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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: TYPE 31 THROUGH LIFE SUPPORT
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Defence, GB Email: Kelly.Turner324@mod.gov.uk. (Kelly Turner)
3. Contract type: Service contract
FTS Competitive Procedure with Negotiation
4. Description: The Awarding Authority has a requirement to provide a through-life support solution for five (5) new Type 31 (“T31”) ‘Inspiration Class’ frigates for the Royal Navy (RN). These ships are intended to replace five general-purpose Type 23 frigates which have served the RN since the early 1990s.
T31 will be at the heart of the RN’s surface fleet, deterring aggression and maintaining the security of the UK’s interests. They will work alongside our Allies to deliver credible UK warship presence across the globe. Flexible and adaptable by design, T31 frigates will undertake missions such as interception and disruption of those using the sea for unlawful purposes, collecting intelligence, conducting defence engagement and assisting those in need. The RN will therefore require an efficient and economically viable T31 support solution that achieves the high levels of availability required to sustain operations at the intensity and global range that the UK’s defence commitments demand.
A contract covering a minimum of an eight-year period with 2 additional option years is to be secured and delivered through the Competitive Negotiated procedure under DSPCR 2011. The aim is to create a collaborative, hybrid solution in order to optimise the availability and operational service of all T31 frigates.
The management and support requirements as part of this contract (but not limited to) have been grouped into the following sections:
Manage the Service;
Manage Maintenance;
Manage the Supply Chain;
Manage Design Services;
Manage Engineering Services;
Manage Support Information;
Manage Safety, Environmental Protection and Security.
A link to the FTS Contract Notice for this procurement can be found here:
5. CPV Code(s): 50640000, 35511200
6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK11
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Project Code: 707770451
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Listing Deadline 30.1.2024 (23:59).
11. Address to which they must be sent: You must register or log in at Web: to participate in this tender.
To access the notice please click on View DSP Opportunities
12. Other information: Notes
The Authority is using DSP(AWARD®) for this procurement and will use it to complete all DPQQ and ITN activities. If your company does not already have an DSP(AWARD®) account, please self-register via the following link:
Once you have self-registered to both DSP and DSP(AWARD®), you will be able to access the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) via the T31 Through Life Support NDA Data Room on DSP(AWARD®). You will have to sign and return the NDA before being given access to the DPQQ. Please download the NDA from the “Authority NDA for Completion” Document Group. Sign the NDA, then return the signed NDA to the Authority by uploading it to the “Signed NDA” Document Group. Do this in a timely manner to avoid any impact to your response window. Your counter-signed NDA will be uploaded to the “Counter Signed NDAs” Document Group. Once the Authority is content with the signed NDA you will be notified by DSP(AWARD®) e-mail that the DPQQ has been published for you to see in the “PQQ for Suppliers who have signed the NDA” Document Group.
For information, Cyber risk has been considered and, in accordance with the Cyber Security Model, resulted in a Cyber Risk Profile of ‘Moderate’. The Risk Assessment Reference is: RAR -548515002. Potential Providers are required to complete the Supplier Assurance Questionnaire (SAQ), using the SAQ Form available at: and to submit this as part of their Tender response.
Procurement Route: FTS Competitive Procedure with Negotiation
TKR-20231130-EX-1660110