Official UK procurement notice
Engineering Function Training TUV IEC Course
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvide students within the engineering function access to attend the Training TUV IEC Course to allow them to achieve qualification.
CPV: Engineering support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jan 2025, 08:14 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Jan 2025, 08:14 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002456- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This course has been identified as it provides appropriate course content and examination to allow SDA Engineering staff to become SQEP in being an approval authority allowing audit and acceptance of system design. The appropriate course provided must be performed in person, and be in compliance with IEC 61508, including exam to receive the relevant qualification.
There is a substantial shortfall within the MoD of engineers with specific experience and qualifications in both the hardware and software domains with respect to functional safety and delivery of high integrity software-based systems. Attending this course will increase the SQEP within the Dreadnought EC&I (Electrical, Control & Instrumentation) team (and wider) and enable the team to understand and be able to challenge our DNA contractors and their suppliers in the delivery of systems to support compliance with IEC 61508.
The training provides a formal qualification of Functional Safety Engineers with an Internationally recognized standard which will, once successfully completed, result in registration of the individual with the TÜV Germany Functional Safety Training records. This approving body authorizes the use of Functional Safety Engineer (FS Eng) to individuals on the successful completion of an exam. The course provides an overview of the entire IEC 61508 lifecycle and details how key aspects such as Verification, Validation, Functional Safety Assessments and Audits can be practically implemented which will address the knowledge shortfall within the C&I Team and enable them to effectively fulfil their role as the Technical Lead across a number of systems and as the Approving Authority (AA).
This is a one-off course requirement to allow 12 students to complete and gain this qualification. Award of contract without Prior Publication complies under regulation 32; absence of alternative supplier.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Method Functional Safety LtdSME | £23,175 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002456-2025-713507451-1 · Method Functional Safety LtdSME
- Signed
- 10 Dec 2024
- Value
- £23,175
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Method Functional Safety LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.