Summary
- OCID:
- ocds-h6vhtk-06f5cf
- Published by:
- Ministry of Defence
- Authority ID:
- AA76012
- Publication date:
- 10 September 2026
- Deadline date:
- -
- Notice type:
- UK5
- Has documents:
- No
- Has SPD:
- No
- Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
- N/A
Abstract
This requirement is to conduct a validation and review of the Army’s Physical Employment Test, formally known as the Role Fitness Test (Soldier), to ensure it remains fit for purpose, evidence-based, and legally defensible.
Full notice text
Scope
Procurement reference
715916474
Procurement description
This requirement is to conduct a validation and review of the Army’s Physical Employment Test, formally known as the Role Fitness Test (Soldier), to ensure it remains fit for purpose, evidence-based, and legally defensible.
Supplier
University of Chichester
Identification register:
Address 1: Bishop Otter Campus, College Lane
Town/City: Chichester
Postcode: PO19 6PE
Country: United Kingdom
Companies House: 04740553
NUTS code: UKJ27
Email: help@chi.ac.uk
Type:
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Description of how these justifications apply
The Ministry of Defence are seeking to place a direct award contract under PA23 with the University of Chichester. The purpose of the contract will be to re-validate the findings produced by University of Chichester under previous Army contracts to determine whether the Army's Physical Employment Test and Role Fitness Test (Soldier) remain operationally relevant, scientifically valid, legally defensible, proportionate, and practicable against contemporary military tasks and employment demands.
The University possesses the required background and technical knowledge/experience to undertake the work required and have conducted similar work for the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and NATO. They also conducted the original testing which underpins the current PES and RFT(S) and hold the existing research, methodology, technical reports, assumptions and development history for the requirement. As such the MOD have opted to utilise Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023: Abscence of competition for technical reasons for this procurement.
Direct award justification
Single suppliers technical reasons
Lots
Divided into 1 lots
Lot number: 1 Status: Complete Sustainability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Contract
Validation and Review of the Army’s Physical Employment Test
ID: 1
Status: Pending
Related lots
1
Date the contract will be signed (estimated)
30 September 2026, 23:59PM Value
300000 GBP Excluding VAT
360000 GBP Including VAT
CPV classifications
- 80320000 - Medical education services
Is the total value above threshold?
Above threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
30 September 2026, 00:00AM to 01 April 2028, 23:59PM
Documents
Document type
Conflict of interest
Description
Not published
Coding
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| 80320000 |
Medical education services |
Higher education services |
Delivery locations
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Description
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| 100 |
UK - All |
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About the buyer
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- Admin contact:
- N/a
- Technical contact:
- N/a
- Other contact:
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