Official UK procurement notice
Defence Marine Services - Supply and Maintenance of Authority Moorings, Markers and Targets
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply and Maintenance of Authority Moorings, Markers and Targets
CPV: Anchor handling services · Buoy maintenance services · Buoy marking services · Buoy positioning services · Chain · Dive-support vessels · Diving services · Marine services · Marine-base support services · Marker buoys · Navigation services · Offshore mooring work · +4 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Contract covers the following services: the maintenance of moorings, target…AwardedRenewalPublished value£142,400,000
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 UK Flagged and Certified.
The specification for the services will include the following:
- Maintenance in accordance with the Mooring Maintenance Programme (MMP), a schedule of routine mooring and navigation mark maintenance to ensure moorings and navigation marks remain safe to operate.
- A Moorings Replacement Programme (MRP) to replace moorings and navigation marks with telemetry buoys. The MRP will involve the total removal of the legacy mooring, the design and assurance of the new moorings, the procurement of replacement components and the installation and assurance of the new moorings.
- The sourcing, storage, and delivery of components to an authority nominated UK point of departure, allowing the Authority to maintain moorings in Ascension Island and Falkland Islands.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
- Suitability
Criteria regarding the personal situation of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Criteria regarding the personal situation of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers.
Candidates will be required to sign a declaration confirming whether they do or do not have any of the listed criteria as part of the qualification process.
Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 39(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest (including defence and security factors) for doing so.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 39(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
Criteria regarding the personal situation of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
The Authority will apply:
DSPCR 2011 Part 4 Selection of Economic Operators
Clause 23; Criteria for the rejection of economic operators
Clause 24; Information as to the economic and financial standing
Clause 25; Infor…
- Technical & professional ability
Contained within the DPQQ Documents.
Minimum: Contained within the DPQQ Documents.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 8 Jun 2022, 12:16 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jan 2026, 07:45 GMT
- Authority reference
703249457- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-001663- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03442dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit https://contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
Timeline
22 Jul 2022 → 9 Jan 2026 · 2 dates- Submission deadline22 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published288 days ago9 Jan 2026, 07:45 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jun 2025- Status changed to complete26 Jun 2025, 11:18 BST
- Buyer details updated26 Jun 2025, 11:18 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Dateii.1.4 | 29 Jun 2022 | 13 Jul 2022 | +14 d |
| — | Dateiv.2.2 | 8 Jul 2022 | 22 Jul 2022 | +14 d |
| — | TextDocuments visible to | Document 20260107-C3_Schdule 2_Statement Of Requirment_Redacted_V2 replaced in Documents Visible to Buyer section | — |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-06: 1 release · 8 Jun 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briggs Marine Contractors Limited | £182,168,609 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Defence Marine Services – Supply and Maintenance of Authority Moorings, Markers and Targets · Briggs Marine Contractors Limited
- Signed
- 23 May 2025
- Value
- £182,168,609
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- DE&SReview body
- DE&S CommercialMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Briggs Marine Contractors LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria