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Published 5 May 2023, 14:09 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Naval Design Partnering - Successor (NDP-S)

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesNegotiated with publication of a contract notice
Published estimate£75,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 26 Oct 2023awarded 27 Jun 2024
Awarded to Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a Prime Contractor for the Naval Design Partnering (NDP) Contract who will be responsible for setting up and managing an NDP Framework consisting of a diverse range of the supply chain to deliver Core and Non-Core Tasks in support of the Navy Develop Directorate’s objectives and priorities.

CPV: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services · Engineering design services · Engineering services · Engineering-related scientific and technical services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 75%Price: 15%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Deliverability: 40%
  • Financial: 30%
  • Key Performance Indicators: 5%
  • Commercial / Legal: 15%
  • Social Value: 10%
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

    1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
    • Browse to the eSourcing Portal
    • Click the “Click here to register” link
    • Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
    • Enter your correct business and user details
    • Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
    • You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
    1. Express an Interest in the tender
    • Login to the portal with the username/password
    • Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
    • Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
    • Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
    • This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
    • Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
    1. Responding to the tender
    • You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
    • You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
    • Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
    • There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

    If you require any furt…

  • Suitability

    Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

    1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
    • Browse to the eSourcing Portal
    • Click the “Click here to register” link
    • Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
    • Enter your correct business and user details
    • Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
    • You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
    1. Express an Interest in the tender
    • Login to the portal with the username/password
    • Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
    • Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
    • Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
    • This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
    • Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
    1. Responding to the tender
    • You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
    • You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
    • Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
    • There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

    If you require any furt…

Second stage candidates
up to 4 candidates invited to tender
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 15 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
Legal basis
CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 May 2023, 14:09 BST
Last source update
7 Nov 2024, 13:44 GMT
Award evaluation window
1 Apr 2024 – …
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036102
Classification (CPV)
Defence services, military defence services and civil defence servicesEngineering design servicesEngineering servicesEngineering-related scientific and technical services
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK1)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c6c8 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
26 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en

Timeline

26 Oct 2023 → 7 Nov 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    26 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    5 Dec 2023
  3. Notice published
    7 Nov 2024, 13:44 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Jun 2023
  1. Buyer details updated
    21 Jun 2023, 10:36 BST
  2. Published value updated to £75,000,000
    28 Sept 2023, 17:14 BST
    was £99,900,000
  3. Status changed to active
    28 Sept 2023, 17:14 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    28 Sept 2023, 17:14 BST
  5. Deadline published: 26 Oct 2023, 23:59 BST
    28 Sept 2023, 17:14 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-05: 1 release · 5 May 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value Not summedvery large published value (£1bn+), not counted until verified; check the notice
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jun 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited£4,500,000,000 †ten times the procedure’s published value or more · possibly a unit error, check the notice—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Birch 1a, Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.