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# Untitled procurement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-ocds-h6vhtk-03d583). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Untitled procurement". Published status: award. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive dialogue
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services, Repair and maintenance services of warships
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Awarded Value:** £949,351,576 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d583`

## 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/tender-ocds-h6vhtk-03d583#tl-md)

## Description
The Off-Shore Patrol Vessels Future Support (OPV FS) Batch 2 project will secure the provision of engineering support (Fleet Time (FT)) and Non-Fleet Time (NFT)), logistic support and design services to the five current in-service Batch 2 Royal Navy (RN) Off-Shore Patrol Vessels (OPV's) over an eight year period up to March 2031. The project was delivered through a DSPCR competition, optimising the availability and readiness of the platforms to promote and ensure optimal value for money. The OPV FS contract start date is scheduled to be in July 2023.
These various support services - to be provided under a 'Contracting for Availability' style contract - will include but are not limited to the following: i. the planning and execution of global repair and maintenance services; ii. engineering support, planned preventative and corrective maintenance services; iii. operational defect rectification services; iv. obsolescence management services; v. stores management services; vi. logistic support services; vii. risk management services; and viii. post design services. Taken in totality, these service packages are to form a pre-determined set of availability requirements.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 016593-2023-701576553-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **UK Docks Marine Services Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171256`
  - Value: £949,351,576 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 016593-2023-701576553-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £949,351,576
  - Signed Date: 04/05/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016593-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-12T13:52:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T02:51:19.292Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d583