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Published 12 Jul 2022, 12:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mediation Services for Armed Forces Personnel & MOD Civilian Staff

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesRestricted procedureAccelerated
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 26 Jul 2022awarded 9 Nov 2022
Framework period 2 yrsends 18 Nov 2024 · extension options published · starts 18 Nov 2022

Re-procurement open715928488 - Provision of Mediation Services to the Armed Forces and MOD Civil Servants · bids close

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The new MOD mediation service will consist of the following elements on a call-off basis:

Provision of workplace mediation and conflict resolution service;

Training of new in-house mediators; and

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for existing in-house mediators.

The contract will be available both the MOD and other Government Departments that have MOD personnel collocated with them.

CPV: Arbitration and conciliation services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
Framework period
2 yrs from 18 Nov 2022

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Mediation Services and TrainingAwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£1,000,000
Contract period: 18 Nov 2022 – 18 Nov 2024 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Potential 2 12 month renewalsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Listed within Procurement Documents

What this means for your bid
  • “Mediation Services for Armed Forces Personnel & MOD Civilian Staff” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Jul 2022, 12:18 BST
Last source update
14 Nov 2022, 15:41 GMT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-032235
Accelerated

This option has been selected as alternative to procurement from CCS Framework which did not offer substantive competitiveness

This option supports fair and open competitor market by inviting a larger number of providers to bid for this contract, which will help to ensure best service quality and VFM for MOD.

Opens up the contract to SMEs who have the skill and capacity to deliver this service

Classification (CPV)
Arbitration and conciliation services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035102 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Listed in Procurement Docs

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
Appointment period ends
26 Jul 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗

Timeline

26 Jul 2022 → 18 Nov 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    26 Jul 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    19 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Nov 2022, 15:41 GMT
  4. Contract starts
    18 Nov 2022

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Nov 2022, 15:41 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    14 Nov 2022, 15:41 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Nov 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Provision of mediation services to the Armed Forces and MOD Civil Servants

    Signed
    9 Nov 2022
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Period
    … – 18 Nov 2024
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow, G2 8EX, United Kingdom, Glasgow, UK, G2 8EXContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • MODReview body Glasgow

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria