Official UK procurement notice
Marking and Guarding of the SS Richard Montgomery
Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe scope of this requirement is to provide Marking and Guarding Services to His Majesty's Coastguard relating to the SS Richard Montgomery wreck. There is also a requirement for the Service Provider to procure state of the art camera equipment enabling the wreck to be monitored effectively in periods of low visibility and at night.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Aug 2026, 09:21 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 14:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088752- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e32fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This procurement is justified on technical grounds due to the SS Richard Montgomery wreck being located within the statutory port jurisdiction of Port of Sheerness.
As the designated harbour authority, the Supplier is uniquely positioned to deliver the marking and guarding services required, including 24-hour surveillance, access control, and emergency response. No other port authority possesses the legal mandate, infrastructure, or operational readiness to fulfil this requirement.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published13 Aug 2026, 09:21 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published13 Aug 2026, 09:26 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Sept 2026, 14:45 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port of Sheerness1 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2033Extensions: Further period of up to 24 months is available. Extension periods shall be exercised where the Buyer gives the Supplier no less than 3 months’ written notice before the initial term of the Contract Expires | £999,937 | 12 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Port of Sheerness | £999,937 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · Port of Sheerness
- Signed
- 18 Sept 2026
- Value
- £999,937
- Period
- 18 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 · up to 31 Mar 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Further period of up to 24 months is available.
5 agreed KPIs: KPI 1 · KPI 2 · KPI 3 …
- KPI 1, Freedom of Information Requests
- KPI 2, Consolidated Invoice
- KPI 3, Any physical changes in the wreck or within the prohibited area
- KPI 4, Works carried out in fulfillment of this contract.
- KPI 5, Resolve Highlighted Issues
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Port Of SheernessAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender