PIN- Naval Design Partnering - Successor (NDP-S)

Descriptions

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 Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to invite the supply chain to participate in a NDP Industry Day via MS Teams prior to the commencement of a future competition for the requirement. The IFC Team will present the forward plan and objectives for the NDP-S as well as the means by which all tiers of industry can contribute to the Navy Develop Directorate's key priorities. The IFC Team is eager to attract all tiers of the supply chain including those who may be interested in fulfilling a Prime role, as well as Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), academic institutions and other product and service providers who are interested in being part of the NDP-S framework. In this sense, the IFC Team is seeking to engage with a diverse range of industry experts across various areas of Naval Design with the aim of exploring equal opportunity for all enterprises that may form part of the NDP-S framework. The aim of the NDP Industry Day is to provide a briefing to industry, during which the IFC Team will describe the requirement, proposed timescales and commercial approach of the NDP-S programme. We will also cover proposed changes to the current NDP framework and the mandate for the NDP-S framework to form the backbone for the evolution of concept work in the maritime domain in line with Navy Develop Directorate priorities and aspirations of the National Shipbuilding Strategy.