Manufacture and Procurement of Material and Support Equipment for Submarine Maintenance Projects

The Submarine Delivery Agency, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (the "Authority",) intends to amend its existing Future Maritime Support Programme Lot 3 Contract (contract reference FMSP/006) with Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited (the "Company") to include a new requirement for the management of the procurement of high risk, long lead, manufactured material and support equipment to be used for maintenance and repair to meet the Design Authority's Requirement (DAR) on the occasion of an Astute-Class (A-Class) Ship Submersible Nuclear (SSN) Deep Maintenance Project (DMP). The estimated value of the intended contract amendment is £100,000,000 (inc. of VAT.)

The intended contract amendment will be for:

i. UK Supply Chain procurement and management of the delivery of the complete list of:

a. manufactured material which includes but is not limited to specialist submarine components such as valves, pipes, gaskets and pumps; and

b. shore based, portable, specialised support equipment items which includes but is not limited to Jigs, gauges, special tools and hardware,.

for use to refit, repair, carry out maintenance and setting to work of Royal Navy vessels or their systems.

ii. Sub-contractor surveillance and performance management regarding the complete scope of the long lead manufactured items and support equipment supply and support to wider Submarine Enterprise supply chain performance management initiatives.

iii. Performance management to ensure the availability of long lead manufactured items and PSSE to the correct standard(s) and compliant for use on Devonport Royal Dockyard Limited's Nuclear Licence Site for HMNB Devonport.

iv. Receipt and storage and inventory management of long lead manufactured items and support equipment scope in line with the requirements for an A-Class DMP, including delivery to the Company's Nuclear Licensed site.

v. Security management associated with the complete scope of long lead manufactured items and support equipment in accordance with the Naval Platforms Security Grading Guide.