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Published 25 May 2023, 15:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

705564451 - Higher Education Institute Provision for Level 5 & 6 Accredited Courses

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesRestricted procedureMax 3 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£840,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 26 Jun 2023awarded 20 Mar 2024
Lots 2max 3 won per supplier

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This notice announces the award of a four year Framework Agreement for the Provision of "Higher Education Institute Provision for Level 5 & 6 Accredited Courses".

CPV: Higher education services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · 1 with a published value · win at most 3 of them
Lot #1The Authority has a requirement to award a four year Framework Agreement for the…AwardedLot estimate not published

The Authority has a requirement to award a four year Framework Agreement for the Provision of "Higher Education Institute Provision for Level 5 & 6 Accredited Courses". The Defence College of Technical is seeking to attract Higher Education Institutes to validate a variety of Training Streams across the breadth of the DCTT Schools these will include Aeronautical Engineering, Electronic Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear and Marine Engineering, and Communications and Information

systems courses. The HEI will be required to work alongside School staff (Military, Mod Contractors and Civil Servants) and be flexible in their approach to manage the way in which training is already being delivered.

Delivery: South West
Lot #2The Authority has a requirement to award a contract forPublished value£840,000

The Authority has a requirement to award a contract for. Additional information: A copy of the draft ITT has also been uploaded for your information. Please note that whilst the document is a draft only and some information is in complete. Some sections may be subject to minor changes before being formally issued.

Delivery: South West
Second stage: 5–10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “705564451 - Higher Education Institute Provision for Level 5 & 6…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
25 May 2023, 15:26 BST
Last source update
8 Apr 2024, 11:12 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011233
Classification (CPV)
Higher education services
Delivery area
South West (UKK15)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03cf76 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
Appointment period ends
26 Jun 2023, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

26 Jun 2023 → 8 Apr 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    26 Jun 2023, 23:59 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    30 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Apr 2024, 11:12 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Apr 2024, 11:12 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Mar 2024

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Higher Education Institute Provision for Level 5 & 6 Accredited Courses

    Signed
    20 Mar 2024
    Value
    £798,405
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · The Authority has a requirement to award a four year Framework Agreement for the…1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence RAF Cosford, Flowerdown Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV7 3EXContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Air CommercialReview body High Wycombe

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • University of PortsmouthFramework contractor University House, Winston Churchill Avenue, Portsmouth, South East, PO1 2UP

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria