Ships Tenders and Contracts
See open ships tenders and awarded contracts for the UK public sector.
Ship procurement covers vessel hire and chartering, ship repair and dry-docking, new ferry and research vessel design and build, and ship operating and maintenance support, including planned maintenance on patrol vessels. Much of the Royal Navy work is spares and technical services for warships. Dry-docking and repair of ferries by port and shipyard operators also come up.
Naval buying runs through multi-supplier frameworks, with each order placed as a call-off. Demand comes from central government defence and maritime safety bodies, councils running ferry services, research agencies, port operators and shipyards.
1,327 results
- Expired contractPublished 17 May 2022
Award of Trawl doors for MRV Scotia
£19,935
- Closed tenderPublished 16 May 2022
Research Vessel charter to Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway
€400,000
- Awarded contractPublished 16 May 2022
Research Vessel charter to Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 16 May 2022
Supply of two Workboats at the Port of Ramsgate
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 10 May 2022
T882 Fisheries Protection Service
£41,000,000
- Expired contractPublished 9 May 2022
T566 Fisheries Patrol Vessel
£4,312,110
- Closed tenderPublished 3 May 2022
Consultancy Services for the Concept Design of a Ro-Pax Vessel
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 3 May 2022
Consultancy Services for the Concept Design of a Ro-Pax Vessel
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 19 April 2022
Provision of Evaluation Consultancy and Toolkit, and Legacy Report relating to the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City (HYMC) NLHF project
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 11 April 2022
Pilot Boat Procurement
1,200,000
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 11 April 2022
PIN/RFI for the supply of a Revenue Customs Cutter (patrol vessel)
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 7 April 2022
PIN/RFI for the supply of a Revenue Customs Cutter (patrol vessel)
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 6 April 2022
Revised C23012 - CPV Active - MSER
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 5 April 2022
C23012 - CPV Active - MSER
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 3 April 2022
The charter of a research vessel
£232,763.86
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 1 April 2022
Border Force patrol vessel maintenance
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 1 April 2022
Belnahua 2022 Dry Docking Services
£56,013
- Awarded contractPublished 30 March 2022
The charter of a research vessel
£379,167
- Expired contractPublished 30 March 2022
Legal Services for Shipbuilding Scheme
£39,100
- Awarded contractPublished 25 March 2022
Vessel Chartering Tender
Value not stated
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about vessel hire, vessel charter, shipbuilding, shipyard, dry dock, research vessel, patrol vessel, workboat, vessel maintenance in the UK public sector.
How do I find ship contracts before they are formally tendered?
Read fleet replacement and refit programmes, ferry service strategies, dry-docking schedules and prior information notices for vessel replacement, which show work coming due ahead of a notice. On Stotles you can track those signals and the buyers behind them, then follow a notice from pre-tender through to award.
What kinds of ship contracts appear?
Ship notices include chartering a vessel with crew for a specific operation, dry-docking and repair work at a shipyard, design and build of ferries and research vessels, and ongoing operating and maintenance support for a naval fleet. Much of the operating and support work runs through a framework rather than a single open tender.
Who buys vessel hire, ship repair and ship operating services?
Central government defence and maritime safety bodies are frequent buyers, alongside state-backed shipyards and ferry operators. Some contracts respond to a specific incident, such as a vessel needed at short notice for pollution response.
Are ship repair and ship operating contracts open competitions?
Some ship repair and operating contracts are open competitions, but a lot of this work moves through long-running frameworks and call-off orders rather than a single advertised competition.
What CPV codes cover ship tenders?
Ship notices carry 34510000 (Ships), 34512100 (Ferry boats), 34511100 (Marine patrol vessels) and 50241000 (Repair and maintenance services of ships).
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