Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
FISS OPV, Naval Ships Support Team, MOD Abbey Wood, Neighbourhood 3, Ash 2B, Mailpoint #3229, BS34 8JH
Bristol
BS34 8JH
For the attention of
FISS OPV Commercial Manager
Email(s)
DESShipsComrcl-NSS-FISSOPV@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority/entity
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the above mentioned contact point(s)
Section two: Object
two.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Future In Service Support Offshore Patrol Vessels (FISS OPV)
two.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
NUTS code
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
two.3) Information on framework agreement
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No
two.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services
Repair and maintenance services of ships. Repair and maintenance services of warships. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) Naval Ships Support (NSS) Team manages the in-service support of the Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs). The NSS team has a potential future requirement to provide the in-service support for up to 3 River Class Batch 1 OPVs and up to 5 Batch 2 OPVs. The Contracting Authority will look to best utilise learning from experience whilst ensuring competition and value for money are achieved. The successful bidder will be required to support all requirements under the contract throughout the planned contract duration.
The support activities will include but are not limited to: planning for and execution of global repair and maintenance; engineering support, planned preventative and corrective maintenance, Operational Defect rectification; obsolescence management; stores management; logistic support; risk management; and post design services; to pre-determined availability requirements.
In issuing this PIN, the MOD is not committing to carry out any procurement in relation to the strategy stated in this PIN. The MOD reserves the right to alter the approach to this project prior to commencing any formal procurement. Any related future procurement activity will be subject to the DSPCR 2011. Equally, non-participation in this Market Engagement will not be taken into account in any future procurement activities and will not preclude any organisation from submitting a tender in any future competition.
Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between £350,000,000 and £400,000,000
Lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 50640000 - Repair and maintenance services of warships
Additional CPV code(s)
- 50241000 - Repair and maintenance services of ships
two.7) Additional information
A previous PIN was released for FISS OPV on OJEU in July 2020. The link to Tender Electronic Daily can be followed here: https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:312174-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML.
The original PIN began a series of group and individual market engagement with interested suppliers.
This new PIN invites interested parties to another round of market engagement now that the project and requirements have been updated and further defined. This engagement will involve another Request for Information and will again be followed by opportunities for individual sessions with the Authority to discuss RFI responses and updates to the project requirements.
If you would like to be involved in the continuation of the FISS OPV market engagement please follow the link below to self register for an AWARD account. The AWARD data room will be used to manage and store any shared information and communication as part of this next step of FISS OPV market engagement.
AWARD Self Registration Link: https://award.bravosolution.co.uk/fiss/web/project/43d4f675-efe7-4110-930b-6b81354e42d3/register
Please follow the instructions provided to be granted access to the FISS OPV Market Engagement Dataroom. If you encounter any difficulties please contact the FISS OPV team using the above contact details.
Please register for you account and complete the on screen instructions by no later than the 31st May 2021.
Information about lots
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Lot No
1
Lot title
Batch 1 OPVs
2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 50640000 - Repair and maintenance services of warships
CPV additional
- 50241000 - Repair and maintenance services of ships
5) Additional information about lots
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.
Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Lot No
2
Lot title
Batch 2 OPVs
2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 50640000 - Repair and maintenance services of warships
CPV additional
- 50241000 - Repair and maintenance services of ships
5) Additional information about lots
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.
Section six: Complementary information
six.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
six.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.
The Authority reserves the right to 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. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications