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
- Expired contractPublished 17 March 2017
UKSBS PR16282- Charter of Research Vessel for Whale Research off South Georgia Lot 1 and Lot 2
£71,500
- Closed tenderPublished 16 March 2017
Generating sets
Value not stated
- Closed tenderPublished 10 March 2017
Supply of Two Workboats at the Port of Ramsgate
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 9 March 2017
UK SBS PS150193 Actuarial Review - British Shipbuilders
£100,000
- Closed tenderPublished 8 March 2017
Proviision of 10 metre RHIB to Police code B Standard
£130,000
- Closed tenderPublished 8 March 2017
Dry-docking services
€350,000
- Expired contractPublished 8 March 2017
Marine patrol vessels
£135,838
- Expired contractPublished 7 March 2017
Ships and boats
£6,668,935
- Expired contractPublished 5 March 2017
T0345 - S2 - THV Galatea (2017)
£302,846
- Awarded contractPublished 3 March 2017
Boats
£51,170,000
- Expired contractPublished 2 March 2017
Dry-docking services
£302,846
- Closed tenderPublished 1 March 2017
Specification & Installation of air handling system on HMS M.33, historic ship in dry dock
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 28 February 2017
Provision of Underwater Cameras
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 28 February 2017
Provision of Gyroscopically Stabilised Binoculars
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 22 February 2017
Repair and maintenance services of ships
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 22 February 2017
UK SBS PR16097 RRS Ernest Shackleton & RRS James Clark Ross Provision of Ship Repair & Maintenance Services 2017-2021
£11,750,000
- Closed tenderPublished 21 February 2017
GB-Lowestoft: CEFAS Request for Quotation for Commercial scallop fishing vessel hire to assist with Cefas' research surveys to determine the status of scallop stock
£75,000
- Expired contractPublished 16 February 2017
GB-Edinburgh: Electrical Scope of Works - Pharos Dry Dock
£31,854
- Awarded contractPublished 8 February 2017
Marine patrol vessels
Value not stated
- Expired contractPublished 7 February 2017
UK SBS PR16231 RRS Discovery Alongside Repairs
£113,000
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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