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Published 20 Jul 2023, 14:23 BST

Official UK procurement notice

ROV Operational Training Contract

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsCompetitive procedure with negotiationSME suitable
Published estimate£1,500,000exc. VAT20% below published estimate
Submissions closed 11 Aug 2023awarded 21 Sept 2024
Awarded to Oceaneering International Services Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a contract to provide training for pilots of the SALMO ROV fleet.

CPV: ROV services · Unmanned underwater vehicles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Training of pilots of Remotely Operated Vehicles to IMCA standardsAwardedPublished value£1,500,000
Delivery: UK
Extensions: 2x 1 year additional option yearsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Jul 2023, 14:23 BST
Last source update
12 Mar 2025, 09:32 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-008888
Classification (CPV)
ROV servicesUnmanned underwater vehicles
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e3df Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
Submission deadline
11 Aug 2023
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Aug 2023 → 12 Mar 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    11 Aug 2023
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    15 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    30 Nov 2023, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    12 Mar 2025, 09:32 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Mar 2025, 09:32 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,200,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 Sept 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Oceaneering International Services Limited£1,200,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 1 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Bristol, UKContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.