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title: "Fleet Solid Support - Manufacture Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02b402"
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# Fleet Solid Support - Manufacture Contract

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02b402

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a Manufacture Contract for the Manufacture of 3 Fleet Solid Support (FSS) Ships to Navantia UK Ltd. The procurement method was selective and involved a negotiated process with the publication of a contract notice. The contract, signed on 17th January 2023, has a value of 1.63 billion GBP.

This tender process for the Fleet Solid Support Programme offers opportunities for businesses in the shipbuilding and maritime transport industry. Companies well-suited to compete include ship manufacturers, logistics providers, and suppliers of maritime equipment. The Ministry of Defence, as the buying organisation, located in Bristol, United Kingdom, aims to develop new ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the Royal Navy, creating business growth prospects for successful contract awardees.

## Notice

Manufacture Contract has been awarded to Navantia UK Ltd, for the Manufacture of 3 Fleet Solid Support (FSS) Ships.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Defence ("Authority") is seeking to procure new ships for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ("RFA") and Royal Navy ("RN") (the "Procurement"). These ships have been denoted the Fleet Solid Support ("FSS") ships. The Authority's high-level requirements for the FSS programme (the "Procurement Objectives") are as follows: * a contract for delivery of the FSS ships; * delivery of three (3) FSS ships by 2032; * a forecasted outturn cost to the Authority not to exceed PS1.617BN; * integration of all ships and installation of sensitive systems subject to national security restrictions to be carried out in the UK, and delivery of UK social value; * delivery of an integrated logistics support package and future rights to enable the Authority to compete support arrangements; and * a ship design which minimises whole life cost, achieves sustainability objectives, and is safe and environmentally sound to operate. The Authority requires a solid stores capability able to fully support the Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Aircraft Carriers into the future. The UK's Carrier Strike Group (CSG) reached Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in January 2021, with Full Operating Capability (FOC) expected by December 2023. The FSS ships will facilitate Carrier Enabled Power Projection (CEPP), supplying the carrier-based Maritime Task Group with the stores and ammunition needed to sustain operations at the intensity and range required to meet the UK's defence commitments. The full Contract Notice is available from: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=51386

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005134-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated with publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,639,071,030 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Additional buyers | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE - FLEET SOLID SUPPORT (FSS) |
| 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 | TLK11 Bristol, City of |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | LARSEN & TOUBRO; NAVANTIA; NAVANTIA SA, SME; ROSYTH ROYAL DOCKYARD; SERCO |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

### Codes

- 34510000 - Ships
- 34512000 - Ships and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods
- 34512400 - Cargo ships

## Release History

- 21 Feb 2023 at 10:23 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005134-2023
- 11 Oct 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025407-2021
- 21 May 2021 at 21:44 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011408-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=51386
- https://www.contracts.mod.uk
- https://www.contracts.mod.ukorFSSCommercialTeam,Bristol,UnitedKingdom.NUTScode:UKK11.DESShipsCSS-Comrcl-FSS-Group@mod.gov.uk,https://www.contracts.mod.uk
- https://www.des.mod.uk

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