Official UK procurement notice
Defence Marine Services – Support to In-Port Marine Services and Delivery of a Vessel Replacement Programme
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAward 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 publishedLot #1Support to In-Port Marine Services and Delivery of a Vessel Replacement ProgrammeAwardedRenewalPublished value£594,800,000
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; 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034433Find 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 → 20 Jun 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline22 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published20 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2022- Buyer details updated4 Jul 2022, 10:59 BST
- Status changed to complete20 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST
- Buyer details updated20 Jun 2025, 14:54 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Dateiv.2.2 | 8 Jul 2022 | 22 Jul 2022 | +14 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- DE&S CommercialReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Serco LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria