Marine System Support Spares Procurement Framework MSS/141

Concepts

• marine systems support
• defence equipment support
• bristol
• warships
• marine systems
• maritime spares
• multi-supplier framework scope
• systems spares
• supply of spares
• provision of spares

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

Maritime Spares. The Marine Systems Support (MSS) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. MSS is setting up a Framework agreement to provide systems spares to Royal Naval Platforms. MSS is looking for suppliers to populate this Framework agreement in order that all spares for the Marine Systems can be purchased through this set of suppliers. The successful suppliers will be responsible for the provision of spares. There is a possibility that during the life of the proposed contract that the size of HM Naval Fleet may increase or decrease. The support contract will take the form of a Framework arrangement. The Contract will be awarded under DSPCR 2011 regulations. Quantity or scope: Multi-Supplier Framework Scope The Framework Agreement covers the supply of spares, parts and components - The range of spares required to underpin the in-service support for all Maintained Items in support of HM Naval Platforms and Establishments. The scope entails the provision of spares consistent with supply chain policy and procedures; including such things as purchase order acknowledgement; goods receipting and invoicing and the provision of spares consistent with Defence security and quality policy. The scope covers the dataset for each sparable item defined in the right format in accordance with UKNCB guidance and the appropriate standard such as S2000M and available to the Authority. Where assets require it, a mechanism exists for feedback reporting of failures and non-conformance. Scope will also include Obsolescence advice to the Authority on future non-availability, superseded items, equivalent and alternative items, and recommendations such as lifetime buy.

CPV Codes

• 35500000 - Warships and associated parts

Indicators

• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The Royal Navy has a vision to MOBILISE – get the most out of what we have. MODERNISE – embrace new technologies to assure our competitive advantage. TRANSFORM – radically improve the way we do business in order to “mobilise”, we must maximise availability (i.e., the period of time that a ship is available to perform the task required of it) by using modern maintenance systems and employing the very best support suppliers. The change programme to deliver this vision is known as project RENOWN. Marine Systems Support (MSS) Future Strategy programme Marine Systems Support Transformation (MaST) is a fundamental pillar to support the Royal Navy’s vision. This is a major change programme for both Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) and the Royal Navy. MSS is responsible for delivering reliable, affordable, and sustainable maritime platform equipment support: throughout its service life ensuring equipment is safe, available, and capable to support the Fleet and its sailors so that they are ready to conduct operations when required. MSS currently employs over 330 staff grouped into 3 systems teams Marine Propulsion (MP), Marine Electrical (ME) and Marine Auxiliary (MX) to manage the Master Equipment’s in supporting Royal Navy Ships and Submarines both legacy and future classes. The MaST programme offers a unique opportunity to review and determine the optimum approach and associated supply chain to deliver effective support to the fleet. MSS envision a phased implementation from the current approach to the future state solution over several years. The objective of MaST is to transform the way the MSS programme supports the non-combat related equipment fitted to platforms across the Royal Navy. Currently support is provided either by the equipment desk or by a class-based approach which encompasses T45 and QEC platform support. As the Royal Navy seeks to improve availability of its fleet, a number of existing contractual arrangements within MSS come to a natural conclusion and two new classes of Frigate (T26 and T31) are due to come under the support umbrella. The opportunity has arisen for DE&S to evaluate its equipment support in order to improve support to its customer the Royal Navy. In order to meet the objectives of supporting new platforms and increasing availability of platforms across the fleet, MaST is seeking to change the established setup of MSS by expanding its supplier base enabling direct access to the Authority, with improving communications, data sharing, forward planning and opportunities, to consider innovative solutions that best support the Royal Navy. MaST is a project that will operate within Project RENOWN, under which the Royal Navy seeks to improve its own internal interfaces with the DE&S in-service support programme and wider Support Transformation programmes. Suppliers interested in working with the MOD should register on its Supplier Information Database (SID), available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The SID is a catalogue of potential suppliers available to all MOD procurement staff and is the main supplier database used by MOD. Please note that the registration and publication of a company profile on the SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for a contract opportunity must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions in the contract notice. The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Low.