Official UK procurement notice
S&MOCB/9005 - Procurement of a Traction Winch
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise Industry that Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) – Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) team are undertaking Market Research for a traction winch capability.
CPV: Subsea equipment · Winches
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The SALMO Team within the Ministry of Defence (MOD) have a potential requirement to…Planned
The SALMO Team within the Ministry of Defence (MOD) have a potential requirement to procure a deep-sea winch system, in order to carry out its core salvage activities. The intent is that the system should be capable of object recovery to a depth of 6000m.
The intended procurement is for one stand-alone winch system capable to 6000m, including spooling system, active heave compensation and power source. The system is to be readily deployable via road transportation and air freight.
There is a requirement for the system to be procured and supported via a UK prime contractor.
The next stage will be to invite interested companies to outline their ability to fulfil the capability to the Authority.
If you are interested in attending, please submit expressions of interest to desshipscomrcl-salmo-multiuser@mod.gov.uk by Friday 31st January 2025.
SALMO plan to issue a contract notice and contract award for this requirement in financial year 2025/2026.
In issuing this PIN and engaging with the market, neither SALMO nor the MOD are committing to carry out any procurement in relation to the information stated in this PIN.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jan 2025, 16:34 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Jan 2025, 16:34 GMT
- Authority reference
713562450- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000726- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04cec2Find a Tender
Publisher note: Please see full description of the procurement in Section II: Object - 1.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
9 Jan 2025 → 20 Jun 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published9 Jan 2025, 16:34 GMT
- Tender notice expected20 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.