UK4 Tender Notice - 715869481/715926479 - DOEA/0084-ShipVetting 2027-2032
Open
Closes in 27 days
Key facts
- Closing date
- Thursday 12 November 2026, 17:00 (UK time) Closes in 27 days
- Buyer's estimated value
- £80,595 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
- Clarification questions deadline
- 4 November 2026, 11:00
- Contract period
- 19 Feb 2027 to 18 Feb 2032
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition
- Notice type
- Tender notice (UK4)
Decision brief
Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.
- How bids will be scored
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- Qualification Envelope : Qualification Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Pass/Fail)
- Technical Envelope : Technical Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Pass/Fail)
- Commercial Envelope (Stage 1) : Commercial Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Pass/Fail)
- Commercial Envelope (Stage 2) : Commercial Envelope via the Defence Sourcing Portal (Weighted)
- Conditions of participation (what you must show)
- None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
- Contract length and extensions
- 19 Feb 2027 to 18 Feb 2032.
- How to submit
- Suppliers wishing to participate in this tender will need to be registered on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP), which is the Ministry of Defence’s e-sourcing platform for accessing tender opportunities and submitting responses. Suppliers who are not already registered should complete the registrat… Open contracts.mod.uk ↗ Electronic submission: allowed.
- Changes the buyer has announced
- Submission instructions expanded and Clarification Question instructions added.
- Tender documents
- No document links in the notice. Use the official notice link.
New to public tenders? Plain-English guide to this page
- Framework
- An agreement that sets terms for work the buyer may order later, often from several suppliers. The value shown usually covers the whole agreement, not one job.
- Open for bids / closing date
- You must submit by the closing date and time, normally through the buyer's own online portal. Late bids are normally refused.
- Clarification questions
- A deadline for asking the buyer questions about the tender. It is earlier than the closing date.
- Conditions of participation
- What the buyer asks suppliers to show before they can be considered, such as experience, insurance or accreditations.
- Bids are scored on
- How the buyer will compare bids, usually a split between price and quality. A 60/40 split in favour of quality means the cheapest bid will not necessarily win.
- Lots
- A tender can be split into parts. You can often bid for only the lots that suit you.
- Area (ITL)
- The buyer names an official statistical area for where the work is, not a street address. Check the tender documents for the actual sites.
- UK4 and other notice codes
- Official codes for the type of notice. A "tender notice" means bids are being invited.
General explanations written by Tenderpatch, not part of this notice.
Description
The Authority has a need for assurance vetting of Ocean Tankers under contract to the Authority, either directly, or obtained by fuel Suppliers for delivery to the Authority’s sites under the Authority’s fuel supply contracts. The Authority has two ships on long term charter, which provide the majority of the Authority’s fuel transport requirement. These ships will require annual TMSA. The Authority also takes some fuel consignments under Delivery Duty Paid (DDP) conditions. Under DDP, the supplier of the fuel is responsible for delivery, which normally involves that company chartering a ship on the spot market. The Authority therefore requires an expert provider of vessel risk evaluation services to provide a vetting service. The estimated contract duration for this requirement is 5 years and will run from Februrary 2027 until February 2032.
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