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Ship repair contracts

UK public sector · 136 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
136
Last 12 months
Median contract
£158k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£1.8bn
119 of 136 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
26
Suppliers
79

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most ship repair contracts took 27% of them (36 of 136).
  • The median contract, £158k, is 56% above the median across transport & logistics contracts (£101k).
  • Ministry of Defence awarded 26% of the ship repair contracts (35 of 136).

Who buys ship repair

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Ministry of Defence35 contracts
  2. 2Scottish Government22 contracts
  3. 3Trinity House16 contracts
  4. 4Home Office13 contracts
  5. 5UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)12 contracts
  6. 6National Oceanography Centre8 contracts
  7. 7Defence Equipment and Support3 contracts
  8. 8National Records of Scotland3 contracts
  9. 9Submarine Delivery Agency2 contracts
  10. 10Associated British Ports2 contracts

Top ship repair contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Southampton Marine Services Ltd11 contracts
  2. 2UK Docks Marine Services North Ltd7 contracts
  3. 3UK Docks Marine Services6 contracts
  4. 4Kongsberg Maritime6 contracts
  5. 5Scott Aerospace6 contracts
  6. 6Griffon Marine Ltd4 contracts
  7. 7Basetek Limited4 contracts
  8. 8Sea Tec Uk Limited3 contracts
  9. 9Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited3 contracts
  10. 10Lloyd's Register3 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

29Q4 2025*48Q1 202620Q2 202639Q3 20260Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 99 · Scotland 25 · UK-wide 8 · Northern Ireland 2 · Wales 2

London31South West22Scotland11South East8Yorkshire and The Humber5East of England2Wales2Northern Ireland2North East1UK-wide or not stated52

What is included

Keeping vessels and small boats in service: shipyard and boatyard refits, drydocking, class surveys and hull work, in-service servicing, repair and spares for engines, propulsion and shipboard systems, and fleet support contracts for patrol and small boats.

  • Ferry refit and repair
  • Lightvessel drydocking and refurbishment
  • Drydocking for classification and certification
  • Training vessel life-extension works
  • Passenger ferry interior refurbishment
  • Hull blasting and repainting
  • Refit of uncrewed surface vessels
  • Maintenance periods with safety equipment recertification
  • Boats in-service support lots
  • Police and MOD Police boat platform support
  • Coastguard boat management, maintenance and breakdown response
  • Small boat storage, maintenance and repair
  • Support for boats based overseas
  • Diesel engine and propulsion maintenance
  • Bow and stern thruster maintenance and spares
  • Propulsion drive health checks
  • Driveline alignment checks
  • Generator coupling servicing
  • Integrated platform management system maintenance
  • Cathodic protection and shaft grounding support
  • Replacement hybrid battery systems
  • Mechanical and electrical MRO lots for naval platforms

What is not included

  • New vessels (trn.airsea.vessel-supply-and-shipbuilding)
  • Navigation and communication electronics (trn.airsea.marine-navigation-and-communication-equipment)
  • Life rafts and davits (trn.airsea.marine-life-saving-appliance-servicing)
  • Quays, slipways and dredging (con.civils.marine-harbour-works)
  • Naval architecture and marine engineering design consultancy (csl.design.marine-engineering-naval-architecture)
  • Marine fuel (trn.fleet.bulk-fuel-supply)

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