Awarded contract

708422450 - Provision of Underwater Engineering Services Lot 2 CF CN

Details

Supplier(s)
SeaTec UK Limited
Value
£65,000,000
Duration
5 years
Topic
Vessel repair services
Published
17 September 2026

Tender description

The Underwater Engineering (UWE) capability is the provision of inspections, repairs, husbandry, and maintenance at or below the waterline, ensuring the compliant, efficient, and safe operation of RN and RFA vessels, while avoiding expensive and disruptive dry dockings, which as a result supports the strategic intent to maximise availability of RN vessels.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date6 August 2026
  2. Completed: Award published17 September 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date6 August 2031in 5 years

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

  • 50241100 · Vessel repair services
  • 71336000 · Engineering support services
  • 71631400 · Technical inspection services of engineering structures
  • 71631420 · Maritime safety inspection services
  • 98363000 · Diving services

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