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Published 18 Sept 2026, 17:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UK4 Tender Notice - 715869481/715926479 - DOEA/0084-ShipVetting 2027-2032

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Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)CPV 63Architecture & Engineering (71)+2 more Delivery: UK
Published estimate £80,595≈ £16k / year · £96,714 inc. VAT
Submission deadline 12 Nov 202617:00 GMT · 54d 23h left
Clarification cut-off 4 Nov 202611:00 GMT · questions to the authority
Contract term 5 yrsstarts 19 Feb 2027
Bids per lot · this authority 1.5division 71 · n=14 · competition analysis ↓

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority has a need for assurance vetting of Ocean Tankers under contract to the Authority, either directly, or obtained by fuel Suppliers for delivery to the Authority’s sites under the Authority’s fuel supply contracts. The Authority has two ships on long term charter, which provide the majority of the Authority’s fuel transport requirement. These ships will require annual TMSA. The Authority also takes some fuel consignments under Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) conditions. Under DDP, the supplier of the fuel is responsible for delivery, which normally involves that company chartering a ship on the spot market. The Authority therefore requires an expert provider of vessel risk evaluation services to provide a vetting service. The estimated contract duration for this requirement is 5 years and will run from Februrary 2027 until February 2032.

UK1 Pipeline Notice Reference - ocds-h6vhtk-06d67a

CPV: Activity specific environmental auditing services · Marine survey services · Maritime safety inspection services · Ship-operating services · Statutory audit services · Tanker ships

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1 5 yrsPublished value£80,595
Contract period: 19 Feb 2027 — 18 Feb 2032 (5 yrs)Delivery: UKTurnover guideline: ~£32,220/yr≈ 2× annual value
Value
£80,595 exc. VAT · £96,714 inc. VAT
34512800 Tanker ships63726600 Ship-operating services71354500 Marine survey services71631420 Maritime safety inspection services79212300 Statutory audit services90714400 Activity specific environmental auditing services

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

What it takes to win

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add more
How bids are scored
  • Qualification Envelope — Qualification Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Pass/Fail)
  • Technical Envelope — Technical Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Pass/Fail)
  • Commercial Envelope (Stage 1) — Commercial Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Pass/Fail)
  • Commercial Envelope (Stage 2) — Commercial Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Weighted)
  • Qualification Envelope — Qualification Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Pass/Fail)
  • Technical Envelope — Technical Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Pass/Fail)
  • Commercial Envelope (Stage 1) — Commercial Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Pass/Fail)
  • Commercial Envelope (Stage 2) — Commercial Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Weighted)
  • Qualification Envelope — Qualification Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Pass/Fail)
  • Technical Envelope — Technical Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Pass/Fail)
  • Commercial Envelope (Stage 1) — Commercial Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Pass/Fail)
  • Commercial Envelope (Stage 2) — Commercial Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Weighted)

No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.

Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid

How Ministry of Defence buys Technical inspection and testing services (CPV 7163) — and who usually turns up

Ministry of Defence’s own published record, next to the South West England market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: sector page →

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How the contest usually goes

Left: this authority. Right: the market where the work is delivered. Bids and award-vs-estimate pairs are per lot, from contested contracts only — direct awards report one bid by definition and are left out. Empty means nothing was published, not filled in from elsewhere.

This authority

Ministry of Defence

contract notices in 36 months: 6 in CPV 7163 (1 direct) · 64 in division 71 (22 direct) · 1,228 in all categories (484 direct)

Bids per lot1.5division 71 · 36m · n=14 lots
Single-bid lots50%division 71 · 36m · n=14 lots
Award vs estimate8% belowdivision 71 · 36m · n=4 pairs
Deadline → award121ddivision 71 · 36m · n=3 notices
Notice updates0all categories · 24m · n=1,169 notices
Awarded without competition17%CPV 7163 · 36m · n=6 notices
Bids per lot robust · n=14
  • 1 bid 50%
  • 2–3 21%
  • 4–6 29%
  • 7+ 0%

Median 1.5 · 14 lots on 14 contested notices · division 71.

Winning award vs estimate moderate · n=4
  • Below estimate 50%
  • Within ±2% 50%
  • Above estimate 0%

4 lot pairs · division 71.

The market · authority’s region

South West England · Technical inspection and testing services (CPV 7163)

contract notices delivered in South West England in 36 months: 27 in CPV 7163 (27 contested) · 459 in division 71 (381 contested) · the notice publishes no delivery location, so the authority’s registered region is used

Bids per lot4CPV 7163 · 36m · n=12 lots
Single-bid lots0%CPV 7163 · 36m · n=12 lots
Award vs estimate27% belowCPV 7163 · 36m · n=7 pairs
Deadline → award65dCPV 7163 · 36m · n=7 notices
SME bidders75%CPV 7163 · 36m · n=4 lots
Winners based in the region77%CPV 7163 · 36m · n=13 awards
Bids per lot robust · n=12
  • 1 bid 0%
  • 2–3 42%
  • 4–6 42%
  • 7+ 17%

Median 4 · 12 lots on 11 contested notices · CPV 7163.

Winning award vs estimate robust · n=7
  • Below estimate 57%
  • Within ±2% 0%
  • Above estimate 43%

7 lot pairs · CPV 7163.

moderate · n=4 Awards in Ministry of Defence (division 71, n=4 pairs) land a median 8% below. Too few pairs to turn into a pound figure with any confidence — read the percentage as a rough direction, not this notice’s estimate converted.

Method and what to read with care
  • Two columns, no blending. The authority column walks its own record only: notices in the 4-digit class, then the 2-digit division, then all categories (36 months, per lot, contested only), and as a last resort its 24-month row across all categories (per notice, every route). The market column is the notice’s primary delivery ITL1 × the same class, then division (36 months). Nothing is filled from the UK-wide class; an empty tile means the source published nothing usable.
  • Per lot, contested only. Find a Tender publishes bid counts per lot; a seven-lot tender is seven contests. Procedures awarded without competition (limited / direct) are excluded from bids, price pairs and decision days — they report one bid by definition. Frameworks and DPS are a separate population from contracts (6–7 bids per lot against 2–4) and only the notice’s own kind is shown.
  • Coverage. Roughly 40 % of notices publish a bid count; about half publish an ITL1 delivery location, so the market column reads the authority’s registered region when the notice has none (labelled). Award-vs-estimate pairs need a lot estimate, one active award on the lot, one canonical supplier and a gap under 60 %; about 30 % of pairs are exact matches (the buyer published the award at the estimate). n is on every figure; below 3 the tile is muted, never hidden.
  • Pounds. The expected award applies the authority’s median movement (or the region’s, when the authority has fewer than 3 pairs) to this notice’s estimate; the middle half uses the region’s quartiles. A multi-lot notice publishes an envelope, so the movement is applied per lot, never to the total. A benchmark, not a recommended price.
  • “Match” and “relevance” are model scores from the nightly matcher, not published facts. Find a Tender does not publish who is bidding. Never shown: contact details, payment behaviour, or a recommended price.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Open for tender
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
18 Sept 2026, 17:25 BST
Last source update
18 Sept 2026, 17:25 BST
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Activity specific environmental auditing servicesMarine survey servicesMaritime safety inspection servicesShip-operating servicesStatutory audit servicesTanker ships
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775ea Find a Tender

How to participate & submission route

Official notice Submit via Defence Sourcing Portal
Authorised e-sourcing portalDefence Sourcing Portal ↗Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Open official portal workspace ↗
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
Expression of interest (EOI)
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Tender submission deadline
12 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
4 Nov 2026, 11:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
contracts.mod.uk/go/2669811501A0B52130A3 ↗
Published estimate £80,595 excludes VAT (£96,714 including VAT).

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Tender notice publishedearlier today
    18 Sept 2026, 17:17 BST
  2. Clarification questions byin 47 days
    4 Nov 2026, 11:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadlinein 55 days
    12 Nov 2026, 17:00 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 153 days
    19 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Nothing awarded yet
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Sept 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 17:25 BSTUK4
  2. Tender notice published
    18 Sept 2026, 17:17 BSTUK4
Published amendments (1)

Amendment made to Procurement Title

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ MOD Abbeywood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JH [email protected]
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Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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