Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Other
D Pers, Zone 8 (IDL439), 1st Floor, Ramillies Building, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road
ANDOVER
SP11 8HJ
UK
Contact person: Scott Raynor
Telephone: +44 3001512676
E-mail: ArmyExec-AFRP-Commercial-Mail@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://award.bravosolution.co.uk/afrp/web/project/5/register
Address of the buyer profile: https://award.bravosolution.co.uk/afrp/web/project/5/register
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
Armed Forces Recruiting Programme
Reference number: 701043390
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79600000
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II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
In order to sustain their operational capability, the UK's Armed Forces currently need to enlist annually in the region of 18,000 to 22,000 (regular and reserve) new recruits from the UK and the Commonwealth. The Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP) is responsible for delivering a single, common, tri-Service (tS) recruiting process for the Armed Forces. AFRP is mandated to achieve the right quality and quantity of recruits into training to achieve single Service (sS) workforce demands.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79600000
71317210
85148000
79419000
33156000
85121270
75221000
79610000
79824000
79416000
79340000
79342000
79413000
71900000
33123200
79625000
75122000
71317200
79635000
35700000
79414000
85141000
98000000
48481000
48482000
48450000
72212450
48600000
48610000
48500000
48445000
48814400
73400000
73430000
73436000
48422000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
In order to sustain their operational capacity the UK's Armed Forces currently need to enlist annually in the region of 18,000 to 22,000 (Regular and Reserve) new recruits from the UK and the Commonwealth. Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP) is responsible for delivering a single, common, tri-Service (tS) recruiting process for the Armed Forces. AFRP is mandated to achieve the right quality and quantity of recruits into training to achieve single Service (sS) workforce demands. AFRP will place the candidate at the heart of the recruiting experience whilst delivering a tS Recruiting Operating Model (ROM) that is agile and able to dynamically respond to future Service requirements. The recruiting process must deliver an engaging experience that reflects the needs of candidates across all entry paths (Regular/ Reserve, officers/ other ranks/ specialist, lateral entry and re-joiners) which maximises the conversion of eligible candidates into successful recruits.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend up to 36 months
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
PQQ details are available in AWARD. https://award.bravosolution.co.uk/afrp/web/project/5/register
Interested suppliers should visit the provided URL (weblink) and complete the AWARD supplier self-registration process. Once the online form has been completed, the supplier will receive an automatically generated activation email before gaining access to the AFRP AWARD portal.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
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:
2020/S 244-605926
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Following the publishing of the Integrated Reviews, the Programme has identified that its initial procurement process no longer fully reflects the updated needs of Defence and so has taken the opportunity to further refine its requirements and develop its planning for the operation of competitive dialogue. This will lead to a new revised procurement encompassing a clarified and developed risk-based approach to transition and transformation that will provide assurance on continuity of delivery, setting out the complexity of the requirements involved and testing Bidders’ understanding of these factors.
The Programme has therefore determined that, to ensure it acts in the public interest at all times, and that it undertakes an expedient, effective and streamlined process, it will be cancelling its current procurement process and reissuing its approach to market with a new Prior Information Notice, Market Interest Day(s), and Contract Notice via the Defence Sourcing Portal. GO Reference: GO-2021719-DCB-18589893
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
MOD
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1179132548
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Other
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1179132548
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, Agencies/Misc, Other
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1179132548
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/07/2021