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Published 25 Feb 2026, 15:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ROTV Test and Trials Development

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£73,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 24 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Forcys Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Working in conjunction with Navy Develop, the Royal Navy’s Hydrographic Exploitation Group (HXG) has been provided with a Remotely Operated Towed Vehicle (ROTV), which now needs to be shipped to Denmark (Aarhus) to deploy on board the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s (OEM) vessel in order to conduct Royal Navy Sea Acceptance Trials (SATs) and in turn to facilitate achieving Initial Operating Capability (IOC).

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
60651000 Hire of vessels with crew

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
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
25 Feb 2026, 15:44 GMT
Last source update
25 Mar 2026, 15:46 GMT
Authority reference
715769496
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027463
Latest notice
Contract termination notice (UK11)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065c66 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2026
  1. Contract details notice published
    25 Feb 2026, 15:44 GMT
    UK7
  2. Contract termination notice published
    25 Mar 2026, 15:46 GMT
    UK11

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £73,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Forcys LimitedSME£73,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Forcys LimitedSME

    Signed
    24 Feb 2026
    Value
    £73,000
    Period
    24 Feb 2026 – 6 Mar 2026
    Status
    terminated
    Final value
    £73,000
    Termination
    contractCompleted

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Forcys LimitedAwarded supplier Ocean House, Blackbushe Business Park, Yateley, South East, GU46 6GFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure