Public procurement notice: Additional Information
Published: 2018-11-28
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Ships, Other
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 34510000 | 35500000: Warships and associated parts | 55100000 | 55500000 | 60000000
Submission deadline: 2018-11-28

Technical requirements: Please note that potential suppliers should ignore any indication at II.1.9 of this notice that variant bids are not permitted. The ITN currently under development may make provision for the submission of variant bids.
The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) will underpin the success of the Royal Navy (RN) in supporting the Royal Navy’s Complex Warships, Submarines and Naval Bases, by providing all:
In 2014, the Authority placed two contracts with industrial partners, Babcock Marine (BM) and BAE Systems (BAES) for Naval Base, Ship, and Submarine outputs. These contracts form the Maritime Support Delivery Framework (MSDF) and are due to expire on 31.3.2020.
Recognising the success of both MSDF, and its predecessor the Warship Support Modernisation Initiative (WSMI), in supporting the RN, after nearly 20 years it is timely for the Authority to review its current Naval Base services solution. The FMSP is the result of this review.
The FMSP is a programme of work that will succeed and improve upon the MSDF contracts currently in place, commencing on 1.4.2020. FMSP will deliver additional transformational change, cost reductions (in the target of 30 %) and an improved service for the RN.
The contracting Authority considers that economic operators who are small or medium enterprises (SME’s) could participate in this contract individually or through the partnership/collaboration with other SME’s/Suppliers or as part of the Supply Chain to other Suppliers. The PQQ Supplementary Information on the Competition Site includes a contact list of Suppliers who participated in the FMSP Market Engagement phase which may be of assistance to SME’s in this regard.
Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the Authority Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the Authority SID does not mean or imply that the Supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the Authority, nor does it imply that an application made in response to this procurement will be successful. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions contained in the specific contract notice.
(iii) not to award any contract to any tenderer. The Authority does not bind itself to enter into any contract(s) arising out of the proceedings envisaged by this contract notice and no contractual rights express or implied arising out of this contract notice or the procedures envisaged by it.
(iv) amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise.
Advertising Regime OJEU: This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk
A full description of the four Cyber Risk levels is available at DEFSTAN 05138. Potential Providers should make themselves familiar with the requirements against the profile assessment for this risk level.
The dates given assume an anticipated start date and also that the duration indicated is for the maximum length of the contract including for the exercise of extension options (which will be at MOD's discretion). GO Reference: GO-20181123-DCB-13605353
Please note that potential suppliers should ignore any indication at II.1.9 of this notice that variant bids are not permitted. The ITN currently under development may make provision for the submission of variant bids.
The Contracting Authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP) will underpin the success of the Royal Navy (RN) in supporting the Royal Navy’s Complex Warships, Submarines and Naval Bases, by providing all:
In 2014, the Authority placed two contracts with industrial partners, Babcock Marine (BM) and BAE Systems (BAES) for Naval Base, Ship, and Submarine outputs. These contracts form the Maritime Support Delivery Framework (MSDF) and are due to expire on 31.3.2020.