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Published 26 Feb 2025, 17:20 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

REPMUS 2025 CALLING NOTICE

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term Ends 14 Mar 2025starts 14 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This call outlines industry opportunities to participate in: Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Maritime Unmanned Systems (REPMUS) 25 and Dynamic Messenger (DYMS) 25 to be conducted in Portuguese waters in Sep 25.

The Royal Navy Develop Directorate will consider industry proposals for Royal Navy endorsement to attend live participation in REPMUS/DYMS 25.

REPMUS is a Portuguese national exercise conducted in the North Atlantic Portuguese exercise areas, designed to push forward capability development of NATO and partner nations’ Maritime Uncrewed Systems (MUS). Nations are invited to take part with a mix of government and industry assets and enablers with a focus on developing MUS capabilities to address warfighting needs. A strong focus is upon improving interoperability of systems as they proceed through development and into operational service. REPMUS 25 will take place between 1st and 26th Sep 25. The REPMUS25 conference schedule is below, at which sponsored industry will be expected to attend and contribute. Industry must be prepared to commit to the OPEX timeline for the duration.

To apply to attend this event, please complete this application form: forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ↗

Further information can be found within the attached document within the DSP notice.

CPV: Military research and technology

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Planned
Contract period: 14 Mar 2025 – 14 Mar 2025

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
26 Feb 2025, 17:20 GMT
Last source update
26 Feb 2025, 17:20 GMT
Authority reference
RFI0051
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-007342
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Military research and technology
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e83d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

26 Feb 2025 → 14 Mar 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    26 Feb 2025, 17:20 GMT
  2. Contract starts
    14 Mar 2025
  3. Market engagement
    14 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT

    Please see full details of notice within Defence Sourcing Portal: contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗

    If you do not have access to DSP, please email [email protected] where a copy of the notice document can be forwarded.

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    26 Feb 2025, 17:20 GMT
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ NCHQ, Leach Building, Whale Island, Portsmouth, South East, PO2 8BYContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure