--- title: "Fleet Solid Support (FSS) Ship Support RAS Vehicle (SSRV)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-079279" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-079279" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-079279.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-079279.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "Defence Equipment and Support" published: "2026-11-02" --- # Fleet Solid Support (FSS) Ship Support RAS Vehicle (SSRV) Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079279 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-079279) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-079279.json) ## Summary Defence Equipment and Support intends to procure 240 Ship Support Replenishment at Sea Vehicles (SSRVs) for the Fleet Solid Support programme. The vehicles will equip three Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships and provide for training and spares. They are used to replenish ships at sea. The requirement is for the manufacture and delivery of the vehicles, which are classified as goods and associated with steel. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The planned quantities are 10 vehicles for training, 80 for each of the first two ships and 70 for the third. This is a defence and security procurement being developed by the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Equipment and Support organisation. The process is at the planning stage: the buyer has stated its intention to procure, but this is not an invitation to tender. Defence Equipment and Support is undertaking preliminary market engagement to assess suppliers’ capability, capacity and interest, and to shape the requirement and future procurement strategy. The engagement was scheduled for publication on 28 October 2026, with supplier responses expected by 17:00 on 30 November 2026. The buyer expects to publish a future procurement notice by 28 February 2028. The estimated value is £1.2 million excluding VAT (£1.44 million including VAT). One lot is planned, with an anticipated contract period from 24 October 2028 to 30 November 2032. Indicative deliveries are scheduled for training in January 2029, then ships one to three in autumn 2030, 2031 and 2032 respectively. This requirement is likely to suit manufacturers able to produce and deliver replenishment-at-sea vehicles for naval vessels, with the capacity to supply a 240-unit programme in stages over several years. Suppliers with experience supporting defence or maritime customers may be well placed to explain how they can meet the three-ship requirement, including training equipment and spares. The buyer is using market engagement to understand current market capability and capacity, supplier interest, and how the requirement and procurement strategy should be developed. Businesses can use that engagement to outline relevant manufacturing capability, production capacity and delivery planning, and to flag practical considerations that could inform the future competition. Small and medium-sized businesses are identified as suitable for the planned lot, so the requirement may also be relevant to specialist manufacturers and potential delivery partners. ## Notice The Fleet Solid Support (FSS) Programme requires 240 Ship Support Replenishment at Sea (RAS) Vehicles (SSRVs) to enable the full capability of the three Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ships. A total of 240 SSRVs are required for the x3 FSS ships, training and spares. Indicative manufacturing delivery timescales are as follows: Training - January 2029 - Qty 10 Ship 1 - Autumn 2030 - Qty 80 Ship 2 - Autumn 2031 - Qty 80 Ship 3 - Autumn 2032 - Qty 70 ### Planning Information The Authority is undertaking Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to understand market capability, capacity and interest in the manufacture and delivery of the Ship Support Replenishment at Sea Vehicle (SSRV), and to inform the development of the requirement and future procurement strategy. The PME will be published on 28 October 2026, with supplier responses due by 17:00 on 30 November 2026. Suppliers should access the associated opportunity listing via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) using the following link: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61604 The PME Survey and associated information can be accessed through the opportunity listing. Suppliers without a DSP account are encouraged to register to access the opportunity listing and associated communications. Completed PME Surveys should be submitted to the email address provided within this notice by the stated deadline. The same email address may also be used for any technical issues relating to access to the opportunity listing or PME documentation. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103637-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 2 Nov 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 28 Feb 2028 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 24 Oct 2028 - 30 Nov 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,200,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Defence Equipment and Support | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Postcode area | 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 - 14 - Mining, basic metals and related products ### Codes - 14622000 - Steel ## Release History - 2 Nov 2026 at 11:24 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103637-2026 - 28 Oct 2026 at 15:32 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102208-2026 - 28 Oct 2026 at 14:04 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102114-2026 - 28 Oct 2026 at 13:55 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102104-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103637-2026 2nd November 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102208-2026 28th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102114-2026 28th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/102104-2026 28th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61604 - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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