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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: 068980/S 000-2026
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not specified
Regulation of procurement: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

F14: Corrigendum

I) Contracting Authority/Entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence

Postal address: Ministry of Defence, Type 31 TLS, Walnut 3C, Abbeywood Bristol
Town: BRISTOL
Region: Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom

Contact Person: Kelly Turner
Email: kelly.turner324@mod.gov.uk

Internet address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type

II) Object
II.1.1) Title
707770451 – Type 31 Through Life Support
Reference number: 2023/S 000-035211

II.1.2) CPV Codes
Main CPV code
50640000

II.1.3) Type of contract
Services

II.1.4) Short description
The Ministry of Defence (the “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.

VI) Complementary information

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
2026-07-22 09:45

VII) Changes/Modifications

VII.1) Information to be changed or added
VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.5
Place of text to be modified
Short description of the contract or purchase
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The Ministry of Defence (the “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.
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The Ministry of Defence proposed to award a contract for a minimum of an eight-year period with 2 x one year extension options seeking management and through-life support services for the five ‘Inspiration Class’ Type 31 (T31) frigates.
Having reviewed the procurement and the changes to the programme context, commercial practicality, and enterprise support planning mean the assumptions underpinning the current T31 TLS competition no longer hold.
Continuation is therefore not judged to be in the NA-M DM Contracting Authority’s best interests and a decision has been made to cancel further activity against this requirement.
This notice announces the abandonment of this tender activity and is for the purposes of transparency only.
This is not a request for expressions of interest.
The requirement was advertised on behalf of the Authority on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) and Find-a-Tender dated 29th November 2023 reference 2023/S 000-035211 under Contract Number 707770451-Type 31 Through Life Support-CN following the Competitive Negotiated procedure under the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011.

VII.2) Other additional information
This notice announces the abandonment of this tender activity and is for the purposes of transparency only. This is not a request for expressions of interest.