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Official UK procurement notice

C23047 Incident Command · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Kent Fire and Rescue Service (Police & fire)

3 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 3 lots to bidMax 3 lots per supplier
Awarded value£194,0003 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 May 2024awarded 17 Jul 2024
Awarded to K Lamb Associates LTD +2 more3 awards
Contract term 4 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Jul 2024

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Kent Fire and Rescue are awarding contract for Incident Command training.

CPV: Education and training services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 3 and win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Skills For Justice Level 6 Award in Advanced Incident CommandAwardedRenewal 4 yrs

Open Tender for the service of training provider for Incident Command Training

Contract period: 1 Jul 2024 – 30 Jun 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK, South East
Extensions: End of contract, requirement to be decided at the time.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Skills for Justice Level 7 Award in Strategic Incident CommandAwardedRenewal 4 yrs

Open Tender for the service of training provider for Incident Command Training

Contract period: 1 Jul 2024 – 30 Jun 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK, South East
Extensions: End of contract, requirement to be decided at the time.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Re-validation assessments for Advanced and Strategic Incident CommandAwardedRenewal 4 yrs

Open Tender for the service of training provider for Incident Command Training

Contract period: 1 Jul 2024 – 30 Jun 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK, South East
Extensions: End of contract, requirement to be decided at the time.Variant 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 · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Cost of Course: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Cost of Course: 60
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
Services
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Apr 2024, 09:38 BST
Last source update
22 Jul 2024, 11:43 BST
Award evaluation window
20 May 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN717971
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-022653
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04508a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 May 2024 → 22 Jul 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 May 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    22 Jul 2024, 11:43 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    17 Jul 2024, 12:39 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextV.2.3Name and address of the contractor Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority The Godlands Straw Mill Hill Tovil Maidstone Me15 6XB Email [email protected] Telephone +44 1622692121 Country United KingdomName and address of the contractor Peter Stanley Training Ltd The Joiners Shop Chatham Historic Dockyard Chatham Kent ME4 4TZ Email [email protected] Telephone Country United Kingdom

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £194,0003 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 17 Jul 2024

Contracts

  • RE-Validation Assessment for Advanced and Strategic Incident Command · Kent and Medway Towns Fire AuthoritySME

    Signed
    17 Jul 2024
    Value
    £135,000
    Period
    … – 30 Jun 2028
    Status
    active
  • Skills for Justice Level 7 Award in Strategic Incident Command · Peter Stanley Training LtdSME

    Signed
    16 Jul 2024
    Value
    £35,000
    Period
    … – 30 Jun 2028
    Status
    active
  • C23047 Incident Command · K Lamb Associates LTDSME

    Signed
    12 Jul 2024
    Value
    £24,000
    Period
    … – 30 Jun 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Skills For Justice Level 6 Award in Advanced Incident Command2bids · 0 electronic2——
2 · Skills for Justice Level 7 Award in Strategic Incident Command2bids · 0 electronic2——
3 · Re-validation assessments for Advanced and Strategic Incident Command2bids · 0 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local authorityPublic order and safety The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil, Maidstone, South East, ME15 6XBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kent and Medway Towns Fire AuthorityReview body MaidstoneContact email, phone
  • Kent and Medways Town Fire AuthorityReview contact point Maidstone

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice
  • K Lamb Associates LtdAwarded supplier Baywell House Fawler Road, Charlbury Oxfordshire, South East, OX7 3AEContact email, phone
  • Kent and Medway Towns Fire AuthorityAwarded supplier The Godlands Straw Mill Hill Tovil, Maidstone, UK, Me15 6XBContact email, phone
  • Peter Stanley Training LtdAwarded supplier The Joiners Shop Chatham Historic Dockyard, Chatham, UK, ME4 4TZContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.