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How to win: 715862501-Provision of a Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIOps) Training Facility

A goods contract from Ministry of Defence, worth £1,233,300. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

Ministry of Defence

Value

£1,233,300

Closing date

27 October 2026

About this contract

Provision of a Maritime Interdiction Operations training facility at RM Bickleigh and option to purchase an additional facility at CTCRM. Please see Invitation to Tender documentation for further detail. The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Security Model (CSM) Risk Assessment is Level 1. Please note: The Contracting Authority may carry out a future, subsequent procurement of similar goods/services/works and rely on the direct award ground at Schedule 5, paragraph 8.

How to win contracts like this

✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Ministry of Defence scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
✓At £1,233,300, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
✓Start early: it closes 27 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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