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title: "S&MOCB/9000 - Procurement and Support of Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle"
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# S&MOCB/9000 - Procurement and Support of Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/s-mocb-9000-procurement-and-support-of-remotely-operated-underwater-vehicle-ocds-h6vhtk-038979). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "S&MOCB/9000 - Procurement and Support of Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Maintenance and repair services, Subsea equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038979`

## 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-9000-procurement-and-support-of-remotely-operated-underwater-vehicle-ocds-h6vhtk-038979#tl-md)

## Description
Following the issue of a PIN 1 on 21st June and PIN 2 on 27th July 2022, DE&S – Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) team would like to thank all companies that have expressed an interest in supplying the intended procurement of equipment and support as described below. 
This 3rd PIN is to advise Industry of the expected date of release of the contract notice and to a change in requirement.  
SALMO originally planned to issue a contract notice for this requirement subject to the agreement of funding within the current financial year 2022/2023. This date for release of the contract notice is now estimated to be in Q2 financial year 2023/2024, with the indicative contract award timeframe estimated to be financial year 2024/2025. 
Following further development of the requirements for this capability, the Authority can confirm that there is now a requirement for the system to be procured and supported via a UK prime contractor. Additional information: The Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) Team within the Ministry of Defence (MOD), have a potential requirement procure a deep-water work class Remotely Operating Vehicle and supporting equipment in order to carry out its core salvage activities. The intent is that the ROV should be capable of object manipulation and high-resolution imagery up to a depth of 6000m.  
The intended procurement is for at least one deep-water, work class Remotely Operated Vehicle system including the vehicle, launch and recovery system, control, workshop and support containers and is to be readily deployable through standardized freight transport. The intent is also to procure a training and an in-service support solution package for at least one year. SALMO plans to issue a contract notice for this requirement subject to the agreement of funding in Q2 2023/2024. Indicative contract award timeframe would be financial year 2024/2025.  
In issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) and engaging with the market, neither SALMO nor MoD are committing to carry out any procurement in relation to the information stated in this PIN.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033922-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-11-30T13:32:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T14:38:43.915Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038979