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27 June 2026

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United Kingdom

Category Services

Type Tender

No. of Lots 1

Status Active

Published 29th May 2026

Tender Details
Referenceocds-h6vhtk-05e060
Common Procurement VocabularyCooling-water pumps
Procurement MethodCompetitive flexible procedure
Value£21,000,000
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United Kingdom

Category Services

Type Tender

No. of Lots 1

Status Active

Published 29th May 2026

Tender Details
Referenceocds-h6vhtk-05e060
Common Procurement VocabularyCooling-water pumps
Procurement MethodCompetitive flexible procedure
Value£21,000,000

Scope

Reference

715600471

Description

The planned procurement shall provide in-service support for Main Circulating Water Pumps (MCWPs) on board naval submarines. The primary body of work required will be the repair and refurbishment of existing pumps, for which it is essential that bidders either own or have unlimited access to a pump testing facility.

Additionally, suppliers must have the storage capabilities to potentially accommodate several MCWPs at one time, as well as the supply-chain network to source its own parts and materials. This procurement is not anticipated to include within its scope the manufacture and purchase of new pumps.

Potential suppliers must have the suitably qualified and experienced personnel to produce technical reports associated with health checks and strip and surveys, and the surveying capabilities to accurately estimate the cost and lead time of repairing pumps to an A1 standard.

This procurement will be for a minimum 5-year contract term. The contract shall be competed under Procurement Act 2023 regulations and will be subject to the competitive flexible procedure.

Total value (estimated)

  • £21,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £25,200,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 March 2027 to 29 February 2032
  • Possible extension to 28 February 2034
  • 7 years

Description of possible extension:

There will be a total of 2 extension years (1 + 1) available as options for the Authority to undertake at it's discretion.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50240000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment
  • 42122130 - Water pumps
  • 42122161 - Cooling-water pumps

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Participation

Legal and financial capacity conditions of participation

Full details are included in the Conditions of Participation Guide, which will be released as part of this Tender Notice.

Technical ability conditions of participation

Full details are included in the Conditions of Participation Guide, which will be released as part of this Tender Notice.

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Enquiry deadline

26 June 2026, 5:00pm

Submission type

Requests to participate

Deadline for requests to participate

10 July 2026, 5:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders will be submitted electronically and can be found within Find a Tender link as follows: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search.

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

1 March 2027


Award criteria

Name Description Type
Conditions of Participation - Pass/Fail

Conditions of Participation Award Criteria will be Pass/ Fail and this will be detailed with the Conditions of Participation Guidance and Instructions.

Quality
Tender Award Criteria - Scored Questions

Tender Award Criteria will be scored and weighted and this will be detailed within the Tender documentation and instructions available to suppliers when passed the Conditions of Participation stage.

Quality

Weighting description

The Conditions of Participation Award Criteria will be be comprised of Pass/ Fail questions and these will be detailed with the Conditions of Participation Guidance and Instructions.

The Invitation to Tender Award Criteria will use the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) model and this will be detailed within the Invitation to Tender Guidance and Instructions.


Other information

Description of risks to contract performance

- The winning tenderer must either hold or be able to obtain Facility Security Clearance (FCS) for the contract to be performed, due to some of the information involved in the performance of the contract being classified at SECRET level.

- The winning tenderer must own or have access to a pump testing facility capable of testing pumps of the specifications provided in the contract technical data pack. A test facility that is not compatible or incapable of testing pumps to the required standard would not be suitable.

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Special regime

Defence and security

Competitive flexible procedure description

This Tender will have a Conditions of Participation (COP) Stage and Invitation to Tender (ITT) Stage, for the prospective Tenderers. For the COP, all Tenderers who wish to participate in this Tender are to follow the following link https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search to obtain access to the COP questions and COP Guidance and Instructions document. Following the COP Evaluation, detailed within the Award Criteria section of this notice, all successful prospective Tenderers will be invited to ITT, and Contractual Documentation, ITT Guidance and Instructions and Award Criteria will be shared with the successful prospective Tenderers at this stage. Any updates to the documentation will be shared will all prospective Tenderers at that stage, via DSP.


Documents

Documents to be provided after the tender notice

All contract-specific documentation will be released via DSP as part of the Invitation to Tender, for those Tenderers who satisfy the criteria outlined in the Conditions of Participation stage and are invited to tender.


Contracting authority

Submarine Delivery Agency

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBHX-4625-LVPD

Ash 1c, #3114, MOD Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

United Kingdom

Contact name: Harrison Judd

Telephone: +44 303 372 9083

Email: example.example [at] mod.gov.uk

Website:

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government