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Boats In-Service Support 26 – Lot 9 - Support and Training Boats

Boats Team, Ministry of Defence

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Bristol
Delivery: United Kingdom
Contract value
£26,750,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
11 November 2024
Published
7 October 2024

Procurement

Contract period
1 April 2026 - 31 March 2033
7 years
Submission method
Written
Procedure type
Negotiated
CPV classifications
  • 50244000 Reconditioning services of ships or boats

What happened

Boats Team, Ministry of Defence awarded this contract to Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd on 5 Mar 2026. The contract runs until 31 Mar 2033.

Description

To deliver platform support to maintain the capability of MOD Boats that provide second line training, including initial training for ratings and officers and fourth line training, including adventurous training and the cadets.

Further details on all of the BISS 26 requirements can be found at Section VI.3) Additional Information to this Contract Notice. Quantity or scope: To deliver in-service support to all MOD Boats which are used to deliver support and training, including Static Training Vessels, operational training, adventurous training, cadets and daily waterfront support at Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth. This requirement is anticipated to consist of boats of the following classes:

4m Dell Quay (Dory) *66

8m Motor Whaler *12

Avon Searider 4.7m *9

Avon Searider 5.4m *16

Cheverton Champ 5.5m *114

Combat Support Boat *1

Delta RIB 6.5m *4

Dinghy *446

FML Mk. 10 *2

Gemini 650 *6

Halmatic 19 *7

Histar Target *2

Lochin 33 *1

Pacific 24 Mk 3 *17

Pacific 24 Mk 4 *2

Rigid Raider Craft Mk III *2

Rigiflex 360 *35

Talisman 49 *2

STV Brecon *1

STV Hindustan *1

Viking SMB *75

Yachts - Challenger 72 *2

Yachts - Comfortina 42 *2

Yachts - Contessa 38 *7

Yachts - Halberg Rassy 342 *10

Yachts - Halberg Rassy 39 *1

Yachts - Halberg Rassy 49 *1

Yachts - Nicholson 55 *1

Yachts - Nordic Folkboat 1 *2

Yachts - Rustler 36 *1

Yachts - Sigma 38 Yacht *1

Yachts - Victoria 34 *11

Yachts - Westerly Typhoon *1

Total 861

This list is not exhaustive and subject to change as boats go in and out of service.

The scope can broadly be expected to include:

  • Scheduled preventative maintenance,
  • Reactive maintenance, defect rectification, and repair,
  • Mid Life Upgrades,
  • Replacement and/or replenishment of existing boat classes with boats of the same class, or a suitable second-hand alternative,
  • On-site support,
  • Supply of spares,
  • Post Design Services (PDS),
  • Testing and trials,
  • Configuration, obsolescence, and documentation management,
  • Chartering
  • Support to Safety and Environmental Cases
  • Storage and Transportation

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd
Award date
5 March 2026

Contact

Address
Abbey Wood (South), Ash 2a, Bristol, BS34 8JH
Contact name
Attn: Simon Randy

Identifiers

Buyer reference
712798451
Notice ID
032129-2024
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a686

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