Name: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Combat Systems (MCS) Team procurement activity
Creator: PublicSupply
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Quick answer — Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Combat Systems (MCS) TeamLast refreshed 12 Mar 2021

At a glance

Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Combat Systems (MCS) Team has awarded £406.0m across 15 suppliers, with 3 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 77% · 0 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 0% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals

Top-supplier concentration77%

Modifications · 90 d0

SME spend share0%

Pipeline · open now0

Awards · 90 d0

Supplier?Pipeline Top suppliers Categories boughtWatchdog?Modifications FOIA & transparency SME share

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Combat Systems (MCS) Team is a contracting authority, based in United Kingdom. Tracks 39 published notices and 39 awards on PublicSupply.

39

Notices published

39

Awards

15

Suppliers engaged

2016

First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

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12 m spend

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Prior 12 m

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YoY change

£3.0m

Median award

Awards (£m)12m moving avg

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

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Open (bidding)

0

Live tenders

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Awarded (90d)

0

£0

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Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified39 · £408.0m

Instrument type

contract39 · £408.0m

Source:Contracts Finder: 39

Awarded contracts · 3 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Combat Systems (MCS) Team is the contracting authority.

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Title	Supplier	CPV	Value	Awarded	Status
Contractor Logistic Support for REMUS 100 (VSW) and REMUS 600 (RECCE) Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Systems	Hydroid Inc	35512400	£3.0m	18 Feb 2021	active
Procurement and Availability In-Service Support of Diving and Life Support Equipment	JFD Ltd	37412242	£11.6m	31 Aug 2020	active
Miscellaneous Sonar Equipment Follow-On Contract	Systems Engineering and Assessment Ltd	38114000	£26.1m	12 Mar 2021	active
Supply of Sonar 2117 In-Service Support	BAES Combat Systems	38113000	£400k	13 Nov 2020	active
Obsolescence resolution of Electro Magnetic LOG System [AGILOG]	Aeronautical & General Instruments Limited	75220000	£3.0m	01 May 2020	active
Provision of Post Design Services, Spares, Repairs, Support and Tech Refresh for Frequency Standard (FSF)	Drumgrange Ltd	31711000	£240k	31 Mar 2020	active
Underwater and Overland Communications	—	32570000	£0	—	active
Provision of Post Design Services, Spares, Repairs, Support and Tech Refresh for Frequency Standard (FSF)	—	31711000	£0	—	active
CRPA, PFS & NAVFIX In Service Support	Drumgrange Limited	34933000	£4.5m	14 Jan 2019	active
Supply and Support of Hand Held Sonars	—	38113000	£0	—	active

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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1

BS

BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd.

2 contracts · 14 Dec – 07 Aug

£313.0m

77% of total

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2

SE

Systems Engineering and Assessment Ltd

1 contract · 12 Mar

£26.1m

6% of total

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3

LM

Lockheed Martin UK Limited

2 contracts · 28 Mar – 17 Jun

£12.9m

3% of total

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4

OI

Ocenco Incorporated

2 contracts · 08 Aug – 27 Mar

£12.8m

3% of total

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5

JL

JFD Ltd

1 contract · 31 Aug

£11.6m

3% of total

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6

MD

MSI Defence Systems Ltd

1 contract · 02 Dec

£7.8m

2% of total

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7

DL

Drumgrange Ltd

4 contracts · 03 Dec – 31 Mar

£6.7m

2% of total

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8

HI

Hydroid Inc

1 contract · 18 Feb

£3.0m

1% of total

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7 other suppliers

long tail · 0 SMEs

£12.1m

3% of total

various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Security, emergency equipment

10 contracts

£317.6m

79%

Laboratory, scientific

7 contracts

£30.7m

8%

Musical instruments, sport

6 contracts

£19.4m

5%

Construction materials

2 contracts

£12.8m

3%

Software packages, IT

1 contract

£8.8m

2%

Transport equipment, vehicles

3 contracts

£6.5m

2%

Radio, TV, communications

3 contracts

£3.5m

1%

Government administration

1 contract

£3.0m

1%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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Security, emergency equipment

Laboratory, scientific

Musical instruments, sport

Construction materials

Software packages, IT

Transport equipment, vehicles

LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

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Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods

0

Above tolerance

0

Total value

£0

Novations

0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Combat Systems (MCS) Team has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

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SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

0%

SME supplier share
target 33%

0

SME award rows

0

VCSE award rows

15

Distinct suppliers

⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 0% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

Peer benchmark

vs other buyers in the same type. Highlighted row = this buyer.

Buyer	Type	12 m spend	Top-supplier %	SME %	Mods · 90 d
Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Combat Systems (MCS) Team	self	£24.8bn	14%	24%	12 (3)
Peer A	—	£8.2bn	11%	34%	3 (0)
Peer B	—	£3.2bn	18%	31%	4 (0)
Peer C	—	£1.84bn	9%	42%	0

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News mentions

Major UK press & trade publications.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type: Contracting authority
Region: United Kingdom

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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