Cutters - Ships Life Extension Programme - EOI/Market Engagement

Concepts

• ships or boats
• bfmc
• ships and boats
• continued services of the cutters
• current fleet of cutters
• market engagement
• effective life extension programme
• general market engagement event
• end of their design life
• ship life extension programme

Location

United Kingdom: Any part of the UK

Description

Border Force Maritime Command (BFMC) is the UK's only national maritime law enforcement body. Its fleet of five Cutters play an essential role in delivering the Government's crime reduction and border protection objectives, alongside a range of wider maritime security goals. The current fleet of Cutters is at or nearing the end of their design life. This SLEP activity is only applicable to some of the Damen 4207-class Cutters.

Total Quantity or Scope

BFMC is looking for an effective life extension programme which will allow the continued services of the Cutters while mitigating risk and minimising loss of operational availability. While extending a Cutter’s service life by replacing obsolete, unsupportable or maintenance intensive systems, a Ship Life Extension Programme (SLEP) will be used to modernise and improve the operational ability of the vessel and those onboard. This is a general market engagement event to understand the current supply market ability and capacity to meet this requirement. ***Prior to expressing an interest to attend the market engagement event, please note the geographical limitation in the Main Site or place of performance. The SLEP activity is required to be performed in a UK shipyard. This reflects the need to minimise programme delivery risk associated with the ability of Border Force Officers (Vessel crew and the Maintenance and Logistics Unit) to oversee the work in the Shipyard and respond to emerging/urgent issues at short notice and without any additional challenge associated with work and travel related logistics. It will also reduce the risk associated with an In-Service vessel being required to return rapidly to service in event of a high priority operational tasking***

CPV Codes

• 50244000 - Reconditioning services of ships or boats
• 34500000 - Ships and boats

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The purpose of this document is to assess the interest and capability of the market to meet the requirement. Potential Suppliers who believe they are able to offer the required services are requested to send an expression of interest to Ian McDermott, Home Office Commercial at MaritimeProcurement@homeoffice.gov.uk expressing their interest in attending a supplier engagement event for this opportunity and providing brief details of their ability to meet the requirement. The current expected date for the Virtual Engagement Event is 07 September 2023. Emails expressing interest should be submitted by 01 September 2023. Following expressions of interest suppliers will be given access to the event on the Authority's eSourcing portal in order to attend the Virtual Engagement Event. ** note ** Suppliers will need to register in the first instance on the Authority's eSourcing portal - https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html