Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 27 May 2025, 14:59 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Design and Build Bow Door Lifting Replacement for Landing Craft Tank- LCT 7074

Official notice

Authority: Royal Navy Museums (Central government)·On behalf of: Portsmouth City Council

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdReserved for SMEs and VCSEsReserved: K02000001
Published estimate£30,000£36,000 inc. VAT16.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2025awarded 24 Oct 2025
Awarded to MTECH SOUTHERN SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Contract term 7 moends 13 Feb 2026 · starts 14 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The National Museum of the Royal Navy (NMRN) are seeking to appoint a contractor to design, build and install replacement bow door lifting arrangements onto Landing Craft Tank- LCT 7074 situated at the D-Day Story, Southsea, UK.

LCT 7074 is owned as part of the NMRN Historic Ships fleet, it is operated by the D-Day Story (Portsmouth City Council) as a visitor attraction

CPV: Engineering works and construction works

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 7 moPublished value£30,000
Contract period: 14 Jul 2025 – 13 Feb 2026 (7 mo)Value: £30,000 exc. VAT · £36,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: The evaluation criteria is set out within the ITT, focusing on the key areas; 1. Relevant Skills and Experience 2. Quality of the Method Statement and approach to Health and Safety 3. Understanding of the Brief and Outline Proposal 4. Price Proposal

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
27 May 2025, 14:59 BST
Last source update
23 Feb 2026, 12:02 GMT
Authority reference
NMRNO.2025.006
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-027794
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Engineering works and construction works
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05272a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Reserved participation area
K02000001

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

All submissions are to be sent to tenders@nmrn.org.uk, further details on the NMRN can be found at; www.nmrn.org.uk/do-business-with-us ↗

Timeline

27 May 2025 → 23 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    27 May 2025, 14:59 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    12 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    14 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published247 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 12:02 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    27 May 2025, 14:59 BST
    UK4
  2. Tender notice published
    19 Jun 2025, 13:29 BST
    UK4
  3. Deadline moved to 30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
    19 Jun 2025, 13:29 BST
    +10 days · was 20 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  4. Contract details notice published
    23 Feb 2026, 12:02 GMT
    UK7
  5. Status changed to complete
    23 Feb 2026, 12:02 GMT
Published amendments (1)

Deadline Extension

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £35,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Oct 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MTECH SOUTHERN SOLUTIONS LIMITED£35,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Design and Build Bow Door Lifting Replacement for Landing Craft Tank- LCT 7074 · MTECH SOUTHERN SOLUTIONS LIMITED

    Signed
    24 Oct 2025
    Value
    £35,000
    Period
    27 Oct 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Royal Navy Museums

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PZYJ-5834-NBRM Main Road (PP66), HM Naval Base Portsmouth, Portsmouth, South East, PO1 3NHContact name, email

Other public bodies

  • Portsmouth City CouncilProcuring entityEvaluators for the tender as operators of the D-Day Story and LCT7074GB-PPON: PCNL-5714-PRZV Portsmouth, South EastContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MTECH SOUTHERN SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12924005GB-PPON: PVTW-2978-CYBQ 34 Cavendish Drive, Waterlooville, South East, PO7 7PLContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender