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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 093371/S 000-2026
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

UKPGA UK4: Tender Notice

I) Contracting Authority/Entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
National registration number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Postal address: Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island
Town: Portsmouth
Postal code: PO2 8BY
Country: United Kingdom

Contact Person: Katie Goble
Email: katie.goble100@mod.gov.uk

Internet address

I.3) Communication
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
Electronically
Tenders must be submitted through the Defence Sourcing Portal at

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Public authority – central government

II) Object
II.1.1) Title
715862501-Provision of a Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIOps) Training Facility
Reference number: 715862501

II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies

II.1.4) Short description
Provision of a Maritime Interdiction Operations training facility at RM Bickleigh and option to purchase an additional facility at CTCRM.
Please see Invitation to Tender documentation for further detail.
The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Security Model (CSM) Risk Assessment is Level 1.
Please note:
The Contracting Authority may carry out a future, subsequent procurement of similar goods/services/works and rely on the direct award ground at Schedule 5, paragraph 8.

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value (including VAT)
1,479,960
Value (excluding VAT)
1,233,300
Currency
GBP

II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Contract/Lot No
1

II.2.2) CPV codes
Main CPV codes
37535290
37535291
37535292
39162200
44212230
45214800
80640000

II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
CZ03 – CZ03

II.2.5) Award Criteria
Highest precedence first unless weighted otherwise
Quality
Name: Technical
Weighting: Full details of the Technical Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

Price
Name: Financial
Weighting: Full details of the Financial Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document

II.2.6) Estimated Value
Value (excluding VAT)
1,233,300
Currency
GBP

II.2.7) Contract dates (estimated)
Start
2026-11-25 00:00
End
2029-03-31 23:59
Duration
2 years 4 months 7 days

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The contract is set at an initial value of £616,650 ex VAT (£739,980 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £1,233,300 ex VAT (£1,479,960 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract.
Please see Invitation to Tender documentation for further details.

III) Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Additional technical selection criteria
Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them
Payments to be made in accordance with Terms & Conditions. Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

IV) Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure

IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Tender period dates
Enquiry deadline
2026-10-15 10:00
Estimated award decision date
2026-11-10 23:59

IV.2.2) Tender submission deadline
2026-10-27 10:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English

VI) Complementary information
Link to source/bidding documents

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Risk details
The following risks could occur which could affect contract delivery or performance:
Changes in laws or regulations resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.
Unexpected delays to delivery timescales due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.
Unexpected changes to costs due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.
Unexpected changes to volume of deliverables due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.
Unexpected changes to scope of deliverables due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2026-10-02 13:52