Official UK procurement notice
(MARKET ENGAGEMENT ONLY) Provision of Support to an APHA Tier 2 National Exercise
Authority: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking to engage a supplier to support the production and delivery of a Tier 2 National Exercise and supporting agencies. Tier 2 National Exercises are a) led by a Lead Government Department with involvement from key stakeholders (including other departments), b) may take the form of Tabletop or Live Exercises or elements of both and c) include likely participation of COBR (Civil Contingencies Committee). <br/><br/>The supplier will have experience of managing and delivering exercises of a similar scale. They will be expected to create and deliver an Exercise Package capable of testing the preparedness and effectiveness of Defra framework response plans, Contingency Plans for Governmental administrations and APHA Operational response plans. <br/><br/>The Authority is seeking this information to inform decisions around the Procurement Strategy and to identify suppliers within this market. An estimated total value is therefore not provided at this stage.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This procurement will require the supplier to work collaboratively with subject matter…Planned
This procurement will require the supplier to work collaboratively with subject matter experts to design and develop a suitable scenario for a Tier 2 National Exercise. The Exercise Package designed will contain four individual exercises including a two-day Live play exercise, a range of bespoke products to aid the realism aspect of the exercises and a stakeholder engagement plan. <br/><br/>The supplier will be required to undertake a post-exercise debrief to collate lessons for continuous improvement and produce a comprehensive Exercise report, that once generated, will be available to the general public. Additional information: The purpose of this Prior Information Note is to understand the market appetite and ability to resource and bid for this work, we are requesting you respond to this PIN by answering the following questions: <br/><br/>1) Are you interested in bidding for this work, and you can meet any or all of the requirements outlined above? <br/><br/>2) Provide an estimated price for delivering this work. <br/><br/>Your response should be submitted by email to [email protected] on or before 5pm (GMT) on Monday 2nd December 2024. The Authority may contact you to confirm your interest and ability to meet our requirement. <br/><br/>It should be noted that this PIN invites individuals and organisations to express an interest in this exercise only, and it is NOT a pre-qualification questionnaire, and is NOT part of any pre-qualification or selection process.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Nov 2024, 11:58 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Nov 2024, 11:58 GMT
- Authority reference
P-36700- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-035626- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 Nov 2024 → 20 Jan 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published4 Nov 2024, 11:58 GMT
- Tender notice expected20 Jan 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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