Procurement

Future Defence Support Services (FDSS)

Defence Equipment and Support

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05229e

Description

The Authority requirement is for a Supplier to provide under a one Lot Model:

• A Sourcing, Procurement and Inventory Management (SP&IM) capability for the range of

materiel set out below (hereafter referred to as the SP&IM Materiel Range)

• A worldwide Storage & Stock Management capability for the SP&IM Materiel Range and

the full Authority Managed Materiel range of Defence Materiel, noting:

o Will include the receipt, store, maintenance, issue and disposal of materiel.

o Some items will require additional services e.g. inspection, repair, maintenance, service

and calibration as part of the receipt and issue process

• Load sortation, consolidation and cross-docking services

• A worldwide Movement & Distribution capability for the movement of Defence Materiel

incorporating all modes of transportation including Road, Rail, Air & Sea.

The SP&IM Materiel Range shall include items in the following 3 high-level ranges:

1. Support the Human Being (and Defence Animals) - items related to the life-support of Defence

personnel. Example scope of items include:

• Medical, Dental and Veterinary Equipment (MDVE) including Blood and Blood products

• Recreational and Athletic Equipment as well as Toiletries, Cleaning Equipment and Supplies

• Clothing, Individual Equipment and Insignia (includes Personal Protective Equipment)

• Subsistence (Food both fresh and packaged, Beverages)

2. Platform Componentry - items which are used to support higher level assemblies which form Defence

equipment's in the Land, Air and Maritime environments. Example scope of items include:

• Fire Control Equipment

• Aviation Spares and Components

• Maritime Spares and Components

• Land Spares and Components

• Batteries, Power and Electrical Components

• Construction, Fluid and Water Handling Equipment

• Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Lighting components

• Bearings, Oils, Lubricants and Associated Products

• Agriculture and Materials Handling Equipment components

3. Off Platform - items which support Defence Outputs, but which are not intrinsic to vehicle/equipment

assemblies. Example of scope of items include:

• Tools and Workshop Equipment

• Construction and Materials

• Alarms, Signals and Stationery

• Furniture, Fittings and Lighting

• Hardware, Abrasives, Brushes, Paints and Adhesives

• Musical and Photographic Equipment

• Industrial Gases and Chemicals

Potential Future scope during the duration of the contract may include:

• Expansion of scope of sourcing, procurement and inventory management scope to increase range

of materiel under management in specified categories.

• Expansion and optimisation of storage and stock management network in terms of scale, type and purpose of

Storage and geographic location (including potential for international locations) and Contractors on Deployed Operations

(CONDO) support.

• Expansion of distribution and movement services in terms of scale, type and purpose of movement.

• Expansion of role in repair maintenance, repair and calibration of Medical equipment in support of medical equipment

• Increased scope of responsibility for disposal services.

The Authority's objective is to enhance resilience, agility, and scalability to better support the latest Defence Planning

Assumptions in the Defence Support and Supply Chain strategies.

This will include the need for MOD to reduce a proportion of MOD-owned warehousing estate

The scope of activity required by the Authority may require contractors to team with one or more companies

to deliver the full, end to end, output-based FDSS requirement using the suppliers underpinning IS/IT. By

its nature, MOD expects to see SME involvement in the sourcing of the commodities but managed

holistically by the winning Bidders.

Classification of Tender Documents is OFFICIAL - SENSITIVE

The Cyber Risk Profile is High - RAR-250417A05

The pricing model will be based on performance and will include incentivisation

The contract will be the Model Services Contract v.2.2 with narrative DEFCONs and bespoke

project-specific drafting.

The Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) Code is 75131000 - Government services

• Packaging and Handling Equipment

• Food Preparation Equipment and Agricultural Supplies

• Weapons, Weapon Spares and Ancillaries

Notices

UK3: Planned procurement notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-073170
Published: 12 November 2025, 12:57pm

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UK1: Pipeline notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-068233
Published: 24 October 2025, 2:10pm