Military vehicles and associated parts. Requirement.

UK MOD is seeking on behalf of the Army to place a new contract for the provision of an availability service to supply spares and conduct repairs to support the Panther Command Liaison Vehicle (CLV).

The requirement is for a potential supplier to maintain the purchase and supply of spares to be held in a UK stock holding unit (SHU) and to provide a repair service for repairable items native to the platform. The provision of spares will be based on a combination of vehicle usage data from the Army and forecast/historic demands obtained from the MOD stores database. A repairable item shall be repaired by the Potential Bidder or a third party. Once the repair is complete the item is be returned to the SHU ready for re-use. Potential Bidders will be required to have a surge capability for military operations and exercises. The Potential Bidder will be required to enter into a Service Level Agreement direct with the SHU regarding interface responsibilities.