Field Army, Defence Equipment & Support, Babcock and TVS Supply Chain Solutions celebrate the success of the Land Rover Wolf Spares contract IRM22/7595

As the current contract for the Supply of Parts, Spares, Consumables & Accessories for the Land Rover Wolf Platform (IRM22/7595) draws to a close, the Vehicle Support team within the UK MOD’s DE&S, Field Army and Babcock have recognised the significant achievements of the contract in increasing spares availability.

The ageing Land Rover Wolf platform is a critical piece of equipment for UK MOD, with significant obsolescence issues. The continued supply of spares, consumables and accessories is essential and underpins the availability of the fleet.

Working collaboratively with all stakeholders TVS SCS applied its procurement, technical and supply chain capability to implement obsolescence management and alternative parts approval processes to re-establish supply of quality parts to the fleet.

Ewelina Gorka, VST Operations Manager CVS said “TVS SCS has provided a strong spares service to support the Land Rover Wolf Platform, which included a collaborative approach to the introduction of an alternative parts approval process, that has resulted in a significant improvement in spares availability within 18 months.”

The MOD’s decision to place this contract with a professional supply chain organisation aligns with the Defence Supply Chain Strategy. This strategy advocates an ambition to build supply chains that are ‘resilient by design’ and able to handle the ‘new normal’ of constant disruption through a proactive, integrated, and collaborative approach.

Dave Sulley, TVS SCS Senior Account Manager commented “We were delighted to be selected by UK MOD to deliver spares procurement to Land Rover Wolf platform back in 2022. The contract has been both challenging and rewarding, and evidence’s that TVS SCS’s proven procurement and obsolescence management processes can deliver huge improvements to fleet availability and supply chain resilience.”

TVS SCS are a global supply chain organisation who manage over 2 million parts on behalf of customers in the automotive, beverage, defence, healthcare, rail, and utilities sector. These clients rely on TVS SCS’s ability to create and manage a resilient supply chain that actively mitigates the risk of supply from global disruptions.

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