TVS SCS Secures contract from UK Ministry of Defence for Land Rover spares
Date: 06 Apr 2023
TVS
Supply Chain Solutions (TVS SCS), one of the largest and fastest growing
integrated supply chain solutions providers in India in terms of revenues
according to the report titled “Logistics and SCS (Supply Chain Solutions)
Market in India,” prepared by RedSeer (the “RedSeer Report”), announced that
they have won a contract for the supply of spares, consumables and accessories
for the Land Rover Wolf Platform from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), acting
through its Agent, Babcock Land Defence Ltd.
This agreement is for two plus
one-year, and will see TVS SCS use its accredited inventory management,
procurement and supply chain expertise to ensure the optimum availability of
spares for this legacy vehicle platform.
The
Land Rover Wolf fleet has been in service with the UK MOD since the mid-1990s.
TVS SCS along with the post design services contractor, will continue to
address to support the availability and upkeep of the platform.
Ravi
Viswanathan, Managing Director, TVS Supply Chain Solutions stated, “This
business win is a testament to TVS SCS’ strong position in providing supply
chain capability to support several of the UK MOD’s vehicle platforms. We
continue to thrive on our expertise and believe in the power of adding value to
our customers in every possible way.”
Andrew
Jones, CEO, TVS Supply Chain Solutions-UK & Europe stated, “We listened to
the customer’s needs and demonstrated our expertise by providing a robust
solution which created value for the UK MOD. This contract aligns with our
commitment to provide the UK MOD with innovative and resilient supply chain
services to maximise the availability of equipment it operates across Land, Sea
and Air domains.”
Ben
Slade, Head of Strategic Sourcing, Babcock, commented, “TVS SCS proposed the
most robust solution, successfully demonstrating high-quality automotive supply
chain capability to maximise parts availability supporting this critical
vehicle platform whilst also ensuring value for money for our UK MOD customer”.
TVS
SCS through its UK operations manages circa 3 million items per day for
customers across automotive, beverage, defence, healthcare, rail, and utilities
sectors. These clients rely on TVS SCS’ ability to create and manage a
resilient supply chain that actively mitigates the risk of supply from global
disruptions.