XPEDITE GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED pending £36m DE&S maritime maintenance award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 15:11.

Opportunity overview

To support the Maritime Engineering HQ in maintaining safe, defensible and auditable maritime maintenance arrangements across authorised Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, submarine, surface-ship and shore-establishment environments. The requirement covers enduring Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) support, maintenance-management-system data stewardship, specialist maintenance advice, RCM training, auditing, Engineering Through Life Support (ETLS), RCM studies and controlled support to the transition from the Unit Maintenance Management System (UMMS) to the Defence Equipment Engineering and Asset Management System (DEEAMS).

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.

Xpedite Group of Companies Limited

Matched by number

Published award value: £36m
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-COH 05133752
Location: Bath, UKK12, BA2 7PQ, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Transparency notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

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: ocds-h6vhtk-07834d
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: The proposed contract is for the re-let of existing maritime governance and data support services during a live operational and digital transformation period. It is considered that the direct award of this contract is justified in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 7 of the Procurement Act 2023. A change in supplier during the transformation period would result in a materially different service outcome because the replacement supplier would need to recreate, validate and operate existing arrangements whilst supporting controlled migration to the new digital system. This difference would create disproportionate technical difficulties in operation, maintenance, assurance, data stewardship and transition for HM Ships, Submarines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary platforms and associated shore establishments. The Authority intends to compete the successor requirement in 2032, subject to successful completion and maturity of the transformation programme.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: additionalRepeatExtensionPartialReplacement

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Suitability

Sme: Yes

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

Email: James.quintonprior100@mod.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: Xpedite Group of Companies Limited
Id: GB-COH-05133752

Identifier

Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 05133752

Address

Street Address: The Granary Southstoke Lane
Locality: Bath
Postal Code: BA2 7PQ
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK12

Contact

Email: Natalie.Brown@xpeditegoc.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://www.xpeditegoc.com/ ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Status: pending
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71300000
Description: Engineering services

Value

Including VAT: 43,200,000
Amount: 36,000,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-05133752
Name: Xpedite Group of Companies Limited

Contract period

Starts: 3 Jan 2028, 00:00
Ends: 30 Jan 2033, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097492-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK5
Description: Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097492-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 13:46
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 3 Aug 2027, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

095004-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender · 8 Oct 2026, 08:57
097492-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 13:46

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Defence Equipment and Support has published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award to XPEDITE GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED for maritime Reliability Centred Maintenance support services. The award remains pending, with a future signature milestone; the notice does not evidence a signed or active contract.

Published outcome signals

Published noticeTransparency notice published 15 October 2026Evidence: Award document 097492-2026 is a UK5 transparency notice dated 2026-10-15.
Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 is recorded with status 'pending'.
Signature milestoneScheduled for 3 August 2027Evidence: Award 1 milestone type futureSignatureDate has dueDate 2027-08-03.

96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097492-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07834d
First published: 8 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 15:11
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One pending award covers lot 1. The published net award value is £36,000,000, with £43,200,000 shown including VAT.

Market significance

This is a high-value, defence-and-security-regime direct award supporting maritime maintenance governance, data stewardship and the UMMS-to-DEEAMS transition.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

XPEDITE GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £36,000,000 net; £43,200,000 gross GBP · Verified supplier on a pending award

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Supplier is verified by GB-COH company number 05133752. Award 1 names the supplier and records a total value, with no separate lot value published.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published notice

99% confidence

Transparency notice published 15 October 2026

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Award document 097492-2026 is a UK5 transparency notice dated 2026-10-15.

Award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 is recorded with status 'pending'.

Signature milestone

98% confidence

Scheduled for 3 August 2027

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Award 1 milestone type futureSignatureDate has dueDate 2027-08-03.

Planned service period

96% confidence

3 January 2028 to 30 January 2033

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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these start and end dates; pending status means this is not evidence of an active contract.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£36,000,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 36000000 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£43,200,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 43200000 GBP.

Value allocation

98% confidence

Shared award-level value; no separate lot value published

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The sole award covers lot 1, while lot 1 has no value_amount.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Pipeline notice

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Release history records pipeline notice 095004-2026 dated 2026-10-08.

Transparency notice

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Release history and award document 097492-2026 record publication on 2026-10-15.

Future signature date

98% confidence

3 August 2027

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Scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone on award 1.

Planned contract start

96% confidence

3 January 2028

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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate.

Planned contract end

96% confidence

30 January 2033

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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Maritime Reliability Centred Maintenance support services

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Process title.

Service coverage

99% confidence

RCM support, maintenance-system data stewardship, specialist advice, training, auditing, ETLS, RCM studies and controlled UMMS-to-DEEAMS transition support

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Published requirement description.

Operational environments

99% confidence

Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, submarine, surface-ship and shore-establishment environments

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Published requirement description.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 71300000 — Engineering services

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Award item additional classification.

Lot structure

99% confidence

One lot (lot 1)

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Tender and award data identify only lot 1.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Direct award'.

Legal framework

98% confidence

Procurement Act 2023; defence and security special regime

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Tender legal basis is UKPGA 2023/54 and specialRegime is defenceSecurity.

Published rationale

99% confidence

The authority states that changing supplier during live operational and digital transformation would create disproportionate technical difficulties in operation, maintenance, assurance, data stewardship and transition.

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Published procurementMethodRationale.

Competition information

99% confidence

No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or award comparison is published.

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract status

99% confidence

Not evidenced as signed or active

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Award 1 is pending and lists a future signature milestone.

Planned duration

95% confidence

Approximately 5 years and 27 days

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Calculated from the published planned period of 3 January 2028 to 30 January 2033.

Extensions or options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Continuity driver

98% confidence

The stated commercial rationale centres on retaining existing governance and data-support capability through a live digital transformation.

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Published direct-award rationale.

Market access

99% confidence

This requirement was published as a direct award rather than an open competition.

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Tender procurement method is direct award.

Future opportunity signal

96% confidence

The buyer has signalled a conditional intention to compete the successor requirement in 2032.

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Published direct-award rationale.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

96%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-07834d
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Defence Equipment and Support

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Buyer party named in the notice.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer party classification is publicAuthorityCentralGovernment.

Buyer location

99% confidence

MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol

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Buyer address in published party data.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

XPEDITE GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED (company number 05133752)

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Supplier verification matched the published GB-COH identifier to company number 05133752 and verified company name XPEDITE GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED.

Supplier size

97% confidence

SME

View supporting evidence

Supplier party details record scale 'sme'.

Source trading presentation

99% confidence

The notice names the supplier as Xpedite Group of Companies Limited.

View supporting evidence

Published supplier party name; verified legal name is used elsewhere in this analysis.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Successor competition

96% confidence

The authority states an intention to compete a successor requirement in 2032, subject to successful completion and maturity of the transformation programme.

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Published direct-award rationale.

End-date estimate

86% confidence

A re-procurement may be relevant before the planned end date of 30 January 2033, but timing is not a procurement forecast.

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Published planned end date and stated conditional intention to compete in 2032.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending award

99% confidence

The transparency notice records a pending award and future signature date; it must not be read as confirmation of a concluded contract.

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Award status is pending; futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2027-08-03.

Value basis

99% confidence

Both net and gross values are published; no individual lot pricing or pricing breakdown is supplied.

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Award value contains amount and amountGross; lot 1 has no value.

Publication gaps

98% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: award date, bids received, evaluation details, lot title or description, extension terms and contract documents.

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Fields are absent or null in supplied notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The award is pending, so the notice does not confirm signature, contract conclusion or service commencement.
No award date, bid count, bidder comparison, evaluation scoring, pricing breakdown, extension terms or individual lot value is published.
Lot 1 has no published title or description separate from the overall requirement.
The planned successor competition in 2032 is conditional and is not a confirmed procurement timetable.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the named supplier?

The verified legal supplier name is XPEDITE GROUP OF COMPANIES LIMITED, company number 05133752.

Has the contract been signed?

No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending and has a scheduled future signature date of 3 August 2027.

What is the published value?

The award value is £36,000,000 excluding VAT and £43,200,000 including VAT.

When is the planned service period?

The published award data gives 3 January 2028 to 30 January 2033, subject to the pending award progressing.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

62498827 - Maritime Reliability Centred Maintenance Support Services

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Xpedite Group of Companies Limited

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Special regime

Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Suitability

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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