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715859476 - Specialist Valves - UK1

Submarine Delivery Agency · Central government

In brief

Submarine Delivery Agency has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £70,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 October 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 8 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) has a requirement for the Supply and Support of Specialist Valves for UK Submarines and Surface Ships. The information in this UK1 Pipeline Notice is purely for information, and no further details are available at this stage. Further details will be provided in future notices. Interested parties are to note: • Suppliers are requested not to contact any representatives of the Authority regarding this potential requirement until further formal communication is issued via official notices. • This Pipeline Notice is intended solely to alert the market to a potential future requirement. It does not constitute a formal request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) nor a commitment to undertake a procurement exercise. • The publication date of the UK 4 Tender Notice, Contract Value, Contract start date and Contract end date are provisional and still subject to change.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 047779-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

31

Awards

15

Suppliers it has used most

From notice 047779-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.