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RFA IPMS Tide Training

Ministry of Defence · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 07:21.

Opportunity overview

The contractor is to provide training for the RRPS IPMS fitted to TIDE class vessels, to enable ME officers at the operational and management levels to operate the system and SE Officers at the operational and management levels to fully understand it’s design and operation and carry out detailed planned and breakdown maintenance.

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.

Rolls-Royce Solutions UK Ltd

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£480k
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PPNT-3373-MYQV
Location
Maldon, UKH36, CM9 4ER, 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
715814478
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Rolls-Royce Solutions UK Ltd for the provision of training to Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel in use of "Integrated Platform Management System” (the System). The contract will be for a term of 5 years and has an estimated value of £576,000 (inclusive of VAT). It is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 (single supplier – technical reasons) applies. Rolls-Royce Solutions UK Ltd are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the equipment installed and are the only organisation with the technical knowledge and understanding required to deliver training in the use of the System. The OEM does not allow any other organisations to deliver this training. There is no reasonable alternative.
Published risks
not applicable

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
defenceSecurityOperational

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
Rolls-Royce Solutions UK Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PPNT-3373-MYQV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PPNT-3373-MYQV

Address

Street Address
Endeavour House Holloway Road
Locality
Maldon
Postal Code
CM9 4ER
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH36

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
RFA IPMS Tide Training
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
79632000
Description
Personnel-training services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
576,000
Amount
480,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPNT-3373-MYQV
Name
Rolls-Royce Solutions UK Ltd

Contract period

Starts
3 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
two additional option years for both courses

Options

Description
two additional option years for both courses

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
062890-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
3 Jul 2026, 15:16
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
20 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 062890-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·