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Defence Equipment and Support · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Following the issue of the below Prior Information Notice (PIN), Defence Equipment and Support (DES) Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) Delivery Team (DT) would like to thank all companies who expressed an interest in supplying the intended procurement of equipment and support as described. • PIN 1 S&MOCB/9005 - Procurement of a Traction Winch on 9 January 2025 DE&S – SALMO DT have developed and further refined the requirements for the salvage winch since the release of the previous PIN. Therefore, the Authority is publishing a Preliminary Market Engagement (PMEN) to advise Industry of the new requirements to procure a deep-sea salvage winch system, in order to carry out its core salvage activities. The intended procurement is for one stand-alone winch system, with the following requirements: Capable of a Sea Weight Lift of 10t, with an objective of 15t to 6000m Spooling system Active heave compensation Digital tension gauge Power source suitable for 440V and 690V The winch drum capable of holding 6,300m of synthetic (HMPE/UHMWPE) rope The winch must be able to fit on a 20-foot ISO skid The winch system is to be readily deployable via road transportation and air freight. The winch system is to be procured via a UK prime contractor. The winch can be manufactured in a Five Eyes nation. The proposed procurement will require in-service support as well as the ability to procure more/new equipment at the direction of the Authority. The Authority is currently developing the support requirements. Support must be provided via a UK prime contractor. The proposed requirements may change, subject to further refinement.

Classification

  • CPV42141410 — Winches

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
714508451
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Jul 2025, 23:59

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2027, 23:59
Starts
30 Sept 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
42141410
Scheme
CPV
Description
Winches

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
014554-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
11 Apr 2025, 12:08

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
9 May 2025, 23:59
Description
This notice serves to inform Industry of the Authority's intention to conduct market engagement in the form of holding a virtual industry day via Microsoft Team for this requirement. A market interest day will be held on 23 May 2025. This will consist of an overview of the requirement and contracting approach, including an indicative procurement timeline; and a one-to-one session with the Authority to ask questions. Please note, the dates stated above may be subject to change. The aim of the virtual event is to: a) determine if there is an established market that can meet the Authority's requirements and enable a successful competition to be run; b) provide suppliers with an overview of the requirement, e.g. equipment specifications that needs to be supported/bought; c) gain suppliers' opinions on the requirement and proposed contracting approach; and d) provide suppliers the mechanism to suggest alternative ways of meeting the overarching requirement. If you are interested in attending the virtual event, please submit expressions of interest to desshipscomrcl-salmo-multiuser@mod.gov.uk by 17:00 hours on 09 May 2025. More information, including timings and maximum number of attendees will be provided to those who register their interest. For the avoidance of doubt, this notice is not a call for competition. Any comments, indications of interest, participation, or non-participation by any organisation at this stage will not influence the process, selection and/or award decision for any future possible procurement, nor will it be taken as a supplier's committed position. Non-participation in the industry day will not exclude you from any possible future competition for this requirement.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM
Name
Defence Equipment and Support

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
MOD Abbey Wood

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PVRL-5831-GLMM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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