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Published 28 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

253000 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedure
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: South East (UKJ31)
Awarded value£253,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 27 Oct 2021awarded 8 Nov 2021
Awarded to SHL Group Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Oct 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Nov 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Supplier will be required to provide online administration of a battery of psychometric tests to up to 250 individuals/year, as well as associated scoring, production and online delivery of Candidate reports, delivery of the resulting raw data files, analytic support and training. To meet this requirement:

a. The test battery must include:

(1). OPQ32r Personality Test

(2). Motivation Questionnaire

(3). Ability Test

CPV: Psychology testing devices · Time accounting or human resources software development services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 Nov 2021 – 31 Oct 2026 (5 yrs)
Delivery: South East
Extensions: 2 x option year included · 2 x 1 year option points until 31 Oct 2026.Variant bids: not allowed
72212450 Time accounting or human resources software development services

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: 200
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 100
  • MEAT Tender Competition.: 100
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents: 100
  • MEAT Tender Competition.: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 200 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 20 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
11 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
27 Oct 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-028283
Classification (CPV)
Psychology testing devicesTime accounting or human resources software development services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e5cd Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As per procurement documents

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
Submission deadline
27 Oct 2021, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
27 Oct 2021, 10:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html ↗

Timeline

27 Oct 2021 → 11 Nov 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    27 Oct 2021, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    27 Oct 2021, 10:01 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Nov 2021
  4. Notice published
    11 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £253,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Nov 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
SHL Group LimitedPROVISION OF PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING, TO ENABLE IMPROVED SENIOR OFFICER LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT——Awarded

Contracts

  • PROVISION OF PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING, TO ENABLE IMPROVED SENIOR OFFICER LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT · SHL Group Limited

    Signed
    8 Nov 2021
    Value
    £253,000
    Period
    … – 31 Oct 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Portsmouth, South EastContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Navy Command CommercialReview body Portsmouth

Bidders & participating suppliers

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