Marine Systems Support Spares Procurement Framework MSS/141

Maritime Spares. The Marine Systems Support (MSS) Team, which is part of the ships operating centre within Defence Equipment Support (DES) provides global support to the Royal Navy. MSS is setting up a Framework agreement to provide systems spares to all Royal Naval Platforms. MSS is looking for suppliers to populate this Framework agreement in order that all spares for the Marine Systems can be purchased through this set of suppliers. The successful suppliers will be responsible for the provision of spares. There is a possibility that during the life of the proposed contract that the size of HM Naval Fleet may increase or decrease. The support contract will take the form of a Framework arrangement. The Contract will be awarded under DSPCR 2011 regulations.

Multi-Supplier Framework Scope

The Framework Agreement covers the supply of spares, parts and components - The range of spares required to underpin the in-service support for all Maintained Items in support of HM Naval Platforms and Establishments.

The scope entails the provision of spares consistent with supply chain policy and procedures; including such things as purchase order acknowledgment; goods receipting and invoicing and the provision of spares consistent with Defence security and quality policy.

The scope covers the dataset for each sparable item defined in the right format in accordance with UKNCB guidance and the appropriate standard such as S2000M and available to the Authority.

Where assets require it, a mechanism exists for feedback reporting of failures and non-conformance.

Scope will also include Obsolescence advice to the Authority on future non-availability, superseded items, equivalent and alternative items, and recommendations such as lifetime buy.

The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Low.