715719488 - PPA Rapid Response Procurement

Procurement reference

PPA/003

Procurement description

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), Power, Propulsion and Auxiliaries (PPA), on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, is exploring options to establish an arrangement for the rapid procurement of codified and non-codified spares, and the provision of OEM Support, in support of equipment across the Royal Navy. Please note that the procurement of non-codified spares will include provision of data to support the Authority in initiating codification for these spares.

PPA supports multiple defence areas by delivering and sustaining systems that generate operational energy, provide propulsion, and enable cross-cutting auxiliary functions aboard naval vessels, including domestic, fire and rescue, and catering systems.

Main category

Goods

Additional categories

Services

Delivery regions

• UK - United Kingdom

Total value (estimated)

12000000 GBP Excluding VAT

15000000 GBP Including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

29 August 2026, 00:00AM to 28 August 2029, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 28 August 2031

Defence Equipment and Support

Is this procurement under a special regime?

Defence and security

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

CPV classifications

• 35520000 - Parts for warships
• 34913000 - Miscellaneous spare parts
• 71300000 - Engineering services

Delivery regions

• UK - United Kingdom

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Contract start date (estimated)

29 August 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

28 August 2029, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

28 August 2031, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Engagement process description

On Thursday the 26th of February 2026 at 10:00am GMT, for approximately two hours, we (Defence Equipment & Support on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, altogether "the Authority") intend to conduct a preliminary market engagement event. We will be presenting our potential requirement for Rapid Response Procurement and OEM Support. The intent of the event is to gauge market interest and capability, to further define our requirement, and to identify latent solutions to our key challenges. This is an excellent chance to learn more about our requirement, provide constructive feedback, and help inform our strategies.

The event will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams. It will include an overview of the customer and their requirement, the challenges we currently face, an opportunity for you to seek clarification, and time to provide feedback on the requirement.

To express your interest in this event, please email DESCommercial-PPA@mod.gov.uk including "PPA/003" in the subject line, and state names and email addresses of maximum two attendees from your company. Attendees are advised they must be able to access Microsoft Teams via the internet; dial-in is not possible. The deadline for expressions of interest is 23:59 GMT, Monday the 23rd of February 2026.

After you have expressed your interest, you will receive further information, including a Microsoft Teams meeting invite for the event, to be held on Thursday the 26th of February 2026 at 10:00am GMT.

Please note: This notice does not formally signify the beginning of a procurement process and does not constitute commitment to undertake a procurement exercise until a subsequent Tender Notice is issued.

You must not take this notice as confirmation that the Authority shall award a contract for this requirement. The Authority is publishing this notice without any commitment to issue a tender or place a contract. The Authority also reserves the right to vary or cancel the market engagement exercise at any time. Accordingly, any expenditure, work or effort undertaken before contract award is a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.

Due date

23 February 2026, 23:59PM

Has the engagement period already ended?

No

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

29 June 2026