Destination Nuclear Phase 2

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£2,016,760published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Jul 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Cogent Skills Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To deliver the cross-sector Destination Nuclear advertising campaign in its second phase.

CPV: Advertising and marketing services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 5 Aug 2024, 10:31 BST
Last source update: 5 Aug 2024, 10:31 BST
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-024451
Classification (CPV): Advertising and marketing services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-048789 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A single source contracting route was used for this requirement due to the pre-existing role of Cogent Skills Ltd within the nuclear sector. This route maintains committed deliverables until March 2025 whilst a future commercial strategy is developed.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,016,7601 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 12 Jul 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Cogent Skills LimitedSME	£2,016,760 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 024451-2024-1 · Cogent Skills LimitedSME
Signed
12 Jul 2024
Value
£2,016,760
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, UK, BS34 8JHContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Defence Nuclear OrganisationReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Cogent Skills LimitedAwarded supplier Warrington, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.