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).

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 tender, closed 20 May 2019Published 15 April 2019
Repair and maintenance services of ships
CalMac Ferries LtdDry-docking services
£8,000,000
Closed tender, closed 3 May 2019Published 3 April 2019
Ship chartering services
Scottish GovernmentShip chartering services
£200,000
Expired contract, expired 31 March 2019Published 3 April 2019
Provision of 1 x Rigid Inflatable Boat for IoS IFCA
Council of the Isles of ScillySupplier(s) Ribcraft LtdSpecialised boatsAwarded 19 October 2018
£95,000
Closed tender, closed 15 April 2019Published 29 March 2019
GB-Lowestoft: Cefas RFQ for the provision to supply vessel charter services in the Severn Estuary
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceFishing vessels
£17,500
Closed tender, closed 5 April 2019Published 22 March 2019
Seafish: Request for quotation for a commercial scallop fishing vessel hire to assist with scientific research surveys to determine the status of scallop stocks in the English Channel, North Sea and Celtic Sea
SeafishHire of sea-going vessels with crew
£110,000
Awarded contractPublished 19 March 2019
Marine patrol vessels
Scottish Government - Marine Scotland, Scottish GovernmentSupplier(s) Dales Marine ServicesMarine patrol vesselsAwarded 21 February 2019
£303,673
Closed tender, closed 12 April 2019Published 16 March 2019
Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Research Vessel (RV) Management Services for Cefas
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)Research vessel services
Value not stated
Closed tender, closed 12 April 2019Published 13 March 2019
Research vessel services
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA)Research vessel services
£60,000,000
Closed tender, closed 15 March 2019Published 7 March 2019
SMC Workboat Crane
KEYNVOR MORLIFT LIMITEDLifting and handling equipment
£195,000
Closed tender, closed 8 March 2019Published 22 February 2019
GB-Bridgewater: For aerial data collection using Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) at Hinkley Point and Combwich
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceRemote-control equipment
£17,500
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Closed tender, closed 29 March 2019Published 20 February 2019
Ships and boats
Sedgemoor District Council and Homes in SedgemoorBoats
£600,000
Expired contract, expired 22 March 2019Published 19 February 2019
Planned Maintenance and Annual Recertification of UKBF Coastal Patrol Vessels Hunter and Speedwell
Home OfficeSupplier(s) Southampton Marine Services Ltd, UK DOCKS MARINE SERVICES TEESSIDE LIMITEDShips and boatsAwarded 7 February 2019
Value not stated
Awarded contractPublished 15 February 2019
Vessel Design Services
Marine InstituteSupplier(s) Skipsteknisk ASMarine survey services
Value not stated
Expired contract, expired 25 April 2022Published 15 February 2019
Research vessel services
Marine InstituteSupplier(s) Skipsteknisk ASProject management consultancy servicesAwarded 11 January 2019
€2,200,000
Closed tender, closed 21 March 2019Published 9 February 2019
Marine Fleet - Command & Control / Fast Patrol / Intervention RHIB's
Metropolitan Police ServiceCustoms patrol boats
£7,600,000
Closed tender, closed 22 February 2019Published 8 February 2019
Made of Iron Project Management
Wirral Metropolitan Borough CouncilCultural event organisation services
£6,000
Expired contract, expired 3 August 2019Published 7 February 2019
Cefas ITT for the Supply of Vessel Refurbishment Services
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceSupplier(s) Berthon Boat Company LtdVessel repair servicesAwarded 1 February 2019
£178,000
Closed tender, closed 21 March 2019Published 7 February 2019
Police patrol boats
Metropolitan Police ServiceCustoms patrol boats
£7,600,000
Awarded contractPublished 6 February 2019
Recruitment services
Scottish GovernmentSupplier(s) Genesis Personnel Ltd, Clyde Marine Recruitment, Seamariner LtdRecruitment servicesAwarded 1 November 2018
£3,600,000
Closed tender, closed 8 February 2019Published 4 February 2019
Wave-Tricity Ltd Naval architect and offshore design support contract
WAVE-TRICITY LTDMiscellaneous engineering services
£20,000

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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Repair and maintenance services of ships

Ship chartering services

Provision of 1 x Rigid Inflatable Boat for IoS IFCA

GB-Lowestoft: Cefas RFQ for the provision to supply vessel charter services in the Severn Estuary

Seafish: Request for quotation for a commercial scallop fishing vessel hire to assist with scientific research surveys to determine the status of scallop stocks in the English Channel, North Sea and Celtic Sea

Marine patrol vessels

Invitation to Tender for the Provision of Research Vessel (RV) Management Services for Cefas

Research vessel services

SMC Workboat Crane

GB-Bridgewater: For aerial data collection using Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) at Hinkley Point and Combwich

Ships and boats

Planned Maintenance and Annual Recertification of UKBF Coastal Patrol Vessels Hunter and Speedwell

Vessel Design Services

Research vessel services

Marine Fleet - Command & Control / Fast Patrol / Intervention RHIB's

Made of Iron Project Management

Cefas ITT for the Supply of Vessel Refurbishment Services

Police patrol boats

Recruitment services

Wave-Tricity Ltd Naval architect and offshore design support contract

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