Naval Design Partnering - Successor (NDP-S)

Tender description

The Innovation and Future Capability (IFC) Team within DE&S, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is seeking to establish a Naval Design Partnering - Successor (NDP-S) arrangement to support its continued need for a multi-disciplinary framework of organisations to provide cost effective, adaptive, industry support to conduct pre-concept, concept and through life capability insertion studies within both Navy Develop Directorate and the wider Ships domain. The NDP-S will provide a Core Task service that is funded directly from Navy Develop Directorate but also aims to provide a Non-Core task service to sponsors within DE&S and from other government departments. The NDP-S arrangement shall act as a technical and commercial enabler to delivering Authority led outputs and activities that mature the requirements, design, manufacture, commissioning, and acceptance aspects required for the initiation of pre-concept, concept, assessment, production, in service and disposal phases of projects whilst being centred around delivering the Navy Develop Directorates key priorities. The NDP-S scope will not include the procurement or through life support of any items. The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to invite the supply chain to provide feedback on initial Industry Engagement which took place on 13th June 2023 and to invite Industry via an expression of interest to participate in a NDP-S Industry Engagement 1-2-1's and Industry Engagement Workshops prior to the commencement of a future competition for the requirement. Please refer to attached Request for Information (RFI) for further Information on the NDP-S Industry Engagement 1-2-1's and Industry Engagement Workshops.