--- title: "Naval Design Partnering - Successor (NDP-S)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-f82d8f1d-1f91-44ba-9671-da9d96e06de8" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f82d8f1d-1f91-44ba-9671-da9d96e06de8" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f82d8f1d-1f91-44ba-9671-da9d96e06de8.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f82d8f1d-1f91-44ba-9671-da9d96e06de8.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2023-06-21" --- # Naval Design Partnering - Successor (NDP-S) Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f82d8f1d-1f91-44ba-9671-da9d96e06de8 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-f82d8f1d-1f91-44ba-9671-da9d96e06de8) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-f82d8f1d-1f91-44ba-9671-da9d96e06de8.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence is seeking to establish a Naval Design Partnering - Successor arrangement to support its need for industry support in conducting pre-concept, concept, and capability insertion studies within Navy Develop Directorate and Ships domain. The engagement end date for this planning stage tender is 7th July 2023, and the procurement focuses on engineering services in Bristol with suitability for SMEs. This tender presents an opportunity for organisations with expertise in engineering services to participate in a future competition for the Naval Design Partnering - Successor arrangement. Businesses based in the UK and beyond can engage with the Ministry of Defence to provide feedback and express interest in industry engagement activities, ultimately contributing to the Navy Develop Directorate's key priorities through innovative solutions. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/780e4ebe-e5b7-46af-8dbe-328d65aa2dad | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 21 Jun 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 7 Jul 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS34 8JH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | South Gloucestershire | | Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick | | Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71300000 - Engineering services ## Release History - 21 Jun 2023 at 09:13 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/780e4ebe-e5b7-46af-8dbe-328d65aa2dad ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/780e4ebe-e5b7-46af-8dbe-328d65aa2dad 21st June 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/689a47e0-be8e-42a3-9b66-25bd0fb05c95 Request for Information ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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