Future Defence Support Services (FDSS)

Commodities – Sourcing & Procurement, Inventory Management, Logistics & Distribution (UK and International) and Storage & Stock Management of circa 400K commodities. The winning bidder will be required to source circa 180K of those 400K items. The remaining 220K items will be sourced by MOD teams and the winning bidder will be required to warehouse/stock manage and distribute those items. Some items will require additional services e.g. repair, maintenance, service and calibration. Example of scope of commodities that the winning bidder will be responsible for, using the classification of the Nato Supply Group, are:

• Hardware and Abrasives - 92500
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components - 51500
• Clothing, Individual Equipment, Insignia, and Jewellery - 28500
• Vehicular Equipment Components - 21500
• Medical, Dental, and Veterinary Equipment & Supplies - 18000
• Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings - 18000
• Electric Wire, and Power and Distribution Equipment - 14000
• Instruments and Laboratory Equipment - 12000
• Hand Tools - 12000
• Other - 12000
• Valves - 10500
• Maintenance and Repair Shop Equipment - 6500
• Lighting Fixtures and Lamps - 6500
• Communication, Detection & Coherent Radiation Equipment - 6000
• Bearings - 5500
• Miscellaneous - 5000
• Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances - 5000
• Aerospace Craft Components and Accessories - 4500
• Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment - 4500
• Engine Accessories - 4000
• Fire Control Equipment - 3500
• Textiles, Leather, Furs, Apparel and Shoe Findings, Tents & Flags - 3000
• Aerospace Craft and Structural Components - 3000
• Ship and Marine Equipment - 2500
• Pumps and Compressors - 2500
• Firefighting, Rescue & Safety Equipment; and Environmental Protection Equipment & Materials - 2500
• Recreational and Athletic Equipment - 2500
• Brushes, Paints, Sealers, and Adhesives - 2500
• Containers, Packaging, and Packing Supplies - 2000
• Information Technology Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies & Support Equipment - 2000
• Rope, Cable, Chain, and Fittings - 2000
• Refrigeration, Air Conditioning & Air Circulating Equipment - 2000
• Engines, Turbines, and Components - 1500
• Materials Handling Equipment - 1500
• Food Preparation and Serving Equipment -1500
• Metal Bars, Sheets, and Shapes - 1500
• Metalworking Machinery - 1500
• Operational Ration Packs - 1500
• Furniture - 1500
• Non-metallic Fabricated Materials - 1500
• Chemicals and Chemical Products - 1000
• Aerospace Craft Launching, Landing, Ground Handling & Servicing Equipment -1000
• Training Aids and Devices - 1000
• Measuring Tools - 1000
• Plumbing, Heating, and Waste Disposal Equipment - 1000
• Cleaning Equipment and Supplies - 1000
• Books, Maps, and Other Publications -1000
• Office Supplies and Devices - 1000
• Prefabricated Structures and Scaffolding - 500
• Fuels, Lubricants, Oils, and Waxes - 500
• Construction and Building Materials - 500
• Alarm, Signal and Security Detection Systems - 500
• Subsistence - 500
• Lumber, Millwork, Plywood, and Veneer - 500
• Fiber Optics Materials, Components, Assemblies & Accessories - 500
• Special Industry Machinery - 500
• Tyres and Tubes - 500
• Agricultural Machinery and Equipment - 500
• Photographic Equipment - 500
• Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment - 500
• Service and Trade Equipment - 500
• Construction, Mining, Excavating & Highway Maintenance Equipment - 500
• Musical Instruments, Phonographs & Home-Type Radios - 500
• Woodworking Machinery and Equipment - 500
• Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers & Cycles - 500
• Toiletries - 500
• Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Floating Docks - 100
• Office Machines, Text Processing Systems & Visible Record Equipment - 100
• Agricultural Supplies - 100
• Ores, Minerals, and Their Primary Products - 100
• Tractors - 100
• Railway Equipment - 100
• Non-metallic Crude Materials -100

The Sourcing, Procurement and Inventory Management & Planning and Storage & Distribution of commodities under a one (1) Lot Model. The Authority’s objective is to enhance resilience, agility, and scalability to better support the latest Defence Planning Assumptions in the Defence Support and Supply Chain strategies. This will include the need for suppliers to use a combination of MOD-owned and Supplier-Provided warehousing estate. The scope of activity required by the Authority necessitate the use of supplier IS/IT that interface with MOD owned/operated IS/IT to meet the requirement. By its nature, MOD expects to see SME involvement in the sourcing of the commodities but managed holistically by the winning Bidders.