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title: "Fleet Solid Support (FSS) Ship Support RAS Vehicle (SSRV)"
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# Fleet Solid Support (FSS) Ship Support RAS Vehicle (SSRV)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fleet-solid-support-fss-ship-support-ras-vehicle-ssrv-ocds-h6vhtk-079279). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defence Equipment and Support: "Fleet Solid Support (FSS) Ship Support RAS Vehicle (SSRV)". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,200,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Defence Equipment and Support](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defence-equipment-and-support-GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Steel
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fleet-solid-support-fss-ship-support-ras-vehicle-ssrv-ocds-h6vhtk-079279#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-079279`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fleet-solid-support-fss-ship-support-ras-vehicle-ssrv-ocds-h6vhtk-079279#tl-md)

## Description
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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 14622000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 23/10/2028 to 30/11/2032

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F102208-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-28T15:32:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T03:23:19.169Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-079279