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A pipeline has been launched for Royal Navy Shared Service Centre (703429452).The contract start Date is 1 April 2023. Approach to market date is 29 July 2022.The purpose of this notice is to update Industry on the Royal Navy’s Shared Service Centre, including an update on the indicative commercial timetable.The Royal Navy Shared Service Centre forms part of the People and Training (P&T) Directorate’s delivery of NC People Transformation. An Industry Day was held in September 2021 to inform and seek feedback from industry on the RN’s plans.. Following the Industry Day, approval has been granted to proceed with the procurement for a RN Shared Services Centre (previously referred to as HR Shared Services Centre).The RN Shared Service Centre will be delivered through Competitive Dialogue and will use the Model Services Contract, a Cabinet Office contract designed and recommended for complex and high-risk requirements where the scope might include business transformation, operational services, outsourcing and technology development services and where the total contract value is £20m or more. The anticipated value for RN Shared Services Centre is £30m over a contract period of 3 years plus two optional years.The indicative timetable for the release of the Contract Notice and PQQ and subsequent commercial activity is as follows:Contract Notice 29 July 2022PQQ Issue 29 July 2022PQQ Final Submission 16 September 2022PQQ Evaluation and downselect 30 September 2022ITPD released 7 October 2022Dialogue October – December 2022Tender returns January 2023FBC Submission February 2023Contract Award March 2023Contract Commencement April 2023Other services to be procured that relate to the original Strategic Outline Case discussed at the September 2021 Industry Day include delivery of a first tranche of Career Management digitalised solutions in Apex, support to the data analytics being delivered through the P&T People Insights, Intelligence and Analytics Centre, and discovery work on the next stage of the Talent Programme. Further information will follow on these separate requirements, including any indicative timelines.This is a potential opportunity from the government, and the pipeline gives advance notice of an opportunity that might be offered by the public sector in the future – allowing potential suppliers to plan accordingly. When a public sector organisation publishes a pipeline notice, it does not necessarily mean that an opportunity will be offered in the future.For more information contact: Ministry of Defence, Leach Building, Portsmouth PO2 8BY. Email: lee.culshaw100@mod.gov.uk