PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE FOLLOWING RELAUNCH EVENT FOR THE ARMY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME (AAP) AND PROCUREMENT ACTION FOR TRANCHE 1 TRAINING PROVIDER CONTRACTS

Prior Information Notice (PIN) following the Department's programme Industry Relaunch and Briefing Event to provide the Q&A document and attendee list which have been compiled after the event. The AAP, having met its original contract placement strategy, held an education and briefing session with prospective Training Providers who hold a current listing on RoATP to advise the programmes aims, generic delivery requirements going forward, timelines and how best to engage in the contracting process. Timing: Tuesday 10 May 2022 – 10.30 to 12.30 hours Location: The Lecture Theatre, Army HQ, Marlborough Lines, Andover, SP11 8 HJ Notes: a. Questions were captured both on the day and post-event, with the Q&A document and attendee list being made available in DSP. Interested parties are to note: • The Relaunch Event was to allow the AAP Technical and Commercial teams an opportunity to update interested parties on the changes since the original programme began and introduce it to those Training Providers who may wish to work with the Department in the future. • This PIN is also to alert the market to the future requirement under AAP Tranche One (1) and is NOT a formal request for Expressions of Interest (EOI). A Contract Notice and Dynamic PQQ will be issued in due course to request EOIs which shall reference this PIN. • The Authority will be conducting the competition via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP). • The Department anticipates commencing the procurement of the Tendering for the Tranche 1 requirement with the publication of a Contract Notice by August 2022. Under current plans, a competition for this requirement under the PCR 15 Restricted Procedure will be launched in late August 2022 with release of a Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ).