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RFA Ship handling (Manned Model) Courses

Ministry of Defence · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 11:56.

Opportunity overview

There is a requirement to provide senior RFA (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) deck officers with manned model ship handling training to develop their existing skills and understand the behaviour and handling of large vessels, with special emphasis on slow speed control.

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.

Published award value
£250k
Awarded
5 Jul 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PQBZ-5826-CZJN
Location
Southampton, UKJ32, SO14 0YN, United Kingdom

SOLENT UNIVERSITY LIMITED

Matched by number
Contract value
£250k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
16 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£300k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 02316298
Location
Southampton, UKJ32, SO14 0YN, United Kingdom

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
715850522
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

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
Ministry of Defence
Id
GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Address

Street Address
Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island
Locality
Portsmouth
Postal Code
PO2 8BY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
SOLENT UNIVERSITY LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-02316298

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02316298

Address

Street Address
East Park Terrace
Locality
Southampton
Postal Code
SO14 0YN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ32

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80511000
Description
Staff training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02316298
Name
SOLENT UNIVERSITY LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
17 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
KPIs are not mandated for reporting on contracts below £5,000,000 (inc VAT).

Period

Starts
24 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
8 Sept 2031, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
300,000
Amount
250,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
093680-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
5 Oct 2026, 10:37
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portsmouth · UKJ31 · PO2 8BY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 041835-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 051203-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 066629-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 093680-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·