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title: "NATO Submarine Rescue System Third In-Service Support Period"
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# NATO Submarine Rescue System Third In-Service Support Period

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nato-submarine-rescue-system-third-in-service-support-period-ocds-h6vhtk-039884). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "NATO Submarine Rescue System Third In-Service Support Period". Published status: award. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Rescue services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Awarded Value:** £62,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039884`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nato-submarine-rescue-system-third-in-service-support-period-ocds-h6vhtk-039884#tl-md)

## Description
NSRS is a tri-national project established in 2003 to deliver a submarine rescue capability to the United Kingdom (UK), France and Norway (collectively known as the Participant Nations). The SDA acting on behalf of the UK, operates as the designated lead nation responsible for the commercial arrangements under which NSRS is delivered.
NSRS is comprised of three overarching systems;
a) Intervention - Intervention Remote Operated Vehicle (IROV) and supporting equipment which provides the capability to locate, examine, clear debris and deliver vital emergency supplies to enable rescue;
b) Rescue - Submarine Rescue Vehicle (SRV) and supporting equipment used to dock and enact escape from a distressed submarine, launched from a Mothership (MOSHIP) using a Portable Launch and Recovery System; and
c) Transfer Under Pressure System (TUP) - A suite of decompression chambers located on-board the deck of a MOSHIP and used to bring rescued crew back to the correct atmospheric pressure as well as treat casualties.
The scope of the 3ISS requirement includes, but is not limited to:
a) Provision of project and programme management to oversee the management and maintain capability and availability of the system (rescue readiness);
b) Provision of a complete contractor operated service;
c) Continuous maintenance and support of NSRS assets and systems;
d) Mobilisation and conducting NSRS training exercises;
e) Obsolescence management; and
f) Spares management.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 001543-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **JFD Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-141359`
  - Value: £62,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 001543-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £62,000,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001543-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-18T12:55:00.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:43:58.598Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039884