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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-009553/EN)
Nature of contract:
Procedure: Not applicable

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Ministry of Defence
Abbey Wood, Filton
Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Jordan Thornell
Email: desshipscomrcl-salmo-multiuser@mod.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
I.3) Main activity:
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No
Section II: Object of the contract:
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
708422450 – Provision of Underwater Engineering Services
II.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
SERVICES
Service category: Maintenance and repair services
II.3) Information on framework agreement
II.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
Underwater Engineering Services (UES) in the United Kingdom and worldwide, are carried out to support the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) platforms and are managed on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) by the Authority (Defence, Equipment and Support (DE&S), Salvage and Marine Operations Delivery Team (SALMO DT)).  
The Authority requires one or more suppliers to deliver the following over an approximate seven-year contract duration including option years: 
Provision of commercial diving services to UK Health and Safety Executive Diving at Work Regulations inland/inshore Approved Code of Practice both in the UK and overseas to conduct a range of underwater inspection, maintenance, and repair activities on HM ships, also to include:
– Update and generation of new underwater engineering technical procedures, including the generation of engineering drawings and manufacturing data packs.
– Minor repairs, maintenance and modification of equipment, tooling and supply of specialist underwater engineering equipment including, but not limited to, hull aperture blanks, cofferdams, hull cleaning equipment and any other bespoke items required to fulfil underwater engineering tasks.
II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
98363000, 50241100, 71336000, 71631400, 71631420
II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract
II.7) Additional information:
Further to PIN (2023/S 000-020561 and tender_376292/1236325) issued in July 2023, the Authority would like to inform the market of the below information:
– It is anticipated that the requirement will be tendered in two (2) lots.
– Anticipated lots will consist of Lot 1 – Provision of Underwater Engineering Services (UES) within the United Kingdom (UK) and Lot 2 – Provision of Underwater Engineering Services (UES) outside of the United Kingdom.
– There will be the ability to bid for Lot 1, Lot 2 or Lot 1 and Lot 2.
– The indicative value of Lot 1 (within the UK) is £6.5 million and Lot 2 (outside of United Kingdom) is £68 million.
Tentative dates to note (subject to change):
Issue of Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ): Summer 2024
Issue of Invitation to negotiate (ITN): Late summer 2024
Contract Award: Spring 2025

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Information about reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no.
VI.2) Additional information
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 25.3.2024