Contract awardedMooring buoys

Marking and Guarding the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery - FY 25/26

Maritime and Coastguard Agency
South East
Direct award
11 March 2026 to 18 March 2026

Provision of continuous marking and guarding services for the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery located in the Thames Estuary near Sheerness. The service requires maintaining exclusion zones and monitoring maritime traffic to ensure public safety around the vessel, which contains significant quantities of unexploded ordnance.

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Awarded value: £99k; As published
Published: 5 May 2026
Awarded: 10 March 2026; Port of Sheerness Limited
Contract length: 1 month; Ends 18 March 2026

What the contract covers

Maritime marking and guarding service

Provision of maritime safety, wreck marking, and vessel guarding services for hazardous underwater sites and restricted coastal waters.

Marking and guarding the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery in waters near Sheerness in Kent

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Maritime marking and guarding service
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 12 months
Contract dates: 11 March 2026 to 18 March 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 98300000

Services in this contract

Aids to navigation, buoys and mooringsMain service£44k typicalMarking and guarding the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery for a financial year

Lifecycle

Published
5 May 2026
Contract awardedto Port of Sheerness Limited
10 March 2026
Contract starts
11 March 2026
Contract ends
18 March 2026

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Maritime and Coastguard Agency

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Port of Sheerness Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3459015/marking-and-guarding-the-wreck-of-the-ss-richard-montgomery-fy-25-26
Buyer reference: Not published
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0691bd
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Marking and Guarding the wreck of the SS Richard Montgomery - FY 25/26. Contract award, 5 May 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3459015/marking-and-guarding-the-wreck-of-the-ss-richard-montgomery-fy-25-26 (accessed 5 November 2026).