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Boats In-Service Support 26 – Lot 7 - Army Boats

Boats Team, Ministry of Defence

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Key details

Contracting authority
Region
Bristol
Delivery: United Kingdom
Contract value
£25,000,000ex VAT
Submissions closed
11 November 2024
Published
7 October 2024

Procurement

Contract period
1 April 2025 - 31 March 2032
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 Serco Ltd on 4 Mar 2026. The contract runs until 31 Mar 2032.

Description

To deliver platform support to maintain the capability of MOD Boats operated by Army units.

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 operated by Army units based in the UK. This requirement is anticipated to consist of boats of the following classes:

Army Assault Boat MK6 195

Army Workboat 3

Combat Support Boat 18

Gemini 650 8

Hard Hull Riverine Craft (HHRC) 2

Inflatables - Avon Redcrest M9 139

Mexeflote 147

Rigid Raider Craft Mk III 0

Total 512

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
Serco Ltd
Award date
4 March 2026

Contact

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

Identifiers

Buyer reference
712797450
Notice ID
032125-2024
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a683

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