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Published 4 Sept 2026, 15:05 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure

DGM/2073 - Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS)

Defence Equipment and Support
goods
SME eligible
Above threshold
Competitive flexible procedure
Special Regime: {"defenceSecurity"}
Fireworks
UK
Published value
£1,230,000
≈ £409,253 / year
Submission deadline
2 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
22d 20h left
Clarification Cut-Off
23 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 1 lot
Contract duration
3 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 4 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
Submit via portal
Official notice
Instructions: Defence Sourcing Portal / Contract Finder https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Defence Equipment and Support: "DGM/2073 - Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS)". Published status: active. Published value: £1,230,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk.
Official Requirement Description:
A requirement to supply Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS) Accredited Stores to the MoD to ensure vessels are equipped with the appropriate capabilities. This procurement seeks to purchase the relevant pyrotechnics for distress signalling & man overboard recovery. The procurement is likely to require a specific number of items to be delivered each year. The items will be required to meet SOLAS standards (where applicable) and be within a specific measurement tolerance to ensure items are able to be stored on vessels. UK1: Pipeline notice was published under Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-067506

Lots and requirements (1)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£1,230,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period:
    4 Jan 2027 — 4 Jan 2030 (3 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    Firm price for three (3) years, followed by two (2) fixed price option years
    Pre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
    • Economic & Financial
      See Procurement Specific Questionnaire Documentation via Defence Sourcing Portal
    • Technical Capacity
      See Procurement Specific Questionnaire Documentation via Defence Sourcing Portal.
    • PQQ
      The Conditions of Participation will comprise of Pass/Fail Questions. Each question sets out the specific criteria associated to the question. The Potential Providers must satisfy all Pass/Fail questions with a ‘pass’ as a minimum threshold to progress. Any question which results in a fail will result in disqualification from the procurement.

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Cost: 60%
Non-Cost: 40%
Incumbent & Market Position
Open Competition LandscapeNo single vendor holds a majority of retained authority awards.
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£818,505 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 3 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Defence Equipment and Support

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Defence Equipment and Support. These figures describe rolling 24 months, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Requires 5 comparable published awards
    Competition Density
    Not availableNo published reports
    Single-bidder rate: Not published
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsEarly evidence: fewer than 3 attributable awards
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Methodology & coverage notes (0 active published awards)
    Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 24 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 9 Sept 2026, 18:33 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 9 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    3reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 302 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~77 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 14 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 24)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    Origin Amenity Solutions
    		19 contracts£1,039,012At ceiling / not disclosed
    H.& J. MARTIN LIMITEDCRN: R0000273
    		19 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    GAP GROUP
    		17 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    Craigmarloch Nurseries Ltd
    		17 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    KUEHNE + NAGEL LIMITEDCRN: 01722216
    		16 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    ST BOSWELLS MOWERS
    		16 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    ARCUS FM LIMITEDCRN: 06475835
    		15 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    MAURICE FLYNN & SONS LTDCRN: NI045914
    		15 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    Fisher Scientific UK
    		15 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    Hire Station Limited
    		15 contractsNot disclosedAt ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Future Defence Support Services (FDSS)Defence Equipment and Support · 20 Nov 2025, 16:50 GMT
    		£8,000,000,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    DGM/2052 Segmented Sourcing StrategyDefence Equipment and Support · 2 Dec 2025, 13:24 GMT
    		£1,900,000,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    715735468-RFI UK2Defence Equipment and Support · 17 Dec 2025, 14:21 GMT
    		£500,000,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    Segmented Sourcing Strategy Market UpdateDefence Equipment and Support · 18 Aug 2026, 11:48 BST
    		£1,900,000,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Search Supportability FrameworkDefence Equipment and Support · 1 Sept 2026, 14:47 BST
    		£23,000,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    same region
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodCompetitive flexible procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categorygoods
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regime{"defenceSecurity"}
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published4 Sept 2026, 15:05 BSTLast source update4 Sept 2026, 15:05 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 11 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMTEstimated future notice18 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTContract terms summaryPayment: All payments will be made through the Authority's Contracting, Purchasing & Finance (CP&F) system (Exostar) and will be in accordance with future contractual arrangements.
    Classification (CPV)Fireworks
    Delivery area
    UK
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06cd65

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via portal
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    Official Buyer Portal
    Online submission allowed
    Language: EN
    Open official portal workspace ↗
    Expression of interest (EOI)
    2 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
    		Tender submission deadline
    2 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    23 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Defence Sourcing Portal / Contract Finder www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
    Timeline
    1. Pipeline notice
      17 Jul 2026, 09:02 BST
    2. Procedure published
      4 Sept 2026, 15:05 BST
    3. Clarification deadline
      23 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
    4. Submission deadline
      2 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      17 Jul 2026, 09:02 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Defence Equipment and Support

    Contracting authority
    GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM
    View buyer profile →

    Official Documents & Specifications (4)

    Official links; attachments are not copied

    • Tender notice on Find a Tender

      tender
      Tender notice
      4 Sept 2026, 15:05 BST

    • Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

      planning
      Planned procurement notice (PIN)
      17 Jul 2026, 09:02 BST

    • Conflict of interest declaration

      tender
      Conflict of interest declaration
      Notice declares: Not published

    • Bidding documents & specifications

      tender
      Bidding documents & specifications