Early Market Engagement Notice - NSIGN HMNB(C) - Soft FM
Submarine Delivery AgencyEstimated Value
Up to £236,000,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
19 January 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
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.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
M Subs Ltd
£24m
total awarded
- 2
L3Harris MAPPS Ltd
£84m
total awarded
- 3
Thomas Telford Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 8 Jan 2026£47,267
total awarded
- 4
Abbott Risk Consulting Limited,
£4m
total awarded
- 5
Mecal Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 25 Aug 2026ends 31 Mar 2030£122,500
total awarded
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Submarine Delivery AgencyKey Dates
Published
19 January 2026
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Notice type
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