Planning

The purpose of this notice is to invite the market to provide information and obtain multiple views across the market to help inform the potential future Project & Commercial Strategies for SSL-I. Further industry engagement will take place in 2021, details TBC. For the avoidance of doubt this notice is not a call to competition. Any responses, comments, indications of interest, participation or non-participated by any organisation at this stage will not influence the process, selection and/or award decision for a future possible procurement, nor will it be taken as a suppliers committed position. Limited information may be shared with MoD third parties for Subject Matter Expert advice where required.

  • Ministry of Defence

F16: Prior information notice for contracts in the field of defence and security

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-026587

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02ef48

Published 22 October 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

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

Ministry of Defence

MoD Abbeywood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

For the attention of

Brewer Chelcie

Email(s)

chelcie.brewer100@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:

The purpose of this notice is to invite the market to provide information and obtain multiple views across the market to help inform the potential future Project & Commercial Strategies for SSL-I. Further industry engagement will take place in 2021, details TBC. For the avoidance of doubt this notice is not a call to competition. Any responses, comments, indications of interest, participation or non-participated by any organisation at this stage will not influence the process, selection and/or award decision for a future possible procurement, nor will it be taken as a suppliers committed position. Limited information may be shared with MoD third parties for Subject Matter Expert advice where required.

two.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services

two.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services

Strategic Sealift provides UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) with a capability to deploy cargo overseas from the UK in support of the UK’s standing commitments and contingent operations. The current Sealift contract expires on 31 December 2024. A new project has been initiated by UK MOD, with the aim to provide a new contract for an interim period of minimum 5 years, to an updated user requirement. The full requirement will be released to the market as part of future engagements.

two.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 60640000 - Shipping operations

Section six: Complementary information

six.2) Additional information

N/A