Official UK procurement notice
712746450 - Direct Award for the Provision of Army Orienteering Services
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: Printed matter and related products (22)Architecture & Engineering (71)Education & Training (80)+1 more Delivery: UK
Published estimate £246,820≈ £82k / year · £296,184 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 May 2025
Contract term 3 yrsextension options published · starts 1 Jul 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is to support the Army Orienteering Association (AOA) to deliver training courses, coaching, mapping services, competitions and technical services. This includes technical advice and provision of timing equipment/services to deliver effective training, complying to British Orienteering National Governing Body rules and policies and ‘safe-place, safe-training’.
CPV: Digital mapping services · Maps · Sports-event organisation services · Staff training services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1No awardPublished value£246,820
- Value
- £246,820 exc. VAT · £296,184 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- One 12 Month Extension Option (Subject to Financial Approval)
22114300 Maps71354100 Digital mapping services80511000 Staff training services92622000 Sports-event organisation services
What it takes to win
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published — the tender pack may add moreHow bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Technical — 70
- Technical — 70
- Commercial — 30
- Commercial — 30
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical — Including Social Value
- Technical — Including Social Value
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 9 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fc4eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeAccess & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
- Submission deadline
- 5 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
The full Invitation to tender and associated documents can be found on the Defence Sourcing Poratl (DSP). All Clarification Questions, Tenders and correspondence must be submitted via the DSP.
contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗
Timeline
6 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published2 Apr 2025, 18:04 BST
- Clarification questions by9 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline5 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by9 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published28 Jul 2025, 17:06 BST
Notice history
3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2025- Transparency notice published28 Jul 2025, 17:06 BSTUK5
- Transparency notice published28 Jul 2025, 16:59 BSTUK5
- Tender notice published2 Apr 2025, 18:04 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender