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
- Closed tenderPublished 24 March 2022
HMC Valiant - Ships Life Extension Programme
£2,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 16 March 2022
DAERA - AFBI - Appointment of a Shipyard for the Construction of a Research Vessel
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 16 March 2022
Torpoint Ferry Refits 2023-2025
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 16 March 2022
Small Multipurpose Work Boats
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 16 March 2022
Torpoint Ferry Refits 2023-2025
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 16 March 2022
DAERA - AFBI - Appointment of a Shipyard for the Construction of a Research Vessel
£22,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 16 March 2022
Small Multipurpose Work Boats
€170,000
- Expired contractPublished 8 March 2022
Fisheries Patrol Vessel Refit 2022
£88,502
- Closed tenderPublished 28 February 2022
[WITHDRAWN] Border Force CPV Active - MSER
£138,760
- Expired contractPublished 22 February 2022
IHS SeaWeb Online + Casualty Module
£25,006
- Expired contractPublished 21 February 2022
CEFAS21-70 RFQ for vessel services to support a sampling study in Orkney
7,477
- Awarded contractPublished 18 February 2022
Dry Dock Services 2022 - NLV Pharos
£456,018
- Closed tenderPublished 18 February 2022
Consultancy Services for the Design & Delivery of 2no. Storage Buildings at Killybegs FHC, Co. Donegal
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 18 February 2022
Thrusters Overhaul - NLV Pharos
£314,000
- Expired contractPublished 16 February 2022
Award of Trawl doors for MRV Scotia - MS-P-0091
£30,000
- Closed tenderPublished 15 February 2022
MEIP analysis of Home Shipbuilding Credit Guarantee Scheme
£80,000
- Closed tenderPublished 14 February 2022
Belnahua 2022 Dry Docking Services
£56,013
- Awarded contractPublished 11 February 2022
Temporary crew cover for Welsh Fisheries Patrol Vessels
£100,000
- Awarded contractPublished 10 February 2022
Framework agreement of Marine operation services in Portaferry
100,000
- Awarded contractPublished 9 February 2022
Design and Construction of two Rigid Inflatable Boats
£256,360
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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