Official UK procurement notice
In-Service Support for Main Circulating Water Pumps (MCWP)
Authority: Submarine Delivery Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
- How the procedure runs: 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.
CPV: Cooling-water pumps · Repair, maintenance and associated services related to marine and other equipment · Water pumps
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£21,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Full details are included in the Conditions of Participation Guide, which will be released as part of this Tender Notice.
- Technical & professional ability
Full details are included in the Conditions of Participation Guide, which will be released as part of this Tender Notice.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- 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.
- 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.
- Economic & financial standing
Full details are included in the Conditions of Participation Guide, which will be released as part of this Tender Notice.
- Technical & professional ability
Full details are included in the Conditions of Participation Guide, which will be released as part of this Tender Notice.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 May 2026, 08:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
715600471- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-050564- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e060Find a Tender
- How it runs
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 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.
- Risks
- 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.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders will be submitted electronically and can be found within Find a Tender link as follows: www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Search ↗.
Timeline
13 Nov 2025 → 1 Mar 2027 · 7 dates- Planning notice published348 days ago13 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMT
- Next notice expected178 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published151 days ago29 May 2026, 08:07 BST
- Clarification questions by123 days ago26 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline109 days ago10 Jul 2026, 17:00 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 124 days1 Mar 2027
- Award decision expected byin 125 days1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025- Pipeline notice published13 Nov 2025, 13:01 GMTUK1
- Planned procurement notice published14 Nov 2025, 10:06 GMTUK3
- Procurement method changed14 Nov 2025, 10:06 GMT
- Tender notice published29 May 2026, 08:07 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active29 May 2026, 08:07 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: 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.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender