Contract

NATO Submarine Rescue System Third In-Service Support Period

  • MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

F18: Contract award notice for contracts in the field of defence and security

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-001543

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-039884

Published 18 January 2023, 12:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Submarine Delivery Agency, Abbey Wood, Ash 1A

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Contact

Nicola Cocozza

Email(s)

Nicola.Cocozza100@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

one.2) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

one.3) Main activity

Defence

one.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:

No


Section two: Object of the contract

two.1) Description

two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract

NATO Submarine Rescue System Third In-Service Support Period

two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services

NUTS code

  • UK - United Kingdom

two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

NSRS is a tri-national project established in 2003 to deliver a submarine rescue capability to the United Kingdom (UK), France and Norway (collectively known as the Participant Nations). The SDA acting on behalf of the UK, operates as the designated lead nation responsible for the commercial arrangements under which NSRS is delivered.

NSRS is comprised of three overarching systems;

a) Intervention - Intervention Remote Operated Vehicle (IROV) and supporting equipment which provides the capability to locate, examine, clear debris and deliver vital emergency supplies to enable rescue;

b) Rescue - Submarine Rescue Vehicle (SRV) and supporting equipment used to dock and enact escape from a distressed submarine, launched from a Mothership (MOSHIP) using a Portable Launch and Recovery System; and

c) Transfer Under Pressure System (TUP) - A suite of decompression chambers located on-board the deck of a MOSHIP and used to bring rescued crew back to the correct atmospheric pressure as well as treat casualties.

The scope of the 3ISS requirement includes, but is not limited to:

a) Provision of project and programme management to oversee the management and maintain capability and availability of the system (rescue readiness);

b) Provision of a complete contractor operated service;

c) Continuous maintenance and support of NSRS assets and systems;

d) Mobilisation and conducting NSRS training exercises;

e) Obsolescence management; and

f) Spares management.

two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 75252000 - Rescue services

two.2) Total final value of contract(s)

two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)

Value: £62,000,000


Section four: Procedure

Type of procedure

Negotiated with publication of a contract notice

four.2) Award criteria

four.2.1) Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of

Technical. Weighting 55

Price. Weighting 35

Social Values. Weighting 10


Section five: Award of contract

five.1) Date of contract award decision

19 December 2022

five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

JFD Ltd

Enterprise Drive, Westhill

Aberdeen

AB32 6TQ

Country

United Kingdom

Companies House

SC123684

five.4) Information on value of contract

Total final value of the contract

Value: £62,000,000