Explorer

• What's New
• Introduction
  • Overview
  • Use of the SSE
  • SSE Compliance Process
  • Key Roles and Responsibilities
  • SSE Points of Contact
  • SSE Introductory Presentation
  • Frequently Asked Questions
• Resources
  • Resource Overview
  • Compliance Tools
  • Tailoring Guide
  • Glossary
  • Archived Version of SSE
• Key Support Areas and Governing Policies
  • KSA 1 – Logistics Readiness and Sustainability
    • KSA 1 – Introduction
    • GP 1.1 – Logistics Readiness and Sustainability Requirements
    • GP 1.2 – Contractors on Deployed Operations (CONDO)
    • GP 1.3 – Support Continuity
    • GP 1.4 – Deleted
  • KSA 2 - Supportability Engineering
    • KSA 2 – Introduction
    • GP 2.1 – ILS Process and Support Solution Development
    • GP 2.2 – Reliability
    • GP 2.3 – Obsolescence Management
    • GP 2.4 – Automatic Test Systems and Test and Measurement Equipment
    • GP 2.5 – Configuration Management of Defence Materiel
    • GP 2.6 – Technical Documentation
    • GP 2.7 – Disposal
    • GP 2.8 – Training and Training Equipment
    • GP 2.9 – Manpower and Human Factors Integration
  • KSA 3 - Supply Chain Management
    • KSA 3 – Introduction
    • GP 3.1 – Supply Chain Management
    • GP 3.2 – Codification and Item Ownership
    • GP 3.3 – Inventory Planning
    • GP 3.4 – Packaging and Labelling
    • GP 3.5 – Materiel and Financial Accounting
    • GP 3.6 – Fuels, Lubricants and Industrial Gases
    • GP 3.7 – Equipment Transportability
  • KSA 4 - Logistic Information
    • KSA 4 – Introduction
    • GP 4.1 – Logistics Information Requirements Planning
    • GP 4.2 – Information Systems and Services Requirements Planning
• GPs Amendment or Development
  • Overview

Content

Support Solutions Envelope (SSE) Tailoring Guide

Scope

The SSE Tailoring Guide [95KB DOC] has been produced to help Support Solutions Officers (SSO) and project teams identify the applicability of the Support Solutions Envelope (SSE) Governing Policies (GPs) to a specific project.

Use of the SSE should be tailored to meet the requirements of any project (including UORs) regardless of its procurement category.

Authority

On 4 September 07, the Through Life Support Assurance Working Group confirmed the requirement for a Filtering Tool (currently referred to as the Tailoring Guide).

The format and content of this SSE version 5 guide was confirmed by the SSE Working Group on 03 September 2008.

Tailoring Guidance

If the answer to any of the Tailoring Guide questions is “yes”, or the project is too immature to determine the answer, the GP should be considered to be applicable.

If any GP is considered to be Not Applicable, brief details of the reason for this assessment are to be recorded in the Project’s SSE Compliance Tool and forwarded to the Key Support Area (KSA) owner’s representative for agreement.

If further guidance on applicability is required by the SSO, the GP Subject Matter Expert (SME) or KSA owner’s representative is to be consulted.

If the SSO and SME cannot come to an agreement, the issue is to be represented to the appropriate KSA owner’s representative who will make the final decision.

Note: If it is decided to extend an UOR into a supported in-service project, then the SSE Process (including GP Tailoring) must be repeated in full.

Sponsoring Authority

• DES JSC TLS-SIT-SSE1
• MOD Abbey Wood
• Bristol
• BS34 8JH
• Mil: 9679 2428
• Civ: +44 (0) 30 679 32428
• Email: DESJSCTLS-SIT-SSE1@mod.uk.

Change History

Change History

Due to the significant number of changes contained within the SSE Version 5 update, ‘Change History’ will only reflect those amendments, inclusions or deletions which follow the launch of the website on 1st November 2008.

The SSE updated to Version 5.0.0 on 1st November 2008 following a full review of all documents and changes to a number of GPs. Individual document Change History pages will detail changes other than minor editorial amendments.

1 July 2010

Minor text changes.

1 May 2010

Underlying table amended to include software check at GP 2.1.

1 April 2010

Minor text changes incorporated.

1 March 2010

‘Scope’ and ‘Tailoring Guidance’ text changed.

1 November 2009

Title and associated text changed.

1 October 2009

Sponsoring authority changed.

1 May 2009

Minor text changes.

‘Support Improvement Team Officer’ changed to ‘Support Solutions Officer’.

‘IPT’ changed to ‘project team’.

1 April 2009

‘Engagement’ changed to ‘Support Improvement’.

‘Representative’ added to KSA owner.

1 November 2008

Major update.