Obsolescence Rectification and Re-Design of TMCC with In Service Support

Contract summary

Industry

• Diving services - 98363000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£14,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_363816/1226190

Published date

26 June 2023

Closing date

19 June 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

14 November 2024

Contract end date

30 November 2032

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Transportable Manned Compression Chambers (TMCC) are a transportable therapeutic compression chamber used for medically treating divers with decompression illnesses. There are two variants of this design - ship-fits and containerised. Ship-fits are designed to be secured to the weather deck of a ship, mounted and secured on shock mounts. The containerised version is identical in operation, apart from it is fitted within an ISO container and has additional systems, e.g., air conditioning.

The TMCCs were procured in the late 1990s and are outfitted with both an electronic atmospheric control system and an emergency manually operated built in breathing system. The electronics and systems fitted for Atmospheric Control / Breathing System (AC/BS) and analysing the chamber's gas contents have become obsolete. This obsolescence has impacted the Authority's ability to refurbish and repair the equipment.

To address the obsolescence issue, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Salvage and Maritime Organisation (SALMO) Delivery Team (DT) is considering retrofitting (including the design and installation) the current fleet of TMCCs with modern Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) systems. The Authority's definition of retrofitting is to identify suitable systems and design the integration / installation of equipment to the current fleet of TMCCs. This shall include, but not be limited to, systems for automated atmospheric control, breathing systems, gas monitoring and chamber dive logging. This contract will also aim to modernise auxiliary equipment fitted; examples of these items would be internal lighting, telephone system and air conditioning units.

In addition to the obsolescence rectification, there is a requirement to provide continual in-service support for a period of 5 years with the potential for three additional one-year Option periods. This shall provide the Authority with technical assistance, management and provisioning of spares / repairs / refurbishments, project management and support to meetings.

It is intended that there will be an option within the contract to review the ship-fit TMCCs and determine if they can fitted into or within a transportable ISO container.

Tentative dates to note (subject to change):

Equipment Familiarisation Days: June 2024

Issue of Invitation to Negotiate (ITN): July 2024

Contract Award: November 2024

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.

Please note - if you previously submitted a successful response to the Dynamic Pre-Qualification (DPQQ) associated with this opportunity, then you do not need to submit an additional response; you will automatically be invited to submit a tender when the ITN is released.

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More information

Attachments

• 20240826_TMCC_707549452_Ts&Cs and Schedules-OSC.docx
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• 20240917_TMCC_707549452_DEFFORM 47-OSC (1).docx
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• PIN.pdf
• Contracts Finder PIN for Obsolescence Rectification and Re-Design of TMCC with In Service Support

• 20240028_MOD-DSP Contract Bidders Notice (CBN)_TMCC 707549452_O (3) (2).docx
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• 20250313_TMCC_707549452_Entire Contract_Signed-OSC_Redacted (2).pdf
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About the buyer

Address

Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England

Email

desshipscomrcl-salmo-multiuser@mod.gov.uk