Published date: 25 September 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 21 August 2025, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical training services - 80531200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£60,300

Procurement reference

tender_506733/1518804

Published date

25 September 2025

Closing date

21 August 2025

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

8 December 2025

Contract end date

7 December 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

The opportunity was not advertised, because for example only one supplier is capable of delivering the requirement, or due to extreme urgency brought about by unforeseen events.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Wooden Boat Technology (WBT) is required for all S&I (Ship, Engineer, Nautical and Naval Architect) disciplines and HQ policy personnel for Higher and Senior Executive Officer grades.

The original ITT was openly tendered via itt_2296 LOT 6: Wooden Boat Technology (WBT) and no bids were received. Regulation 32(2)(a) of the PCR 2015 states that the negotiated procedure without prior publication (STA) may be used where no tenders, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate have been submitted in response to an open procedure.

Award information

Awarded date

25 September 2025

Contract start date

8 December 2025

Contract end date

7 December 2028

Total value of contract

£60,300

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

East Coast Boatbuilders Ltd

Address

Lothing House, 7 Quay View Business Park, Barnards Way, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2HD

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Spring Place
Southampton
SO15 1EG
England

Email

contracts@mcga.gov.uk