Contract Timeline

Publication Date

7th November 2024 13:44:08 PM

Contract Summary

Provision of a Prime Contractor for the Naval Design Partnering (NDP) Contract who will be responsible for setting up and managing an NDP Framework consisting of a diverse range of the supply chain to deliver Core and Non-Core Tasks in support of the Navy Develop Directorate’s objectives and priorities.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-03c6c8

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Award, Contract

Procurement Method

Selective

Procurement Method Details

Negotiated With Publication Of A Contract Notice

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

71300000
71320000
71350000

CPV Division(s)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Awarding Authority

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Buyer Name

Buyer Email

DESShipsAcq-IFC-NDP@mod.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Birch 1a, Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

United Kingdom

Awarded Supplier(s)

Supplier Name(s)

FRAZER NASH CONSULTANCY LIMITED

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

28th September 2023 16:14:34 PM

Tender Deadline

26th October 2023 22:59:00 PM   Expired

Contract Summary

The Innovation and Future Capability (“IFC”) Team within DE&S, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MoD”) is seeking to procure a Prime Contractor for the Naval Design Partnering – Successor Contract (“NDP-S Contract”) that will be responsible for setting up and managing a NDP-S framework consisting of a diverse range of supply chain to deliver Core and Non- Core Tasks in support of Navy Develop Directorate’s objectives and priorities. The NDP-S will provide a Core Task service that is funded directly from Navy Develop Directorate but also aims to provide a Non-Core task service to sponsors within DE&S and from other government departments. The NDP-S scope will not include the procurement or through life support of any items. The Authority’s high-level requirements for the NDP-S programme (the "Procurement Objectives") are as follows: • To act as the pipeline for the incubation of maritime capabilities from pre-concept through to in-service; • To maintain continuity of service with respect to Core and Non-Core Tasks, aligned to the priorities of the Navy Develop Directorate from FY 24/25 for a duration of up to six (6) years; and • To provide a technical and commercial enabler to deliver outputs that mature the requirements, design, manufacture, commissioning and acceptance aspects required for the initiation of pre-concept, concept, assessment, production, in service and disposal phase across the sense, decide and effect, enable and integrate, marine systems, naval architecture and cost engineering characteristics of maritime capabilities. The purpose of this Contract Notice (“CN”) is to advertise the requirement and invite potential bidders to express their interest and complete and return the pre-qualification questionnaire for the Procurement (“PQQ”) within the Defence Sourcing Portal (“DSP”). All bidders, or prospective framework members, who express an interest in the Procurement and would like access to guidance documents which have been uploaded within the DSP in support of the PQQ for information purposes, will be required to provide a signed copy of the Confidentiality Undertaking at Appendix 4 of the PQQ Instruction Notice by 12:00 midday on 6th October 2023, via the NDP multi user e-mail account: DESShipsAcq-IFC-NDP@mod.gov.uk Once a signed copy of the Confidentiality Undertaking has been received the Authority will provide the passwords to access this documentation. Bidders will be required to provide their Expression of Interest & fully completed PQQ response, within the DSP by 23:59 on 26th October 2023. Intended Procurement Process The Procurement is planned to consist of: 1. The PQQ stage. The Authority will evaluate PQQ responses to select up to a maximum of four (4) bidders. 2. Up to four (4) successful Bidders of the PQQ will be Invited to Negotiate (“ITN”) whereby an NDP-S ITN including a Draft NDP-S Contract will be issued via the DSP. 3. Bids to be submitted in accordance with the ITN instructions. 4. Any clarifications required will be raised by Bidders and answered by the Authority. 5. Award of NDP-S Contract (following evaluation of NDP-S Bids in accordance with the NDP-S ITN). Only those Bidders that successfully pre-qualify in line with the PQQ criteria, up to a maximum of four (4), will be invited to bid for the NDP-S ITN. The Bidder that achieves the highest score, in accordance with the requirements of the published evaluation criteria in the NDP-S ITN, will (subject to approvals and successful completion of Preferred Bidder tasking) be awarded the NDP-S Contract. Indicative Timeline The indicative procurement timeline, which the Authority reserves the right to amend at its sole discretion, is as follows: 1. Contract Notice and PQQ Issue Date: 28th September 2023 2. Signing of Confidentiality Undertaking Deadline: 6th October 2023 3. PQQ Submission Deadline: 26th October 2023 4. NDP-S ITN Issue Date: 5th December 2023 5. NDP-S ITN Submission Deadline: 15th February 2024 6. NDP-S Contract Award: 24th July 2024 General Whilst what is set out above is the intended procurement process, the Authority, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to amend in any way and/or cancel the procurement process at any time. The Authority reserves the right to withdraw this notice at any time for any reason. The Authority reserves the right not to award any contract to any Bidder at any stage during the procurement. The Authority does not bind itself to enter into any Contract arising out of the proceedings envisaged by this CN and no contractual rights express or implied arise out of this CN or the procedures envisaged by it. This procurement is exempt from the requirements of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 (“DSPCR”) and the specified retained EU Law (as defined by Regulation 6(7) of the DSPCR) to protect the UK’s national security interests. By submitting a response to the PQQ you acknowledge that none of the obligations, rights and remedies deriving from the DSPCR and/or from the specified retained EU law apply to this Procurement. Any Bidders who participate in the Procurement shall be fully responsible for the cost of responding to the PQQ and participating in the Procurement and the Authority does not accept any liability for any costs howsoever incurred including but not limited to those costs arising out of or in connection with any amendment to, or cancellation of, the Procurement process. Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) The Authority is mandated to use the DSP and the DSP will be used to: a) Provide access to documents shared by the Authority b) Allow Bidders to raise and respond to requests and clarifications c) Provide a portal for formal submission of PQQ Responses, and d) Support the Authority in its assessment of the PQQ Responses. Additional DSP Supplier guidance can be located via the following web address: Defence Sourcing Portal - Supplier User Guide.pdf (mod.uk). This is also located on the home page of the DSP at www.contracts.mod.uk. Expressions of Interest To express an interest in the Procurement you must do so via the DSP Opportunity Listing for this Procurement which can be accessed using the following web address: www.contracts.mod.uk. Bidders that express an interest in the Procurement will also need to provide a response to the PQQ. The deadline for providing a signed Confidentiality Undertaking to the to the NDP multi user e-mail account: DESShipsAcq-IFC-NDP@mod.gov.uk is 12:00 midday on 6th October 2023. The Authority reserves the right to reject any expressions of interest received after this time. The deadline for expressing an interest in the Procurement and providing a response to the PQQ, within the DSP is 23:59 on 26th October 2023. The Authority reserves the right to reject any responses to the PQQ uploaded after this time, at the Authority’s sole discretion. A Bidder's PQQ response must be submitted through DSP in accordance with instructions in, and terms of, the PQQ Instruction Notice. The Link for the PQQ is included within the Opportunity Listing on the DSP accessed via www.contracts.mod.uk.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-03c6c8

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Tender

Procurement Method

Selective

Procurement Method Details

Negotiated

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

71300000
71320000
71350000

CPV Division(s)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Awarding Authority

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Buyer Name

Attn: NDP Commercial Team

Buyer Email

DESShipsAcq-IFC-NDP@mod.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Birch 1a, Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

United Kingdom

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

21st June 2023 09:36:36 AM

Contract Summary

The Innovation and Future Capability (IFC) Team within DE&S, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking to establish a Naval Design Partnering – Successor (NDP-S) arrangement to support its continued need for a multi-disciplinary framework of organisations to provide cost effective, adaptive, industry support to conduct pre-concept, concept and through life capability insertion studies within both Navy Develop Directorate and the wider Ships domain. The NDP-S will provide a Core Task service that is funded directly from Navy Develop Directorate but also aims to provide a Non-Core task service to sponsors within DE&S and from other government departments. The NDP-S arrangement shall act as a technical and commercial enabler to delivering Authority led outputs and activities that mature the requirements, design, manufacture, commissioning, and acceptance aspects required for the initiation of pre-concept, concept, assessment, production, in service and disposal phases of projects whilst being centred around delivering the Navy Develop Directorates key priorities. The NDP-S scope will not include the procurement or through life support of any items. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to invite the supply chain to provide feedback on initial Industry Engagement which took place on 13th June 2023 and to invite Industry via an expression of interest to participate in a NDP-S Industry Engagement 1-2-1's and Industry Engagement Workshops prior to the commencement of a future competition for the requirement. Please refer to attached Request for Information (RFI) for further Information on the NDP-S Industry Engagement 1-2-1's and Industry Engagement Workshops. You will find further information at the following link: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56207

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-03c6c8

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

71300000
71320000
71350000

CPV Division(s)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Awarding Authority

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Buyer Name

Attn: IFC Commercial Team

Buyer Email

DESShipsAcq-IFC-NDP@mod.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Birch 1a, Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

United Kingdom

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

5th May 2023 13:09:01 PM

Contract Summary

The Innovation and Future Capability (IFC) Team within DE&S, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking to establish a Naval Design Partnering – Successor (NDP-S) arrangement to support its continued need for a multi-disciplinary framework of organisations to provide cost effective, adaptive, industry support to conduct pre-concept, concept and through life capability insertion studies within both Navy Develop Directorate and the wider Ships domain. The NDP-S will provide a Core Task service that is funded directly from Navy Develop Directorate but also aims to provide a Non-Core task service to sponsors within DE&S and from other government departments. The NDP-S arrangement shall act as a technical and commercial enabler to delivering Authority led outputs and activities that mature the requirements, design, manufacture, commissioning, and acceptance aspects required for the initiation of pre-concept, concept, assessment, production, in service and disposal phases of projects whilst being centred around delivering the Navy Develop Directorates key priorities. The NDP-S scope will not include the procurement or through life support of any items. The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to invite the supply chain to participate in a NDP Industry Day via MS Teams prior to the commencement of a future competition for the requirement. The IFC Team will present the forward plan and objectives for the NDP-S as well as the means by which all tiers of industry can contribute to the Navy Develop Directorate’s key priorities. The IFC Team is eager to attract all tiers of the supply chain including those who may be interested in fulfilling a Prime role, as well as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), academic institutions and other product and service providers who are interested in being part of the NDP-S framework. In this sense, the IFC Team is seeking to engage with a diverse range of industry experts across various areas of Naval Design with the aim of exploring equal opportunity for all enterprises that may form part of the NDP-S framework. The aim of the NDP Industry Day is to provide a briefing to industry, during which the IFC Team will describe the requirement, proposed timescales and commercial approach of the NDP-S programme. We will also cover proposed changes to the current NDP framework and the mandate for the NDP-S framework to form the backbone for the evolution of concept work in the maritime domain in line with Navy Develop Directorate priorities and aspirations of the National Shipbuilding Strategy. The session will consist of a presentation to industry with the opportunity to ask questions briefly at the end. The IFC Team intends to release a second RFI following this initial NDP Industry Day in order to collate feedback on the presentation and offer an additional opportunity to attend a variety of NDP Market Engagement sessions in person with the IFC Team. The IFC Team will also use the feedback from the NDP Industry Day to inform development of the NDP-S framework and requirement in line with our schedule. The IFC Team intends to hold this NDP Industry Day via MS Teams on Tuesday 13th June 2023. Attendance from Navy Develop Directorate is also expected on the day and will be chaired by IFC Director RAdm Paul Carroll. The follow up RFI to Industry will be issued shortly after the NDP Industry Day which will provide more detail on the opportunity to attend a series of NDP Market Engagement sessions with the Authority in person in July/August 2023, location TBC. Our intent is that these sessions will present a series of pressing challenges that our RN customer currently faces to prompt meaningful dialogue with industry with a view to discussing how the NDP-S framework can contribute towards countering those challenges. Industry responses to the follow up RFI after the NDP Industry Day will help shape the format of the subsequent NDP Market Engagement sessions. As such, we are grateful for your considered feedback. Those who are interested in participating in the NDP Industry Day on June 13th 2023 should write to the Authority at DESShipsAcq-IFC-NDP@mod.gov.uk to confirm their interest. With your expression of interest, please include: a) Details of your company name; and b) Point of Contact details (name, phone number, email address and postal address); and c) Contact details of attendee’s (name, phone number, email address); and d) Confirmation of extant Security Clearance for all proposed attendees. The deadline for expressions to participate in this Industry Day is Wednesday 07th June 2023 at 23:59. Any expression of interest received after this time may be rejected at the Authority’s sole discretion. Whilst the initial NDP Industry Day is being held over MS Teams, we kindly request that no more than two representatives from each supplier are proposed to join to ensure the call and Q&A session are manageable on the day. Following completion of the NDP Industry Day and subsequent NDP Market Engagement sessions, the Authority intends to commence a competitive procurement for NDP Prime to support NDP-S objectives. The Authority does not bind itself to enter into any contract(s) arising out of the proceedings envisaged by this PIN and the Authority will not bear any associated costs. It is also to be noted that all information that is to be supplied by the Authority is DRAFT and subject to change.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-03c6c8

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

Services

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

71300000
71320000
71350000

CPV Division(s)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Awarding Authority

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Buyer Name

Attn: IFC Commercial Team

Buyer Email

DESShipsAcq-IFC-NDP@mod.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

MOD Abbey Wood, Birch 1A

Bristol

BS34 8JH

United Kingdom