Official UK procurement notice
Provision of PG Diploma Aviation Medicine for the Defence Medical Academy
Authority: Defence Medical Academy
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Ministry of Defence (MoD) requirement of access to the following “off the shelf” educational courses available in the KCL prospectus:
a. PG Diploma Aerospace Medicine (Home Student) – approx. 6 personnel per year to a maximum of 8 per year.
b. PG Diploma Aerospace Medicine Examination for 6 personnel per year.
to Defence Medical Services (DMS) personnel to ensure they are competent for operational and peacetime roles.
CPV: Medical education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- 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
- 12 Feb 2025, 10:18 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Feb 2025, 10:18 GMT
- Authority reference
713784450- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004677- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ddfeFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Market research undertaken has shown that KCL run the only courses in the UK approved by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians. A DMS without this training does not meet regulatory minima, has no claim to SQEP, cannot author its own medical policy, set its own regulations nor safely and efficiently manage its staff and patients. A thorough search was conducted and no other provider for the course has been found in the UK. All websites that advise on study options (such as UCAS) point back to KCL for this specific requirement as KCL run the only courses in the UK approved by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians. In the unlikely event that other providers offer this course, they are not approved by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians which would not grant credibility and accreditation to the qualification and which would be unacceptable for any Medical Professionals. The only 2 other universities that have been found to offer this qualification are based in New Zeeland (University of Otago) and Australia (Monash University).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings College LondonContract for the Provision of PG Diploma Aviation Medicine for the Defence Medical AcademySubcontracting: declared | £674,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for the Provision of PG Diploma Aviation Medicine for the Defence Medical Academy · Kings College London
- Signed
- 12 Feb 2025
- Value
- £674,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Ministry of DefenceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- King's College LondonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.