Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Army Headquarters, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road
Andover
SP11 8HJ
UK
E-mail: armycomrcl-procure-aap-mailbox@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.contracts.mod.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of End Point Assessment Services to Service Personnel Undertaking the Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This contract for a supplier to deliver End Point Assessment (EPA) services in connection with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Army Apprenticeship Programme. EPAs will be delivered to service personnel of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), Royal Marines (RM), Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) and Infantry undertaking a Level 3 (L3) Engineering Technician apprenticeship standard (ST0457).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 289 150.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80340000
80511000
80521000
80531100
80531200
80570000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The appointed End Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) will be responsible for delivering the following activities in connection with the apprenticeship standard:
• Assessment Design and Delivery
• Governance, Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement
• Communications with Stakeholders
• Learner Management
• Complaints, Appeals, Re-sits and Re-takes
Learner throughput for EPA in this contract is anticipated as approximately
558 over five years and it is expected that Occupation Competence
Validation Interviews (VIVAs) will take place online.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70
Quality criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: Understanding the military context
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: Support to apprentices
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: EPAO staff
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: EPA delivery
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: Governance
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: D&I, Safeguarding and PREVENT
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: Communications with AAP Stakeholders
/ Weighting: 9
Cost criterion: Communications with Apprentices & Analysis of Performance Data and Feedback to AAP Stakeholders
/ Weighting: 18
Cost criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 10
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Two options to extend the contract in 12 month periods.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-032029
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 709012450
Title: Provision of End Point Assessment Services to Service Personnel Undertaking the Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/04/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Explosive Learning Solutions Ltd
4 The Terraces, Library Avenue, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Didcot
OX11 0SG
UK
Telephone: +44 1235861805
E-mail: info@explosivelearningsolutions.com
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
URL: https://elsbusinesstraining.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 289 150.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
Army Headquarters, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road
Andover
SP11 8HT
UK
E-mail: armycomrcl-head-multiuser@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence
Army Headquarters, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road
Andover
SP11 8HT
UK
E-mail: armycomrcl-head-multiuser@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/04/2024