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Published 16 Sept 2026, 14:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Technical Maritime Engineering Support (TMES)

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Award under framework
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£34,041,800published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 15 Sept 2026
Awarded to Carbon60

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Technical Maritime Engineering Support services for Royal Navy Maritime C5I systems, including engineering support, IT service management, installation, maintenance, upgrades, network support, operational support and lifecycle management of maritime communications and information systems in the UK and overseas.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
72253200 Systems support services72611000 Technical computer support services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £34,041,8001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Carbon60715869471 - Technical Maritime Engineering Support (TMES)1 Oct 2026 – 30 Nov 2029Options: Contract includes 2 x 12 month option periods for continuation of services. Maxium end date is therefore 30/11/2031.£34,041,80015 Sept 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • 715869471 Technical Maritime Engineering Support (TMES) · Carbon60

    Signed
    8 Oct 2026
    Value
    £34,041,800
    Period
    8 Oct 2026 – 30 Nov 2029 · up to 30 Nov 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The contract includes the option to extend by up to 2 years (separately at 1 year each) after the initial end date of 30 November 2029, giving a maximum duration up to 30 November 2031. The contract is set at an initital value of £20,626,440 ex VAT (£24,751,728 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £34,041,800 ex VAT (£40,850,160 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional services as detailed in the contract.
    Options
    The contract includes the option to extend by up to 2 years (separately at 1 year each) after the initial end date of 30 November 2029, giving a maximum duration up to 30 November 2031. The contract is set at an initital value of £20,626,440 ex VAT (£24,751,728 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £34,041,800 ex VAT (£40,850,160 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional services as detailed in the contract.
    4 agreed KPIs: KPI1 - On/Off-Load Delivery Performance · KPI 2 - Incident Response Compliance · KPI 3 - Incident Response Compliance …
    • KPI1 - On/Off-Load Delivery Performance, Percentage of on-load (installation inspections HAT) and off-load activities delivered in accordance with the Authority-approved schedule. Thresholds: Good: ≥ 95% Approaching: 90– 94% Requires Improvement: 80– 89% Inadequate: < 80%
    • KPI 2 - Incident Response Compliance, Outside of working hours: Percentage of B2 and above graded OpDEF at P1/P2 incidents responded to within 4 hours of receiving the notification. Thresholds: Good: ≥ 95% Approaching: 90– 94% Requires Improvement: 80– 89% Inadequate: < 80%
    • KPI 3 - Incident Response Compliance, Inside of working hours:Percentage of B2 and above graded OpDEF at P1/P2 incidents responded to within 1 hour of receiving the notification. Thresholds: Good: ≥ 95% Approaching: 90– 94% Requires Improvement: 80– 89% Inadequate: < 80%
    • KPI 9 - Social Value - Kick Start Economic Growth, Achievement of the sup- plier's committed Social Value obligations, comprising: - Delivery of eight (8) people-hours of learning interventions; and - Creation or rentention of two (2) apprenticeship opportunities Measurement - Percentage of committed Social Value deliverables achieved against profile and agreed delivery milestones: Good: ≥ 90% Approaching: 80- 89% Requires Improvement: 70- 79% Inadequate: < 70%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Sept 2026, 14:02 BST
Last source update
6 Nov 2026, 17:01 GMT
Authority reference
715869471
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-105936
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fb33 Find a Tender
Related procedures1

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

25 Sept 2026 → 6 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends46 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published4 days ago
    6 Nov 2026, 17:01 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 14:02 BST
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  3. Contract details notice published
    6 Nov 2026, 17:01 GMT
    UK7

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island, Portsmouth, South East, PO2 8BYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Carbon60 LimitedAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQGG-3391-JGRW First Floor, Mulberry House, Parkland Square, 750 Capability Green, Luton, East of England, LU1 3LUContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender