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# S&MOCB/3390 Wreck Management Research Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/s-mocb-3390-wreck-management-research-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-03680c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "S&MOCB/3390 Wreck Management Research Contract". Published status: complete. Published Value: £780,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Oct 2022, 10:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.contracts.mod.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £780,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 October 2022 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Archaeological services, Marine research services, Research services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £723,250 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/s-mocb-3390-wreck-management-research-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-03680c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03680c`

## 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/s-mocb-3390-wreck-management-research-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-03680c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contracts.mod.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/s-mocb-3390-wreck-management-research-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-03680c#participate

## Description
The Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) Team, part of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), has the responsibility on behalf of Navy Command Headquarters (NCHQ) to carry out assessments, surveys and (if required) interventions on MOD-owned wrecks to reduce the risk of danger to the environment.
The SALMO Team intends to put in place a contact with a single contractor or contracting entity for the provision of Historic Desk Based Assessments (H-BDAs) for a portfolio of MOD-owned legacy wrecks. For the purpose of this Contract Notice, a legacy wreck is defined to mean a vessel that has been located on the seabed for at least 40 (forty) years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 73110000, 73112000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £780,000
- **Description:** The Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) Team, part of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) within the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), has the responsibility on behalf of Navy Command Headquarters (NCHQ) to carry out assessments, surveys and (if requi...
- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2023 to 31/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Wreck Management Research Contract (active)
  - Award id: `019617-2023-S&MOCB/3390-1`
  - Supplier(s): **ABL London Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-86922`
  - Value: £723,250 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Wreck Management Research Contract (active)
  - Signed Value: £723,250
  - Signed Date: 04/06/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F019617-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-07-10T11:55:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T01:19:04.691Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03680c