Official UK procurement notice
Armed Forces Recruitment Programme - Corrigendum
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo sustain Operational Capability, the UK's Armed Forces enlist annually in the region of 18,000 to 22,000 (Regular and Reserve) new recruits from the UK and the Commonwealth. The Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP) is responsible for delivering a single, common, tri-Service (tS) recruiting process for the Armed Forces. AFRP is mandated to deliver the right quality and quantity of recruits into training to achieve single Service (sS) workforce demands.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Competitive dialogue
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 3 Aug 2021, 22:44 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2024, 12:23 GMT
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-002074- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d06bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: AFRP is a Defence Small and Medium sized Enterprises Pathfinder Programme with a commitment to maximising SME engagement. The commercial delivery model has been designed to encourage SME involvement at the heart of service delivery. In line with Government guidance released in September last year and June of this year, the Programme will consider social value and sustainable procurement throughout the procurement process and tender evaluation, ensuring AFRP adds value to not just our candidates but also to the wider society. The Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Action Plan 2019-2022 was published to explain how Defence will improve procurement spend with SMEs, by working with major suppliers to remove barriers and improve access to opportunities. To help deliver our vision of making defence a place where smaller suppliers want to work, the Ministry of Defence has set a target that 25% of our procurement spend will go to SMEs by 2022.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
20 Sept 2021 → 22 Jan 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected20 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline24 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected3 Dec 2021
- Notice published22 Jan 2024, 12:23 GMT
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Sept 2021- Published value published: £1,410,500,00029 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Status changed to active29 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Procurement method changed29 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Deadline moved to 24 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST29 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST+2 days · was 22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Deadline published: 22 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST29 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
- Buyer details updated22 Jan 2024, 12:23 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextDescription of Procurement · II.2.4) | To sustain Operational Capability, the UK's Armed Forces enlist annually in the region of 18,000 to 22,000 (Regular and Reserve) new recruits from the UK and the Commonwealth. The Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP) is responsible for delivering a single, common, tri-Service (tS) recruiting process for the Armed Forces. The AFRP is mandated to deliver the right quality and quantity of recruit… | To sustain Operational Capability, the UK's Armed Forces enlist annually in the region of 18,000 to 22,000 (Regular and Reserve) new recruits from the UK and the Commonwealth. The Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP) is responsible for delivering a single, common, tri-Service (tS) recruiting process for the Armed Forces. The AFRP is mandated to deliver the right quality and quantity of recruit… | |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of expressions of interest · IV.2.2) | 22 Oct 2021 | 24 Oct 2021 | +2 d |
| — | Text11.2.4 | To sustain Operational Capability, the UK's Armed Forces enlist annually in the region of 18,000 to 22,000 (Regular and Reserve) new recruits from the UK and the Commonwealth. The Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP) is responsible for delivering a single, common, tri-Service (tS) recruiting process for the Armed Forces. The AFRP is mandated to deliver the right quality and quantity of recruit… | To sustain Operational Capability, the UK's Armed Forces enlist annually in the region of 18,000 to 22,000 (Regular and Reserve) new recruits from the UK and the Commonwealth. The Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP) is responsible for delivering a single, common, tri-Service (tS) recruiting process for the Armed Forces. The AFRP is mandated to deliver the right quality and quantity of recruit… |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-08: 1 release · 3 Aug 2021
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria