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# Submarine Delivery Agency · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/submarine-delivery-agency-gov-ot1314). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Submarine Delivery Agency is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 49 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Submarine Delivery Agency
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PBHX-4625-LVPD` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 49
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £147m (median award: £340k) across 23 of 23 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Submarine Delivery Agency), nhs-ods (MINISTRY OF DEFENCE)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/submarine-delivery-agency-gov-ot1314

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 5 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 20% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 5% above the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 41 (93%), Framework: 3 (7%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 21 (48%), Route not published: 11 (25%), Open: 9 (20%), Selective: 3 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 14 notices, last 24 months (32% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 6 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
3. **[Electrical machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/electrical-machinery-apparatus-equipment-and-consumables-lig-31000000) (CPV 31):** 5 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 5 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 5 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Thomas Telford Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thomas-telford-ltd-coh-02556636):** 2 procedures
2. **[Marine Rescue Technologies Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/marine-rescue-technologies-ltd-coh-04202403):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
3. **[M Subs Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/m-subs-limited-coh-05874602):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[Henry Hill & Partners T/A H. Hill Military Tailoring](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/henry-hill-partners-t-a-h-hill-military-tailoring-GB-PPON-PWWX-8321-HNDN):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
5. **[Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/devonport-royal-dockyard-ltd-coh-02077752):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[L3HARRIS MAPPS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/l3harris-mapps-limited-coh-05341813):** £80m · [714412450 - A-Class PCSP Batch 1 and ICS Support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/a-class-platform-complex-systems-batch-1-pms-and-ics-ocds-h6vhtk-051088)
2. **[Northrop Grumman UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northrop-grumman-uk-ltd-coh-05989428):** £29m · [A-Class Platform Complex Systems - Batch 2 PMS](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/a-class-platform-complex-systems-batch-2-pms-ocds-h6vhtk-0510ab)
3. **[AMETEK SCP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ametek-scp-GB-PPON-PYMT-6464-JJQW):** £18m · [715820471 - Pressure Hull Penetrators and Associated Cables and Connectors (PCC)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/715820471-pressure-hull-penetrators-and-associated-cables-and-connectors-pcc-uk5-ocds-h6vhtk-067b08)
4. **[M Subs Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/m-subs-limited-coh-05874602):** £6.7m · [CETUS Trials and Evaluation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cetus-trials-and-evaluation-ocds-h6vhtk-050312) · Awarded: 15 Jun 2026
5. **[NESC Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nesc-ltd-coh-08811878):** £4.0m · [715724483_V2 The Provision of Nuclear Site Safety Justification (NSSJ) Services at HMNB Devonport](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/715724483-v2-the-provision-of-nuclear-site-safety-justification-nssj-services-at-hmnb-devo-ocds-h6vhtk-064c87) · Awarded: 20 Aug 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 7
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Submarine Delivery Agency intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/submarine-delivery-agency-gov-ot1314#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/submarine-delivery-agency-gov-ot1314
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt