Fleet Solid Support Ships: Procurement
(asked on 8th September 2021) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to place the order for the three new Fleet Solid Support ships.
This question was answered on 22nd September 2021
The Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ship competition was launched on 21 May 2021 with the issue of a contract notice. The manufacture contract award is expected to be made within two years of the competition launch, following approvals. As announced on 1 September 2021, four consortia, all of which include significant UK involvement, have been awarded Competitive Procurement Phase contracts. The award of these contracts means the FSS ship competition has successfully moved to the next stage.