,793,217
Procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Sector
Community & personal services · Marine services (CPV 98360000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date14 May 2025
  2. Published20 Jun 2025Published 37 days after the contract date

Description

The contract will provide discrete Defence Marine Services for Offshore Support to Military Training and Exercises in UK waters and select overseas territories. The services will be provided at various locations up to and including 100 nautical miles off the UK coast. Service delivery will also take place in Gibraltar, the Mediterranean and NATO sea areas. The contract duration will be 120 months. The specification for the services will include the following: · Supporting Military Training, Exercises, Trials, and Operations · Supporting Emergencies · Providing additional Maritime Support through a single service contract. The contract will provide the safe delivery of Marine Services through the operation of specialist ocean going vessels outside of Naval Base local areas, and worldwide, to support delivery of Specialist Trials (not conducted under the auspices of the Long Term Partnering Agreement), Specialist Military Training; including support to Operational Sea Training (OST) and…

About the supplier

More from Ministry of Defence

All contracts

More won by Serco Limited

All contracts

Recent community & personal services contracts

Sector overview