HMNBP Skills & Innovation Hub Pre-Market Engagement
Details
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence
- Topic
- Research consultancy services
- Published
- 26 February 2025
- Submission
- 11 March 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
This is a notice only. The Royal Navy is hosting a launch event for the Skills & Innovation Hub that will be held as part of the Maritime Power demonstrations on the 19th of March 2025 at HM Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNBP) to which selected organisations across the areas of Funding, SMEs, Industry and Academia will be invited. This is the first in a series of engagements, and there will be no prejudice against those who do not attend this launch event in terms of participation or attending other events. Overview – The Challenge There is currently a need to increase provision and investment in developing the skills and innovation required to meet the challenges and opportunities of delivering the leading-edge Royal Navy the UK requires for safety and prosperity. The participation of Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Academia, and Industry alongside alternative funding sources are needed in order to rapidly scale regional skills provision and innovation for the benefit of Maritime Defence. To secure an invitation to the launch event for the Skills & Innovation Hub on the 19th of March 2025 at HM Naval Base Portsmouth, please complete this form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7WB3vlNZS0iuldChbfoJ5ZGox2ZLBlRMk0Rp2Y5UGKNUOFkwOFNSVEtXTzZKR1FJS0tJTzJBQ1NFUS4u
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published26 February 2025Current notice
About the buyer
The Ministry of Defence is a ministerial department that runs its acquisition and procurement activity through a dedicated commercial function, led by the Director Commercial. Defence Equipment & Support buys, supports and supplies equipment such as jets, warships and armoured vehicles for the armed forces. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation plans, builds and maintains the defence estate separately from equipment procurement. Suppliers can register on the Defence Sourcing Portal, the department's end-to-end eProcurement system for contract opportunities. Many purchasing agreements sit on the MOD Framework Library, its central list of framework routes to market.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Defence's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.
Relevant CPV codes
- 73210000 · Research consultancy services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov |
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