Notice Information
Notice Title
13 Pounder Design Organisation (DO)
Notice Description
1. Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) require a Design Organisation (DO) for the Ordnance, Quick Firing 13 Pounder Gun and Limber to ensure its availability, reliability and maintainability until it's Out of Service Date (OSD) of 2030. The 13 Pounder DO include subsequent Post Design Services (PDS) that have core and non-core activities. This Project will provide assurance that capability can be retained in-service to enable Kings Troop to safely fulfil their State Ceremonial and Public Duties until the OSD in 2030 (Potential to change). 2. This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice has been issued to provide information to the market that DE&S TOWED is planning to procure Design Authority for 13pd and needs further intel to understand the feasibility of the requirement to enable it to develop the procurement strategy. 3. The tasks required to maintain the 13 Pounder Capability are as follows: Configuration Management Plan - Develop and maintain a comprehensive Configuration Management Plan. Ensure the plan includes all associated tasks, such as maintaining configuration baselines, status records, drawings, and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs). Design Documentation - Update and maintain all design documentation, including drawings, verification data, and specifications. Ensure all documentation complies with the Authority's procedures and adheres to the standards outlined in DEF STAN 05-10 (Parts 1-2) and DEF STAN 05-061 Part 1. Proposed Modifications - Identify, propose, and document modifications as required. Certificates of Design - Provide or Manage Certificates of Design to confirm compliance with design requirements and standards. Supporting Documentation - Produce all supporting documentation as specified in the 13 Pounder Statement of Work (SOW). Ad-Hoc and Non-Core Activities - Fulfil all ad-hoc and non-core activities as outlined in the 13 Pounder SOW. Obsolescence Management - Produce and maintain annually an Obsolescence Management Plan (OMP) for the 13 Pounder including an Obsolescence Report Status List 4. The Towed Artillery Systems anticipates a contract duration of 3 years with a 1-year options (3+1) to extend. 5. Note: The information contained in this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) may be subject to change. Insofar as is permitted by law, the Authority shall not be liable for any losses incurred by any party as a result of reliance on the information contained herein. 6. Whilst a complete solution is being sought, DE&S encourages participation in the RFI, which is to be issued within 10 working days from the date of this notice. 7. Note: This PMEN is not a means to seek formal expression of interest and shall not constitute a commitment to instigate a formal procurement process for the requirement.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: 1 Option Year after the end of initial contract
Renewal: 1 Option Year after the end of initial contract
Planning Information
DE&S encourages participation in the Request For Information (RFI), which is to be issued within 10 working days from the date of this notice and it is to be closed within further 10 working days from the RFI being published. Further steps will be confirmed within the RFI.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05586e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057144-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Sep 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 9 Jan 20262 months to go
- Future Notice Date
- 24 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 3 May 2026 - 3 May 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT
- Contact Name
- Vincent Onakpome
- Contact Email
- vincent.onakpome100@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
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057144-2025
16th September 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037181-2025
3rd July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037174-2025
3rd July 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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