RFA Ship handling (Manned Model) Courses

Procurement description

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.

Main category

Services

Total value (estimated, excluding VAT)

250000 GBP to 250000GBP

Contract dates (estimated)

01 July 2026, 00:00AM to 30 June 2031, 23:59PM

Ministry of Defence

Procedure type

Open procedure

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

CPV classifications

• 79632000 - Personnel-training services
• 80511000 - Staff training services

Lot value (estimated)

250000 GBP Excluding VAT

300000 GBP Including VAT

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Contract start date (estimated)

01 July 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

30 June 2031, 23:59PM

Participation

Award criteria

Payment terms

Payments to be made in accordance with Terms & Conditions. Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.

Description of risks to contract performance

The following risks could occur which could affect contract delivery or performance:

Changes in laws or regulations resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

Unexpected delays to delivery timescales due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

Unexpected changes to costs due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

Unexpected changes to volume of deliverables due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

Unexpected changes to scope of deliverables due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

Tender submission deadline

15 June 2026, 10:00AM

Enquiry deadline

19 May 2026, 10:00AM

Date of award of contract

01 July 2026, 23:59PM

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders must be submitted through the Defence Sourcing Portal at https://contracts.mod.uk

May tenders be submitted electronically?

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

• English