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Published 15 Sept 2026, 13:58 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Operations Centre

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Award under framework
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ31)
Awarded value £11,790,640published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 13 Aug 2026
Awarded to Carbon60 Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Ministry of Defence requires a supplier to deliver and support the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Operations Centre, providing a continuous 24 hours per day, 365 days per year operational watchkeeping capability in support of Royal Navy Maritime Domain Awareness and wider UK Government maritime security objectives.

The service will provide maritime situational awareness through the monitoring, analysis and coordination of commercial maritime traffic ("white shipping"), supporting operational decision-making, maritime security operations, national resilience and the protection of UK maritime interests. The service also includes operational analysis, information management, workforce and training management, international engagement, security management and support to maritime reserve integration activities.

The service is required to support the Royal Navy, wider Defence, government departments and international partners through the provision of timely maritime information, incident response, threat awareness and strategic maritime security engagement. The supplier will provide a suitably qualified and security-cleared workforce capable of delivering the full scope of operational and management activities described within the Statement of Requirement.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded
Delivery: South East
72611000 Technical computer support services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award under framework
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Call-off under a framework
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Sept 2026, 13:58 BST
Last source update
15 Sept 2026, 13:58 BST
Authority reference
715839534
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa1e
Related procedures1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £11,790,6401 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Carbon60 Limited715839534 - UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Operations Centre1 Oct 2026 — 31 Mar 2029Options: This contract includes the option to extend for up to 2 years, giving a maximum contract duration to 31.03.2031£11,790,64013 Aug 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • 715839534 - UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Operations Centre · Carbon60 Limited

    Signed
    13 Aug 2026
    Value
    £11,790,640
    Period
    1 Oct 2026 — 31 Mar 2029
    Status
    active
    Options
    This contract includes the option to extend for up to 2 years, giving a maximum contract duration to 31.03.2031
    4 agreed KPIs: KPI 1 Operations Centre Personnel Coverage Rate · KPI 2 Operational Monitoring and Operational Data Analysis · KPI 3 Operational Data Analysis …
    • KPI 1 Operations Centre Personnel Coverage Rate — Percentage of time the Operations Centre is fully mission capable, delivering a continuous 24/7/365 watchkeeping routine in accordance with the minimum staffing levels defined in the SOR.
    • KPI 2 Operational Monitoring and Operational Data Analysis — Percentage of operational incident alert to the first formal response or notification issued to the Authority and/or relevant stakeholders within 10 minutes.
    • KPI 3 Operational Data Analysis — Percentage of Requests for Information (RFIs), Freedom of Information (FOI) requests and Subject Access Requests (SARs) responded to within the applicable policy or statutory timescales.
    • KPI 4 MDA Security Management — Percentage of security audits, inspections and mandatory assurance activities completed with no major or critical non‑conformities, in accordance with MOD and Government security requirements.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Sept 2026
  1. Contract signature expected
    15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  2. Contract details notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 13:58 BSTUK7
  3. Contract award notice published
    15 Sept 2026, 13:38 BSTUK6

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island, Portsmouth, South East, PO2 8BY [email protected]
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Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published
  • Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender