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title: "MSS/119 - Spares Inclusive Upkeep (PAXMAN Diesel Engine Support Contract)"
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# MSS/119 - Spares Inclusive Upkeep (PAXMAN Diesel Engine Support Contract)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/mss-119-spares-inclusive-upkeep-paxman-diesel-engine-support-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-028d2e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "MSS/119 - Spares Inclusive Upkeep (PAXMAN Diesel Engine Support Contract)". Published status: active. Published Value: £18,000,000. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Mar 2021, 17:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £18,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 March 2021 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services, Installation services of diesel engines
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028d2e`

## 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/mss-119-spares-inclusive-upkeep-paxman-diesel-engine-support-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-028d2e#tl-md)

## Description
Installation services of diesel engines. Installation services of diesel engines. II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Engines and engine parts for warships. A sustainable support solution and through life support contract for the PAXMAN Diesel Engine. The PAXMAN Diesel Engine Support Contract (MSS/119) is a (5 + 2 years) Spares Inclusive Upkeep (SIU) contract in support of Marine Support Systems conducted in accordance with the competitive negotiated procedure under the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 (‘the Regulations’). This is to include:
— supply and repair of PAXMAN diesel engines and diesel engine parts;
— post design services
— technical services
— stock volume breaks and bulk buy options.
Supplier note: a remote MSS/119 Market engagement Day using Microsoft Teams will be held on 9 February 2021 between 13.30-15.00 to provide further information and answer any questions ahead of the PQQ submission on 08 March 2021. Microsoft Teams meeting link will be issued through Award communication portal on 1 February 2021. Quantity or scope: Refer to Draft Statement of Support Requirements (SOSR) attached to this.
The Current scope for the range of equipment that has been identified within the proposed PAXMAN Diesel Engine Support Contract MSS/119 SOSR is estimated at £13 - £18M. This requirement will be contracted to the potential tenderers through MSS/119 Contract for a Contract duration (5 + 2 years)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001496-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-01-25T18:32:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:38:24.383Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028d2e