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Published 13 Oct 2026, 09:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UK Patrol Craft In-Service Support

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

Framework agreementDirect awardDefence & securitySME suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to Berthon Boat Company Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of In-Service Support for the UK Patrol Craft fleet

How this framework works

From the published notice
Type
Closed framework

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Eligibility: SME eligible
50244000 Reconditioning services of ships or boats

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Defence & security
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Oct 2026, 09:56 BST
Last source update
13 Oct 2026, 09:56 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-096380
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078635 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The Boats Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the Authority), intends to award a contract to Berthon Boat Company Limited (Berthon) for services to provide continued in-service support to the existing fleet of UK Patrol Crafts (the Boats) procured under a Foreign Military Sales programme with the US Department of Defense (DoD). The contract will be for a term of five years and has an estimated total value of £41 million (inclusive of VAT).

It is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 applies.

Access to the Boats technical data is essential to carry out the required services. Berthon is an existing and approved subcontractor of DoD and is the only UK provider with approval from DoD to receive technical information under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Berthon is therefore the only supplier capable of fulfilling the contract requirements. There is no reasonable alternative.

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 13 Oct 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    13 Oct 2026, 09:56 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract signature expected
    22 Oct 2027, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 11 award · see the list ↓
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Berthon Boat Company LtdSME22 Oct 2027 – 21 Oct 2032£34,166,667—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact email

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Berthon Boat Company LimitedFramework contractorGB-COH: 00011785 The Shipyard, Bath Road, Lymington, South East, SO41 3YLContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender