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title: "Manufacture and Procurement of Material and Support Equipment for Submarine Maintenance Projects"
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published: "2024-06-13"
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# Manufacture and Procurement of Material and Support Equipment for Submarine Maintenance Projects

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046f9f

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the "Manufacture and Procurement of Material and Support Equipment for Submarine Maintenance Projects" to Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited. The contract is valued at £100 million and involves the management of high-risk, long-lead manufactured materials and support equipment for maintenance and repair of Astute-Class Ship Submersible Nuclear Deep Maintenance Projects at HMNB Devonport in the UK.

This tender provides business opportunities for companies involved in manufacturing and supplying specialist submarine components, portable support equipment, sub-contractor surveillance, and performance management services. Businesses with expertise in maritime equipment manufacturing, supply chain management, and security compliance are well-suited to compete in this procurement process at the negotiation stage without publication of a contract notice.

## Notice

The Submarine Delivery Agency, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (the "Authority",) intends to amend its existing Future Maritime Support Programme Lot 3 Contract (contract reference FMSP/006) with Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited (the "Company") to include a new requirement for the management of the procurement of high risk, long lead, manufactured material and support equipment to be used for maintenance and repair to meet the Design Authority's Requirement (DAR) on the occasion of an Astute-Class (A-Class) Ship Submersible Nuclear (SSN) Deep Maintenance Project (DMP). The estimated value of the intended contract amendment is PS100,000,000 (inc. of VAT.)

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The intended contract amendment will be for: i. UK Supply Chain procurement and management of the delivery of the complete list of: a. manufactured material which includes but is not limited to specialist submarine components such as valves, pipes, gaskets and pumps; and b. shore based, portable, specialised support equipment items which includes but is not limited to Jigs, gauges, special tools and hardware,. for use to refit, repair, carry out maintenance and setting to work of Royal Navy vessels or their systems. ii. Sub-contractor surveillance and performance management regarding the complete scope of the long lead manufactured items and support equipment supply and support to wider Submarine Enterprise supply chain performance management initiatives. iii. Performance management to ensure the availability of long lead manufactured items and PSSE to the correct standard(s) and compliant for use on Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited's Nuclear Licence Site for HMNB Devonport. iv. Receipt and storage and inventory management of long lead manufactured items and support equipment scope in line with the requirements for an A-Class DMP, including delivery to the Company's Nuclear Licensed site. v. Security management associated with the complete scope of long lead manufactured items and support equipment in accordance with the Naval Platforms Security Grading Guide.

### Procurement Information

Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract amendment without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 for technical reasons. This is because the Company is the only supplier with the following knowledge, experience, expertise, capability and attributes necessary to meet the Authority's requirements: i. The Company is the only one to have undertaken multiple A-Class Base Maintenance Periods (BMP) and Vanguard Class Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear (SSBN) DMPs. As a result, the Company has acquired a detailed technical knowledge of those components that require extraordinary management. ii. The Company is the In-Service Support (ISS), BMP and DMP provider for A-Class maintenance, consequently they hold and have sole access to their detailed technical knowledge specific to each platform of the A-Class. This includes the precise technical specification of long lead manufactured items and support equipment required for the delivery of a A-Class DMP. iii. The Company is the only supplier within the UK's Submarine Enterprise with the knowledge and expertise of the UK Submarine industrial base and its Supply Chain able to effectively plan, deconflict and manage the Authority's ISS and DMP priorities and subsequently receive delivery into onsite storage, provide the tailored security and bespoke upkeep of the items until installation. iv. The Company owns the nuclear licensed site and facilities used in the delivery of A-Class DMP, that will benefit the storage and inventory management of the long lead manufactured items and support equipment scope ensuring compliance with the Authority's security and maintenance policy requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018273-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated without publication of a contract notice |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Jun 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £125,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | BS35 8JH |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLK4 Devon |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DEVONPORT ROYAL DOCKYARD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

### Codes

- 35800000 - Individual and support equipment

## Release History

- 13 Jun 2024 at 08:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018273-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.mod.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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