Contract award · 23 May 2025

Defence Marine Services – Supply and Maintenance of Authority Moorings, Markers and Targets

Ministry of Defence awarded “Defence Marine Services – Supply and Maintenance of Authority…” to Briggs Marine Contractors Ltd for £182m on 23 May 2025.

Community & personal servicesSouth East

Value £182m

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
£182,168,609.14
Procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Sector
Community & personal services · Marine services (CPV 98360000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date23 May 2025
  2. Published26 Jun 2025Published 34 days after the contract date

Description

The Contract covers the following services: the maintenance of moorings, target moorings and navigation marks owned by the Authority, the replacement of moorings and navigation marks with telemetry buoys and the sourcing, storage and supply of moorings and navigation mark components. The maintenance and replacement of moorings, target moorings and navigation marks service will be provided at various locations around the UK Coast including Gibraltar and Cyprus. The supply of moorings and navigation mark components to a UK based nominated point of departure to enable the Authority to transport to the Ascension Island and Falkland Islands. The Contract duration is envisaged to be 96 months. To facilitate service delivery the intent is to transfer ownership of an Authority owned vessel to the new service provider under a Contractor Owned Contractor Operated (COCO) agreement subject to equitable financial renumeration. This vessel and any other vessel operated under this contract shall be …

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