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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

Ministry of Defence, Ships, Maritime Platform Systems (MPS)

Shafts, Propellers, Shaft Seals and Shaft Ancillaries Support Enabling Arrangement

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71000000 71300000 71350000 71356000 35000000 35500000 71330000
Value£50.0m
Awarded29 Aug 2016
Published3 Sept 2016
RegionSouth West
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£50.0mtotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£54.0m

This is a large award for Engineering & Architecture — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Parts for warships.

Engineering support services.

Technical support services.

Shafts, Propellers and Ancillary Equipment is utilised in a variety of forms across 2x Landing Platform Dock (LPD), 1x Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH), 13x T23, 8x Hunt Marine Counter Measures Vessel (MCMV), 7x Sandown, 4x T Class Ship Submersible Nuclear (SSN), 7x Astute Class Ship Submersible Nuclear (SSN) and 4x Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear (SSBN).

The main purpose of this product grouping is the conversion of torque to longitudinal thrust i.e. propulsion of the vessel and includes the following Master Equipment: a.

Conventional Shafts and Propellers b.

Submarine Shafts & Seals c.

Shaft Ancillaries The Maritime Transmissions and Propulsors (MTP) team within the Marine Systems Support (MSS) group is planning to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the equipment management role and support solutions to deliver improved performance and value for Defence.

This will be achieved through combining its in-service support requirements for Shafts, Propellers and Ancillary Equipment and there will be 3 lots available as follows: Proposals can be offered against 1,2 or all 3 of the lots, each will be assessed individually, however savings would be expected to be defined where a bid is made against more than 1 lot. a.

Lot 1: Enabling Contract for the Supply, Repair, Post Design and Technical Support for White Metal Bearings and Associated Equipment b.

Lot 2: Enabling Contract for the Supply, Repair, Post Design & Technical Support for Submarine and Ship Seals and Associated Equipment c.

Lot 3: Enabling Contract for the Supply, Repair, Post Design & Technical Services for Shafts, Propellers and Associated Equipment.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Engineering support services

Engineering support services.

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Technical support services

Technical support services.

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The Maritime Transmissions and Propulsors (MTP) team

The Maritime Transmissions and Propulsors (MTP) team within the Marine Systems Support (MSS) group is planning to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the equipment management role and support solutions to deliver improved performance and value for Defence.

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Lot 1: Enabling Contract for the Supply

Lot 1: Enabling Contract for the Supply, Repair, Post Design and Technical Support for White Metal Bearings and Associated Equipment.

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Lot 2: Enabling Contract for the Supply

Lot 2: Enabling Contract for the Supply, Repair, Post Design & Technical Support for Submarine and Ship Seals and Associated Equipment.

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