Official UK procurement notice
STEM Returners — UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£40,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Aug 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Marine People LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe RN aims to run a contract that is intended to confirm a potentially ‘untapped’ recruiting pool for potential Engineers and other STEM related Professions, that wish to enter the RN, as an effective recruiting route to augment the typical ‘bottom-fed’ recruitment process
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
79600000 Recruitment services
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Apr 2026, 10:55 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Apr 2026, 10:55 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058f23
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £40,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Aug 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine People LTDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
STEM Returners · Marine People LTDSME
- Signed
- 26 Aug 2025
- Value
- £40,000
- Period
- 27 Aug 2025 — 28 Feb 2026 · up to 28 Aug 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated
- Extensions
- The contract will include the option to extend by up to 6 months after the initial end date of 28th February 2026, giving a maximum duration up to 28th August 2026. The contract is set at an initial value of £20,000 ex VAT (£24,000 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £40,000 ex VAT (£48,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract.
- Options
- The contract will include the option to extend by up to 6 months after the initial end date of 28th February 2026, giving a maximum duration up to 28th August 2026. The contract is set at an initial value of £20,000 ex VAT (£24,000 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £40,000 ex VAT (£48,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract.
- Final value
- £20,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2025- Contract termination notice published2 Apr 2026, 10:55 BSTUK11
- Status changed2 Apr 2026, 10:55 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Apr 2026, 10:55 BST
- Buyer details updated2 Apr 2026, 10:55 BST
- Contract details notice published28 Aug 2025, 11:32 BSTUK7
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Marine People LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender