Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Defence Academy of the United Kiingdom, Trenchard Building Room 103
Swindon
SN6 8LA
UK
Contact person: Andrew Hall
Telephone: +44 7584449184
E-mail: Andrew.hall453@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.contracts.mod.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
E-mail: DefComrcl-CPP-STE-Mgr@mod.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.contracts.mod.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.contracts.mod.uk
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
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Associate Trainer and Commercial Function Enhancement
Reference number: 701071373
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Business Skills College which forms part of the Technology and Business Faculty of the Defence Academy (DA) provides business skills training and education across five key functions: commercial logistics, safety, quality, P3M and finance. The BSC provides 150 courses ranging from e-learning, awareness training through to MSc level education.
A prime contractor is required to provide a cadre of ‘Associate Trainers,’ who will enhance the current BSC functional training portfolio to provide awareness to expert level training as and when demand for training dictates and/or on the basis of an annual rolling requirement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK15
Main site or place of performance:
Wiltshire CC.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The MOD Commercial Professionalism Programme (CPP) has selected the Defence Academy as its Delivery Partner for the Training and Education (T&E) work stream. However due to the significant level of the delivery requirement there is a need to enhance the in-house team, bringing in associate trainers with specialist knowledge commensurate with the CPP programme at practitioner and expert level.
Alongside the commercial requirement the BSC also requires the prime contractor to provide a cadre of associate trainers to assist with the design and delivery of courses in the P3M and finance functions. These associates will be supplied on a call-off basis to deliver on a demand-driven portfolio of courses. The associates will design, deliver and develop courses alongside the BSC training staff.
The authority requires associate trainers to design, develop and deliver courses alongside BSC staff. The courses will range from e-learning, awareness through to expert level training (in both classroom or virtual based delivery environment). Associate trainers will be required to support technology enhanced learning where applicable to the T&E Portfolio.
The associate training provider will deliver training on a 50/50 basis between physical and virtual training delivery.
The associates will be supplied on a call-off basis (with a minimum notice of 4 weeks) to deliver on a demand-driven portfolio of courses. The requirement for additional associate trainers at each level will be determined by demand moving forward except for the CPP for which the requirement for the commercial function enhancement, is laid out below. At Annex A.
The associate training provider will describe in detail how they intend to manage the associate database and ensure the right people are found to perform the required tasks and what process will be implemented to allow the authority to confirm associate trainers with the correct skills have been allocated to the task.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Price — assessed by rates provided
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 38
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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:
The authority has the option to extend the call off duration of this contract up to 31 March 2026. This may be extended on year by year approach or for the full 2 years. This is dependent on the business skills college assessing the training and education need from 1 April 2024. The authority will determine taking forward this option 6 months prior to contract end date and if applicable 6 months prior to option year 1 end date.
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
Suppliers are requested to advise as early as possible to the email address Andrew.hall453@mod.gov.uk if you will be participating in this tender. This is so arrangements can be made to get you access to AWARD® to upload your tender response.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Signed statement relating to good standing.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Key performance indicators.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing 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:
18/12/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
21/12/2020
Local time: 11:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
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
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
Telephone: +44 1179132548
E-mail: DefComrcl-CPP-STE-Mgr@mod.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Bristol
UK
Telephone: +44 1179132548
E-mail: DefComrcl-CPP-STE-Mgr@mod.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Bristol
UK
Telephone: +44 1179132548
E-mail: DefComrcl-CPP-STE-Mgr@mod.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/11/2020