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Early Market Engagement Notice - NSIGN HMNB(C) - Soft FM

Submarine Delivery Agency · Central government

In brief

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

The estimated value is £236,000,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 10 years, starting 29 September 2028.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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

This engagement is designed to enable the Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) to engage with the market to welcome innovative ideas on how to develop on the requirements for Soft Facilities Management (Soft FM) services at His Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde. The MOD team based at the Naval Base (NB) continues to develop the future requirements for the Soft FM services at HMNB Clyde. The Future Maritime Support Program (FMSP) contract for Soft FM managed and delivered at HMNB Clyde will expire in 2028, this notice commences Early Market Engagement (EME) activities for the Soft FM contract only. The Naval Support Integrated Global Network (NSIGN) Naval Base (NB) project seeks to replace the FMSP Soft FM contract between 2026 and 2028. FMSP contains a total of 10 contracts, the scope of which covers the provision of Naval Base Services, engineering management, delivery to Complex Warships (Type 45, QEC, Type 26, etc), and Submarine Engineering across 3 Naval Bases. Requests for participation in the event will be managed through the Defence Sourcing Portal – see link below.

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. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 004442-2026

About the buyer

Submarine Delivery AgencyLast 12 months

Procurements

34

Awards

14
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From notice 004442-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 19 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.