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CSV/M3-ISS - M3 Amphibious Rig In-Service Support-UK5

Defence Equipment and Support · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 2 Oct 2026, 21:51.

Opportunity overview

Combat Support Vehicles (CSV), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”), intends to place a new contract to provide Level 4 repairs, Post Design Services (PDS), and technical assistance for the Authority’s existing in-service M3 Amphibious Bridging System (a Wide Wet Gap Crossing Capability). A duration of this contract will be 6 years (plus two Option years) and an estimated initial value will be circa £10M (ex VAT). The CSV codes are: 34144300 - Mobile bridges 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
CSV/M3-ISS
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Combat Support Vehicles (CSV), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”), intends to place a new contract to provide Level 4 repairs, Post Design Services (PDS), and technical assistance for the Authority’s existing in-service M3 Amphibious Bridging System (a Wide Wet Gap Crossing Capability (WWGCC)). The proposed contract shall be awarded to General Dynamics European Land Systems – Bridge Systems (GDELS-BS), the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the M3 Bridging System, with a total duration of 6 years and an estimated value of circa £10M. This award falls to be governed by the Procurement Act 2023 (the “PA 2023”) Chapter 3, Section 41: Direct Award in Special Cases. It is considered that the direct award to GDELS-BS is lawful in accordance with PA 2023 Schedule 5, paragraph 6. This is because of (i) an absence of competition for technical reasons; and (ii) there are no reasonable alternatives to the services being procured, for the following reasons. The M3 system is currently used by both the British and German Army in a Joint Amphibious Engineer Battalion. As part of a joint battalion, the Authority has an operational requirement for M3 bridges, as it is essential to ensure interoperability of the two systems and safe operating procedures. The M3 Amphibious Rig is a self-deployable 4x4 wheeled vehicle that operates on land and can be deployed either as a continuous bridge or as separate mobile ferries on water, providing a Wide Wet Gap Crossing Capability (WWGCC). GDELS-BS are the existing support provider for the M3 system and the OEM and Design Authority (DA). They are the only supplier that has the required system-specific technical knowledge, manufacturing and support information, and tools, to provide the required Level 4 repair support, PDS, and technical assistance, while also ensuring the safety of the system.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVRL-5831-GLMM

Address

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

Contact

Name
Katarzyna Bialas-Swart

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
General Dynamics European Land Systems-Bridge Systems GmbH
Id
GB-PPON-PPXP-8717-HGML

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPXP-8717-HGML

Address

Street Address
Barbarossa Strasse 30
Locality
Kaiserslautern
Postal Code
67655
Country
DE
Country Name
Germany
Region
DE

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
CSV/M3-ISS - M3 Amphibious Rig In-Service Support
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34144300
Description
Mobile bridges
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
50630000
Description
Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
DE
Country
DE
Country Name
Germany

Value

Including VAT
12,000,000
Amount
10,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPXP-8717-HGML
Name
General Dynamics European Land Systems-Bridge Systems GmbH

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2033, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2035, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Options to extend support by 2 years to 2035.

Options

Description
Options to extend support by 2 years to 2035.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
034850-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
16 Apr 2026, 16:07
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
15 Mar 2027, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 034850-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·