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<p>The National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh set out the 30-year cross-Government
shipbuilding pipeline. It is a substantial opportunity to create a baseline of volume
to encourage industry investment in facilities, infrastructure, innovation and skills.
The National Shipbuilding Office will seek to maximise the opportunity for UK industry
in this pipeline, wherever our procurement law and international obligations allow,
by championing UK shipbuilding, ensuring that our procurements deliver on the policy
objectives set out in the National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh and creating opportunity
for UK shipbuilders wherever possible.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, for Ministry of
Defence (MOD) vessels a minimum of 20% weighting for Social Value will be applied
to ensure our investments leave a lasting legacy. MOD retains the right, subject to
National security needs, to commission ships to be built in UK yards as we have done
with type 26 and type 31.</p><p> </p><p>The Refresh also recognises that the value
of the shipbuilding sector goes well beyond just building hulls and is spread throughout
the entire supporting supply chain. The National Shipbuilding Office will therefore
work to encourage UK content for all parts of the shipbuilding enterprise, including:
refit and repair, the through-life support to sustain our ships; the battle-winning
technologies, systems and sub-systems which underpin our capability; and across the
supply chain.</p>
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