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# UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Operations Centre

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-maritime-trade-operations-ukmto-operations-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-06fa1e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Operations Centre". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (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:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award under framework
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ31
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £11,790,640 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/uk-maritime-trade-operations-ukmto-operations-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-06fa1e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06fa1e`

## 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/uk-maritime-trade-operations-ukmto-operations-centre-ocds-h6vhtk-06fa1e#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72611000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 715839534 - UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Operations Centre (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Carbon60 Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-155345`
  - Value: £11,790,640
  - Date: 12/08/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 715839534 - UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Operations Centre (active)
  - Signed Value: £11,790,640
  - Signed Date: 12/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F087328-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-15T12:58:45.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T03:47:29.268Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06fa1e