Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Army Headquarters, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road
Andover
SP11 8HJ
UK
Contact person: Tom Wherry
Telephone: +44 1264381978
E-mail: Thomas.Wherry100@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.army.mod.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
The Provision of End Point Assessment to Service Personnel of the Royal Artillery and Army Air Corps
Reference number: 700614368
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of end point assessment to service personnel of the Royal Artillery and Army Air Corps Undertaking the Level 2 Aviation Ground Operative (ST0037), Level 3 Aviation Ground Specialist (ST0038) and Level 4 Aviation Operations Manager (ST0039) Apprenticeship Standards
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
900 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
UNITED KINGDOM.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of end point assessment to service personnel of the Royal Artillery and Army Air Corps Undertaking the Level 2 Aviation Ground Operative (ST0037), Level 3 Aviation Ground Specialist (ST0038) and Level 4 Aviation Operations Manager (ST0039) apprenticeship standards.
Suppliers must read through this set of instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.
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The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 19 June 2020 12.00. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time, especially if you have been asked to upload documents.
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II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/08/2020
End:
31/07/2023
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Renewal of this contract may be required by the authority.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This contract can be extended by the authority for two period(s) of up to 12 months each.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Must be registered, to deliver the mentioned standards on: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/register-of-end-point-assessment-organisations
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
19/06/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
19/06/2020
Local time: 12:00
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Detailed within the DEFFORM47.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
Advertising regime OJEU: this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk
Go reference: GO-2020511-DCB-16535660
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Andover
UK
Telephone: +44 1264381978
E-mail: Thomas.Wherry100@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Andover
UK
Telephone: +44 1264381978
E-mail: Thomas.Wherry100@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Andover
UK
Telephone: +44 1264381978
E-mail: Thomas.Wherry100@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/05/2020