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
- Awarded contractPublished 14 October 2021
Batch 1 Offshore Patrol Vessels - Future Support
£68,740,000
- Expired contractPublished 12 October 2021
Crew Transfer Vessel Charter Extension
£250,000
- Closed tenderPublished 11 October 2021
Dry Dock Services 2022 - NLV Pharos
£414,000
- Closed tenderPublished 11 October 2021
Dry Dock Services 2022 - NLV Pharos
£414,000
- Awarded contractPublished 6 October 2021
Vessel charter for drop-down video survey, Outer Hebrides
£15,091
- Awarded contractPublished 6 October 2021
Vessel charter for drop-down video survey, Inner Sound of Skye
£11,000
- Closed tenderPublished 24 September 2021
CPV ALERT - MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT RECERTIFICATION
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 23 September 2021
Establishment of a panel for the supply of commercial fishing vessel charter to support BIM Fisheries Conservation projects on mitigation of seabed impacts and carbon emissions
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 14 September 2021
Thrusters Overhaul – NLV Pharos
£310,000
- Closed tenderPublished 14 September 2021
Thrusters Overhaul - NLV Pharos
£310,000
- Expired contractPublished 13 September 2021
FB6 Dry Dock 2022 – technical works
£99,604
- Closed tenderPublished 10 September 2021
Dock Civils Works and The Installation of both Temporary and Permanent new Dock Gates, North End Shipyard, river Hull, Kingston Upon Hull
£750,000
- Closed tenderPublished 10 September 2021
Provision of Consultancy Services for the Provision of One New Tug for Orkney Harbour Authority
£40,000
- Closed tenderPublished 7 September 2021
Dock Civils Works and Installation of both Temporary and Permanent new Dock Gates, North End Shipyard, river Hull, Kingston Upon Hull
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 24 August 2021
Renovation and Refurbishment of the Dock Office Chambers and the Grade II* Hull Maritime Museum
£7,843,604
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 23 August 2021
C21580 The Supply of a Charter Crew Transfer Vessel
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 20 August 2021
Tender for the supply of a purpose built Commercial Work Boat Training Vessel (Fast Work Boat)
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 19 August 2021
Dynamic Purchasing System for Employability and Skills - Fifth Contract Notice of Contracts Awarded
£3,000,000
- Closed tenderPublished 9 August 2021
UK shipyard participation in the Fleet Solid Support Procurement Kick-Off Event
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 30 July 2021
Establishment of a panel for the supply of commercial fishing vessel charter to support BIM Fisheries Conservation projects on reducing unwanted catches
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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