708422450 - Underwater Engineering Services - RFI

The delivery of worldwide Underwater Engineering Services (UES) to Royal Navy & Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels is managed by the Authority (Defence Equipment and Support Salvage and Marine Operations Delivery Team (SALMO DT) for the Ministry of Defence.

The Authority requires one or more suppliers to deliver the following over an approximate seven-year contract including option years:

• Provision of commercial diving services to UK Health and Safety Executive Diving at Work Regulations inland/inshore Approved Code of Practice both in the UK and overseas to conduct a range of underwater inspection, maintenance, and repair activities on HM ships.

• Provision of services to review, update and generate new underwater engineering technical procedures, including the generation of engineering drawings and manufacturing data packs.

• Provision of services to inspect, repair and manufacture, or supply specialist underwater engineering equipment including, but not limited to, hull aperture blanks, cofferdams, hull cleaning equipment and any other bespoke items required to fulfil underwater engineering tasks.

This Request For Information and accompanying information is being made publicly available to any organisations which are able to supply Underwater Engineering Services.

This is a market consultation. The purpose is to advise suppliers of the potential Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) procurement, gain an understanding of the market appetite for supplying these services, and seek feedback from potential suppliers that may inform the final procurement approach to the services. This builds on a commitment to engage with the market, by sharing information and seeking input from the market to enable us to develop the final requirement and tender documentation in a fair and transparent manner.

To view this notice and questionnaire, please visit https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56768

Potential suppliers may raise questions or seek clarification regarding response to this RFI questionnaire only at any time prior to 17:00hrs (UK time) Wednesday 23rd August 2023. Questions must be submitted via email to desshipscomrcl-salmo-multiuser@mod.gov.uk.

The completed questionnaire should be returned via email to desshipscomrcl-salmo-multiuser@mod.gov.uk by the response deadline of 17:00hrs (UK time) Wednesday 30th August 2023.