Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
Birch 1a, Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
For the attention of
IFC Commercial Team
Email(s)
DESShipsAcq-IFC-NDP@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
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:
Naval Design Partnering - Successor - NDP-S
two.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
two.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services
The Innovation and Future Capability (IFC) Team within DE&S, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking to establish a Naval Design Partnering – Successor (NDP-S) arrangement to support its continued need for a multi-disciplinary framework of organisations to provide cost effective, adaptive, industry support to conduct pre-concept, concept and through life capability insertion studies within both Navy Develop Directorate and the wider Ships domain.
The NDP-S will provide a Core Task service that is funded directly from Navy Develop Directorate but also aims to provide a Non-Core task service to sponsors within DE&S and from other government departments.
The NDP-S arrangement shall act as a technical and commercial enabler to delivering Authority led outputs and activities that mature the requirements, design, manufacture, commissioning, and acceptance aspects required for the initiation of pre-concept, concept, assessment, production, in service and disposal phases of projects whilst being centred around delivering the Navy Develop Directorates key priorities.
The NDP-S scope will not include the procurement or through life support of any items.
The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to invite the supply chain to provide feedback on initial Industry Engagement which took place on 13th June 2023 and to invite Industry via an expression of interest to participate in a NDP-S Industry Engagement 1-2-1's and Industry Engagement Workshops prior to the commencement of a future competition for the requirement.
Please refer to attached Request for Information (RFI) for further Information on the NDP-S Industry Engagement 1-2-1's and Industry Engagement Workshops. You will find further information at the following link: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56207
two.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 71300000 - Engineering services
Additional CPV code(s)
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71350000 - Engineering-related scientific and technical services