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 5 May 2021
EPA for the L2 Port Operative and L3 Workboat Crewmember for the RLC
321,600
- Closed tenderPublished 4 May 2021
CPV Active - Maintenance and Safety Equipment Recertification
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 30 April 2021
Construction of the North End Shipyard, Hull, 'Passivhaus' Visitor Building and site landscaping
£3,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 30 April 2021
Vessel charter for drop-down video survey, Outer Hebrides
£15,091
- Closed tenderPublished 28 April 2021
Boats/0007 Maritime Overseer Support (MOS) For Boats and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA)
£4,000,000
- Awarded contractPublished 27 April 2021
Diving Services
€3,500,000
- Closed tenderPublished 27 April 2021
Construction of the North End Shipyard, Hull, ‘Passivhaus’ Visitor Building and site landscaping
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 23 April 2021
Diving Services
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 22 April 2021
Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (SADCP)
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 20 April 2021
National Museums Liverpool Quayside Improvement Works
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 19 April 2021
T865 Fisheries Research Vessel
£1,512,000
- Awarded contractPublished 16 April 2021
Scientific Fisheries Echo Sounder System
Value not stated
- Awarded contractPublished 16 April 2021
Small Vessel Services to Mace Head, Co. Galway
Value not stated
- Stale Pre-tenderPublished 15 April 2021
S&MOCB/3397 Chartering and Sale & Purchase Shipbroking Services
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 9 April 2021
Vessel Chartering
£788,500
- Expired contractPublished 9 April 2021
Vessel Chartering
£788,500
- Closed tenderPublished 1 April 2021
MEECE Vessel Charter & Support
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 31 March 2021
Supply & Installation of Dry Dock Staircase
£54,360
- Awarded contractPublished 29 March 2021
THV ALERT Dry Dock and Repair 2021
£247,902
- Closed tenderPublished 25 March 2021
Pilot Boat Procurement
£1,200,000
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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