FIGURE 1 - OVERVIEW OF SPONSOR & (OWNER) CLIENT GOVERNANCE SHIP PROJECT DELIVERY SYSTEM

Master plan & key target milestones for each new naval project
MOD HEAD OFFICE
DEFENCE STAKEHOLDERS Target capital budget (set and assured)
SPONSOR PROJECT SPONSOR
+ O.G.D. INPUTS Target cash profile - (pre &post contract)
DCDS (MILCAP)
Ensure (accepted ) NSbS Governance recommendations are
embedded within project

OWNER PROJECT
PROJECT CONTRACTING BOARD CONTRACT DELIVERY
CLIENT BOARD
Ownership and accountability as per governance model
(figure 2)

Enterprise Awareness incl industry e.g.

yard capacity/resource positions
(OWNER)/CLIENT PROJECT DIRECTOR
LEAD YARD
MAJOR PROJECTS EXPERIENCE

INTEGRATED PROGRAM OFFICE

MULTI-DISCIPLINED TEAM1

Mainly seconded from RN; DE&S lead yard specialists; Key technical inputs incl
key supply chain specialists; external project manag-
ers to enrich talent etc
secondment of engineering KEY SUPPLY CHAIN
specialist supporting finalisation COMPANIES
Deliver as per requirements of governance model
(figure 2) of design

External technical challenge consultant - critical friend

- Technical/cost trade off
- Exportability of design
- Optional/flexible design features

1 Supported as required by external project mgt/risk professionals from marine, offshore & other industries
FIGURE 2: PATHFINDER GOVERNANCE MODEL

OWNERSHIP OF SHIP ACCOUNTABILITY FOR MASTER EXPORT TESTING

CHARACTERISTICS PLAN & TARGET COST OF DESIGN

FROM DEFINITION OF REQUIREMENTS TO FINAL CONTRACT AT YARD DURING CONSTRUCTION

Achieve:
Target cost
PROJECT DELIVERY
Serviceable
design
RN-LED CLIENT PROJECT CONTRACTING BOARD BOARD Independent
Master delivery Chairman1
MOD Project Oversight:
plan Chair 1st PUS Head Export Contract and
CEO DE&S Director Finance On time/ On budget
Exportable Sea Lord (or rep tbd) (advisor in Sales Legal RN Nominee
tests attendance) Corrective action
Risk and contingency
management DE&S Nominee
Technical/Cost Debate/Trade Offs Final change central
SPONSOR GROUP authority Yard Group CEO
CHECKLIST Design/ specification
Series of Gates freeze
Definition & Ship RN as a technically, Yard Project
Broad Utility Risk Assessment Final target price
Requirements to: intelligent and Lead shipyard Yard Project Lead Director
and contingency
Minimise tech risk Target cost innovative design/cost team Final risk Director contractor
quantified at each
In service date customer assessment/project MOD Project
Resilient for the Gate
contingency Director
future
established Joint RN/
Design to cost Supply Chain
Part allocated to DE&S/Yard
Deliverable Delivery Board Project
Supportability Independent Balance to Project management
Tech Director team
Consultants as TU rep
Contract signed
REGULAR challenger
MONITORING OF
Challenge includes debate:
ENTERPRISE2
Naval standards
Capacity & capability Exportability
of UK shipbuilding
industry by DE&S Innovation
Cost of options

Governance applicable: all naval projects with estimated value 1 billion

CAPITAL BUDGET TO BE ASSURED

1 Independent Chairman of Delivery Board involved prior to contract, as a non-executive member

VIA EFFICIENT LOADING OF INDUSTRY
2 The enterprise is end to end from requirements to ship delivery
FIGURE 3 - GENERAL PURPOSE FRIGATE INNOVATIVE EXPORT-FOCUSED DESIGN TO SATISFY RN REQUIREMENTS AND EXPORT
MARKET

TO INCREASE RN FRIGATE NUMBERS EXPORT FOCUSED VIA FLEXIBLE DESIGN MENU

MENU OF CHOICE - K
MARKETING DEFENSIVE CAPABILITY
L OPERATIONAL COSTS
OPEN ARCHITECTURE
G H J
RN badged frigate with menu of STANDARD Critically examine speed/fuel
option(s) choices will significantly PLATFORM A B C D E F consumption and optimise on cost
increase appeal to overseas navies Aim to reduce manpower
RNs involvement and lead support Apply modern automation to high
in marketing effort - will be crucial standards
from intelligence to demonstration BLOCKS ALLOCATED TO
of capability COMPETING YARDS AND Machinery unmanned
BUILT IN SERIES Fire Fighting: latest sensors, high
fog auto release
Laundry equipment
CONSTRUCTION: OPTIMISE BLOCK BREAKDOWN
TO SUIT VIRTUAL SHIPBUILD (VSB)

DESIGN CONCEPT DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS DURING BUILD

Options menu topside/defence system capability
Standard hull and machinery and ship systems. Flexible choice
electrical load
Design for shorter life of 15 years - avoid costly refit - prepare to
sell for export (earlier if necessary to support particular export
sales)
Launch of unmanned vehicles - GPFF as a platform for other
capabilities
All ships in series not fitted out to the same/desired
specification
Consideration might be given to first 2 ships with combat-spec
fitted for but not with
RN standards to be rigorously reviewed, costed and Inspection processes to be streamlined to ensure no in-built
incorporated only when deemed essential delays
Lloyds structural and commercial standards to apply generally Aim should be to halve construction time via VSb from
to systems and materials conventional single yard build approach
Design to incorporate modules - engine room, cabins,
Commercial Off The Shelf galley and laundry equipment
Ease of combat and comms systems fit out to facilitate flexibility
of choice
Through life maintenance considerations including ease of
maintenance and equipment withdrawal
Key supply chain equipment to take account of strengthening
supply chain export potential
Incorporate commissioning engineers in design team to
capture their experience early in the cycle
Design for reliability
FIGURE 4 - A VIRTUAL SHIP BUILDING (VSb) INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY TO BUILD A GENERAL PURPOSE FRIGATE
COMPETITIVELY WITH REDUCED CYCLE TIME

LEAD CONTRACTOR Design for contract as per

PROCUREMENT CONSTRUCTION - COMMISSIONING OR ALLIANCE (NOTE 1) PROJECT DELIVERY BOARD
new Governance Proposal

MANUFACTURING INFORMATION PREPARED / PROJECT DIRECTOR

COORDINATED BY LEAD CONTRACTOR WORKING WITH EQUIPMENT SUPPLY CHAIN
SELECTED BLOCK BUILD YARDS JOINT CUSTOMER YARD
(PM) TEAM

Block series build: Capture learning curve benefits plus

MENU OF CHOICE - K productivity gains from investment in Jigs, Robots,
DEFENSIVE CAPABILITY
H J L Specialised tooling etc.
OPEN ARCHITECTURE
G
STANDARD Ships 1-6
PLATFORM A B C D E F Cammell Laird
A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6
+ Merseyside B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 Example
(Competitive
Babcock Marine etc bid selection)
BLOCKS ALLOCATED TO COMPETING + Appledore
YARDS AND BUILT IN SERIES etc
H&W
+ Belfast
A&P etc
+ Tyneside
Babcock Marine etc
x Rosyth
BAES
etc
x Clyde

Facilities physically capable of construction but no recent construction Ferguson Marine Each yard competing for block series to table their
+ experience of large naval ships x Clyde plans to invest to drive productivity gains and the
+ Subject final ship dimensions - recent OPV experience
capturing of learning curve benefits
In particular a focus on modern advanced
x Facilities and current experience of large naval ships outfitting processes and modular build needs to be
demonstrated linked to digital engineering and piece
Smaller yard, modular build potential
x part/component logistics/bom

1 Companies with sufficient financial industrial capacity and capability to construct and to enter into the key sub-contracts
FIGURE 5 - EXPORT DRIVE

Global scale of Naval ship (Offshore Patrol Vessels, Corvettes and Frigates) offers significant opportunities. Planned new ships worldwide 1:

Vessels OPV Corvette Frigate Total

In service 777 259 469 1505
On order 135 40 69 244
Being planned 276 67 158 501

UK export effort should be nationally coordinated via Government and via Government to Government trade deals
Support from RN contacts, other Navies and input from Naval Attaches and UK embassies
Export value success will take many forms:

Sale of design &

manufacturing
information Build 1st ship in
Sale of training & Sell from RN order Sell from Fleet Sell from Fleet at
Examples & project UK build UK, then overseas
support book mid-life design life
management & support
procurement from
the supply chain

OPV

Type 31e

Type 26 - -

Each has variable value to the UK

1 Source: UK Defence Solutions Centre 2016