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The current contract for Paints – Framework Lead is projected to end on 01-FEB-19 and may be available for retender.
Description:
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:: Supply of Paint to HM Ships and Submarines.

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Supplies
Purchase
NUTS code UK

Information on framework agreement: Framework agreement with a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 3 000 000 and 3 500 000 GBP

Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Paints. The Maritime Platform Systems – Maritime Spares (MPSMS) team has a future requirement for the supply of Paint systems/coatings for both in-service and new-build vessels across HM Ships and Submarines.
Paint systems/coatings must meet the mandatory specifications detailed within the BR 3939 and WARPAINT, which contains an up-to-date list of paints which have been assessed and meet the mandatory criteria required for Royal Naval Vessels.
A link to the WARPAINT specification document, which is a bi-annual publication, can be found at the link provided below:<a href=

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All paints within WARPAINT comply with International legislation and MoD Policy/Standards. Surface Ships operate a Whole Ship Specification i.e. the paint manufacturer must be able to supply suitable coatings which meet the criteria in the WARPAINT specification for the entire vessel. Considerable investment is required to assess every product and this must be undertaken by the company themselves prior to acceptance of each product.
The Royal Navy (RN) operate globally for the provision of support in the form of local (world wide) distribution, therefore on-site technical help from the contractor may be necessary and must be made available where practicable.
Under Regulation 12 (16) of the Defence Security and Public Contracts Regulators, the Contracting Authority is required to state that an ‘equivalent’ is acceptable. In this regard it is mandatory that an ‘equivalent’ must meet the BR3939 – WARPAINT specifications which require an assessment of the full formulation by the Institute of Naval Medicine (INM). Failure for a new product to undergo an assessment by the INM would result in a non-compliant Tender in accordance with the criteria listed above.
The requirement will include deliveries to UK Naval Stores and for Direct Supply/Diversion overseas. On-site technical help may be necessary and must be made available for the locations listed below:
UK Naval Stores;
Overseas (TBC in the ITN).
Please forward your expressions of interest to the contact email address in Section I.1.

Information about variants: Variants will be accepted: no