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Published 8 Jun 2022, 12:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Defence Marine Services – Support to In-Port Marine Services and Delivery of a Vessel Replacement Programme

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£594,800,000exc. VAT39.5% above published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Jul 2022awarded 25 Apr 2025
Awarded to Serco Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement 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

CPV: Marine services · Marine-base support services · Ship brokerage services · Ship refuelling services · Ship-operating services · Towing services · Tug boats · Vessel repair services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Support to In-Port Marine Services and Delivery of a Vessel Replacement ProgrammeAwardedRenewalPublished value£594,800,000
Delivery: UK, South East, South West, Scotland · HM Naval Bases – Clyde, Devonport and Portsmouth
Extensions: Services will be required beyond the end of this contract. The commercial structure they will take is to be decided.Second stage: 3–null candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation2
  • 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; Info…

  • Technical & professional ability

    Deposits and guarantees required:

    Parent Company guarantee or a Bank Bond may be required prior to Contract Award. Further details will be provided in the Invitation to Negotiate documentation.

    Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

    Potential Providers must note the mandatory requirement for electronic trading using the Contracting, Purchasing & Finance (CP&F) electronic trading tool. All payments for deliverables under the contract shall only be made via CP&F. Details can be found at:

    www.gov.uk/government/publicati… ↗.

    Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

    The Authority will consider all forms/structures of groups of economic operators provided that sufficient comfort and assurance is provided in relation to financial risks.

    Information on Subcontracting:

    At ITN stage, tenderers will need to indicate in their tender any share of the contract it may intend to subcontract to third parties and any proposed subcontractor, as well as the subject-matter of the subcontractors for which they are proposed (if applicable).

    Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject, in particular with regard to security of supply and security of information

    The Authority reserves the right to amend any terms or condition rel…

    Minimum: Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: An assessment of an Applicant's financial standing forms part of the DPQQ evaluation …

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
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, 12:27 BST
Last source update
20 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST
Authority reference
703247450
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034112
Classification (CPV)
Marine servicesMarine-base support servicesShip brokerage servicesShip refuelling servicesShip-operating servicesTowing servicesTug boatsVessel repair services
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ)South West (UKK)Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034433 Find a Tender
Contract terms
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
Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
Submission deadline
22 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
360 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Jul 2022 → 20 Jun 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    20 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2022
  1. Buyer details updated
    4 Jul 2022, 10:59 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    20 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    20 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—Dateiv.2.28 Jul 202222 Jul 2022+14 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £829,440,1321 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Apr 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Serco Limited£829,440,132 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Defence Marine Services – Support to In-Port Marine Services and Delivery of a Vessel Replacement Programme · Serco Limited

    Signed
    25 Apr 2025
    Value
    £829,440,132
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence 2022/703247450 24 Store, Room 221 HM Naval Base Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UKContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • DE&S CommercialReview body Portsmouth

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Serco LimitedAwarded supplier Serco House, 16 Bartley Wood Business Park, Hook, Hampshire RG27 9UY, Hook, UK, RG27 9UY

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria