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 23 March 2021

    Cardiff University Supply and Delivery of a complete Integrated Seabed Mapping System.

    Cardiff UniversitySupplier(s) Kilmore Marine Ltd.Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Awarded 23 March 2021

    Value not stated

  • Awarded contractPublished 15 March 2021

    Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

    Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsSupport services for land, water and air transport

    Value not stated

  • Awarded contractPublished 15 March 2021

    ID 3357796 DAERA Marine and Fisheries Division – Arrangement, Build and Delivery of a Catamaran Survey Vessel - using the provision of Regulation 32(2)(a).

    Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsSupplier(s) Blyth Catamarans LtdResearch vessel servicesAwarded 11 March 2021

    £1,013,478

  • Awarded contractPublished 9 March 2021

    Strangford Ferry Service - MV Portaferry II Hull Strengthening Project

    Department for InfrastructureSupplier(s) Harland & Wolff (Belfast) LimitedFerry repair servicesAwarded 8 March 2021

    £115,000

  • Expired contractPublished 8 March 2021

    Supply and Installation of Satellite Telephone Systems

    Home OfficeSupplier(s) Ambex Ltd - Marine Navigation DivisionShips and boatsAwarded 10 March 2021

    £10,259.34

  • Expired contractPublished 8 March 2021

    Wheelhouse Video Data Recorder

    Home OfficeSupplier(s) Ambex Ltd - Marine Navigation DivisionShips and boatsAwarded 8 March 2021

    Value not stated

  • Expired contractPublished 8 March 2021

    Wheelhouse Video Data Recorder

    Home OfficeSupplier(s) Ambex Ltd - Marine Navigation DivisionShips and boatsAwarded 10 March 2021

    Value not stated

  • Expired contractPublished 8 March 2021

    Supply and Installation of Satellite Telephone Systems

    Home OfficeSupplier(s) Ambex Ltd - Marine Navigation DivisionShips and boatsAwarded 8 March 2021

    Value not stated

  • Expired contractPublished 8 March 2021

    Repairs to Bay Patrol Vessel Brixham

    Torbay CouncilSupplier(s) A K Marine Services LtdAwarded 8 March 2021

    £13,977

  • Closed tenderPublished 4 March 2021

    EPA for the L2 Port Operative and L3 Workboat Crewmember for the RLC

    Ministry of DefenceEducation and training services

    £321,600

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  • Closed tenderPublished 1 March 2021

    Supply and Installation of Satellite Telephone Systems

    Home OfficeShips and boats

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 1 March 2021

    Wheelhouse Video Data Recorder

    Home OfficeShips and boats

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 27 February 2021

    The Dismantling, Conservation, Restoration and Re-Construction of the North End Shipyard (NESY) Scotch Derrick Crane, Hull

    £225,000

  • Closed tenderPublished 26 February 2021

    Design, Build and Supply Harbour Patrol Vessel (RhIB)

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 26 February 2021

    Design, Build and Supply Harbour Patrol Vessel (RhIB)

    Cardiff City CouncilSpecialised boats

    Value not stated

  • Closed tenderPublished 26 February 2021

    The Dismantling, Conservation, Restoration and Re-Construction of the North End Shipyard Scotch Derrick Crane, Hull

    Kingston upon Hull City CouncilRepair and maintenance services of cranes

    Value not stated

  • Expired contractPublished 25 February 2021

    Legal Support

    Northern Lighthouse BoardSupplier(s) CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP (CMNO)Legal servicesAwarded 22 December 2020

    £90,000

  • Awarded contractPublished 24 February 2021

    Strangford Ferry Service - MV Portaferry II Hull Strengthening Project

    Department for InfrastructureSupplier(s) Harland & Wolff (Belfast) LimitedRepair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipmentAwarded 24 February 2021

    £115,000

  • Awarded contractPublished 24 February 2021

    Museum services

    Kingston upon Hull City CouncilSupplier(s) Constantine LtdMuseum servicesAwarded 24 February 2021

    £735,826

  • Awarded contractPublished 24 February 2021

    Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment

    Department for InfrastructureSupplier(s) Harland & Wolff (Belfast) LimitedRepair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipmentAwarded 24 February 2021

    £115,000

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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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