Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Type 31 Capability Insertion Phase
Notice Description
This contract is for the insertion, testing and enhancement of military capability of the Type 31 Frigate Programme. This is known as the Capability Insertion Phase (CIP) and is standard across RN Fleet vessels new to Service. The work will include the provision of technical and management services that support the insertion of key military capability across all five [5] Royal Navy [RN] Type 31 Frigates as they transition into service. The CIP is essential to providing Royal Navy enhancements and will provide additional capability beyond that provided during the vessel build phase. The Company, as ship builder, is the only economic operator that can supply the Technical and Management Services with the necessary know how and technical information to fulfil this requirement. The work will include the provision of technical and management services that support the integration of key military capability across all five [5] Royal Navy [RN] Type 31 Frigates as they transition into service. The CIP is essential to providing Royal Navy enhancements to fully support the vessels post Vessel Acceptance into Service and will provide additional capability beyond that provided during the vessel build phase. The Company, as ship builder, is the only economic operator that can supply the Technical and Management Services with the necessary know how and technical information to fulfil this requirement.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Ships Acquisition, which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) proposes to place a contract with Rosyth Royal Dockyard Ltd for the insertion, testing and enhancement of military capability, including the technical and management support services that contribute to the transitioning of the five [5] Type 31 Royal Navy Frigates into service.
Procurement Information
Ships Acquisition, which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has contractually committed for the build of five (5) Type 31 (T31) frigates, awarded following a competition. Normally, on completion of the build phase of each Vessel, DE&S will be required to execute technical and military capability upgrades during the subsequent post build activity known as the Capability Insertion Period (CIP). The CIP injects military capability in the period between Vessel Acceptance Date (VAD) and Initial Operating Capability (IOC), raising the currency of the platforms to the required operational level. The Design & Build (D&B) contract did not include an option to inject future military capability due to the vessels being both new to service and immature in terms of build specification. This is in keeping with other UK Naval Ship build programmes e.g. QEC, T26. Build specification matured over time and the footprint stabilised post contract award. Delivering a CIP on T31 adopts the same approach taken on all RN platforms. However, the T31 CIP will be delivered in parallel with the current D&B schedule, comprising of technical and management services that support the installation and testing of key military capability across all 5 RN T31 Frigates as they transition into service. Data interchange under D&B Information Exchange Rights does not occur until VAD. In providing CIP via the ship builder, free exchange of information will be accelerated and will present an opportunity for earlier and mutually beneficial data flow resulting in a seamless bridge between D&B, CIP and ultimately the competed support solution. In order to complete the CIP package of work and deliver the capability, the Shipbuilder (Babcock), is the only economic operator that can supply the technical and management services, with the necessary know how and technical information. This would ultimately de-risk the programme to enable the protection of national interests, along with levelling the playing field for a competed commercial solution to support the platforms through life. It is considered that this contract can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC and Section 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (SI 1848), on the basis that the contract may be awarded only to the Company for technical reasons.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0422a0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036164-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50640000 - Repair and maintenance services of warships
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £55,000,000 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Dec 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 8 Dec 20232 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- felicity.roberts103@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
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