Official UK procurement notice
Manufacture and Procurement of Material and Support Equipment for Submarine Maintenance Projects
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 £100,000,000 (inc. of VAT.)
CPV: Individual and support equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The intended contract amendment will be for:
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.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Lowest price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Jun 2024, 09:58 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jun 2024, 09:58 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018273- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046f9fFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
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.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd | £125,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 018273-2024-1 · Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2024
- Value
- £125,000,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Submarine Delivery AgencyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Devonport Royal Dockyard LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.