Published date: 12 February 2024

Last edited date: 13 March 2025

Open early engagement - This means that a procurement idea is currently active, it is in the early stage of development and judging interest from potential suppliers.


Closing date: 30 May 2025

Contract summary

Industry

  • Military research and technology - 73410000

Location of contract

Any region

Procurement reference

tender_413935/1313587

Published date

12 February 2024

Closing date

30 May 2025

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Royal Navy are seeking information on products/ideas which are relevant to the themes and goals outlined in the Maritime Operating Concept (MarOpC); https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maritime-operating-concept-maropc

If you have previously submitted a Concept Card, there is no need to do so again, your original submission will still be live in our system. However, if you think there has been any relevant developments since the concept was originally submitted then you may submit again, but please highlight the changes. You may submit more than one concept card, but if you do please make each one a separate attachment to your email.

Please use the layout attached to this notice.

The MarOpC includes a range of themes and goals, for example;

Pages 10 and 11 - MarOpC themes; Becoming a more Distributed Protean Force, Executing the Wise Pivot, Adopting a System of Systems approach.

Page 30 to 34 - Design principles for the Maritime Force

Page 52 to 55 - Capability Features of different Force Level Outputs

If you have any feedback on the concept card process, layout or this notice please send it to - NAVYCOMRCL-RFI@mod.gov.uk. The Concept Card process is a new idea and we are looking to improve the initial iteration and get industry insight.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

RN Develop Concept Cards - RFI0034

  • Early engagement
  • Published 12 February 2024, last edited 23 January 2025

Attachments

How to apply

Follow the instructions given in the description or the more information section.

About the buyer

Address

NCHQ, Whale Island
Portsmouth
P02 8BY
England

Email

NAVYCOMRCL-RFI@mod.gov.uk