Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street
Glasgiow
G2 8EX
UK
E-mail: jonathan.mcniven101@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
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
Safeguarding Requirement Contract Award Notice
Reference number: 714200450
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Afghan Resettlement Safeguarding Requirement
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
333 625.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Safeguarding Services for Afghan Resettlement Programme
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following cases:
(c)insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 714200450
Title: Safeguarding Requirement
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/03/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Polaris Children's Services Ltd
Malvern View Saxon Business Park, Hanbury Road, Stoke Prior, Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B60 4AD
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 333 625.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/04/2025