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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: SUPPORT PARTNER
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Defence, GB Email: katie.bunting101@mod.gov.uk. (katie bunting)
3. Contract type: Service contract
Open
PIN
4. Description: This is a Prior-Information Notice at no Commitment. To raise an Expression of Interest, please send company and contact details to katie.bunting101@mod.gov.uk and The Authority will provide further detail in due course.
The MOD intention is to Award the Contract by 2nd Quarter 2023 (TBA).
Naval Support Integrated Global Network – CLIENT SUPPORT FRAMEWORK
DRAFT STATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT (Subject to update).
BACKGROUND:
The Naval Support Integrated Global Network (NSIGN) programme is the successor to the Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP).
NSIGN will deliver an optimised support model and transformed support enterprise, delivering a paradigm shift in availability to sustain a Global, Modern, Ready Royal Navy. To enable this vision, the Navy must have a regime to deliver modern, global platform support to Ships and Submarines.
GENERAL
In order to support the delivery of NSIGN’s objectives, it recognises that Industry can play a major role in helping the Authority bring about necessary change, challenge its current and future thinking and help to bring a more commercial and global approach as to how the Authority contracts its Royal Navy Operational Support.
The Authority will be seeking the provision of external Industry expertise across a series of disciplines, experience and original, disruptive thinking. In order to have the freedom, agility and opportunity without constraint to achieve these aims, it is considering setting an NSIGN Client Support Framework, where it can invite demonstrated and capable suppliers to become a consortium member of the Framework.
5. CPV Code(s): 79411100, 79410000
6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK11
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South West (England), Gloucestershire, Wiltshire And Bristol/Bath Area, Bristol, City Of.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Project Code 706376450-1
NSIGN/001
9. Estimated value of requirement: CONTRACT VALUE 15000000 / 20000000 GBP
10. Listing Deadline 1.3.2023 (00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: You must register or log in at Web: to participate in this tender.
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12. Other information: Notes
The Naval Support Integrated Global Network (NSIGN) Portfolio will deliver a suite of new contractual arrangements to enable Ship and Submarine engineering support services along with support to enabling Naval Bases. The NSIGN Client Framework is required to support the NSIGN Portfolio and provide commercial ship support expertise for delivery of a range of tasks across the Concept, Assessment, and Transition Phases, which DE&S cannot effectively deliver without this mechanism. This support will be provided across all organisations delivering NSIGN, namely Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) (The Authority), Navy Command (NC) and Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA).
The NSIGN Client Framework will provide access to solution design and contract implementation Suitably Qualified and Experienced Personnel (SQEP) with the required expert skills and industrial knowledge to undertake tasks in support of the Portfolio. This includes but is not limited to provision of information relating to Global shipping along with industrial and commercial ship repair industries. These skills are not typically held within the organisations delivering the NSIGN Portfolio, as such the NSIGN Client Framework is required to ensure MoD requirements are achieved and anticipated benefits are delivered.
The NSIGN Client Support Framework will have Four discrete Lots. The Lots relating to this PIN cover Three Lots. There will be another Lot to work alongside these. An overview of the Three Lots can be viewed on the Find a Tender Service website.
The Authority will be looking to set-up the NSIGN Client Support Framework in 2nd quarter of 2023.
The Authority plans to hold one or more industry days for each Lot and seeks initial interest response. The industry days will be held between February and March 2023
Please note all Government sourcing activity are undertaken by the Defence Sourcing portal (DSP).
PIN:
Procurement Route FTS Open Procedure
Contract Duration 4 years expected
Please refer the website above for documentation
TKR-2023110-EX-1529245