Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Serco Limited
- Value
- £878,000,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Marine services (CPV 98360000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Apr 2025
- Published10 Jun 2025Published 46 days after the contract date
Description
Award of Contract under DMS-NG for the Defence Marine Services - Support to In-Port Marine Services and Delivery of a Vessel Replacement Programme contract. The contract encompasses two elements: the support to In-Port Marine Services; and delivery of a vessel replacement programme. The duration of the contract is 120 months. The services will be provided principally across UK HM Naval Bases at the Clyde, Devonport, Portsmouth, as well as Glen Mallan, Loch Ewe, Loch Striven, and Campbeltown, and other areas in UK waters. The operation and maintenance of UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) owned vessels used for the provision of the services, under a Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) agreement, ensuring the availability of In-Port Marine Services. The specification for the services includes the following: - Towage services to entitled vessels. - HM Dockyard movements covered by duty & standby service. - Passenger transportation- Stores & liquid transportation. - Transport & store mu…
About the supplier
Serco Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00242246).