Official UK procurement notice
SM System for Resilience · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThere is a requirement in the Royal Navy (RN) Submarine Service to design, deliver, and evaluate a new integrated and sustainable system for resilience, specifically focused on the mental resilience (MR) of its people.
- No preliminary market engagement: In this instance, a preliminary market engagement notice was not published because the need for this requirement was only identified and developed within the last two months. Therefore, issuing an advance notice so close to the release of this Tender notice would not have been beneficial.
CPV: Development consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£799,501
- Economic & financial standing
Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
- Technical & professional ability
Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Financial: Full details of the Financial Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
- Technical: Full details of the Technical Evaluation criteria and scoring are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
- Economic & financial standing
Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
- Technical & professional ability
Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Mar 2025, 21:08 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Jun 2025, 21:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 May 2025
- Authority reference
714022453- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-011891- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fa63Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payments to be made in accordance with Terms & Conditions. Full details are included in the Invitation to Tender document.
- Risks
The following risks could occur which could affect contract delivery or performance:
Changes in laws or regulations resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.
Unexpected delays to delivery timescales due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.
Unexpected changes to costs due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.
Unexpected changes to volume of deliverables due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.
Unexpected changes to scope of deliverables due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Mar 2025 → 15 Jun 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published28 Mar 2025, 21:08 GMT
- Clarification questions by7 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Submission deadline28 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Award decision expected by9 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts19 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent25 May 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends5 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published15 Jun 2025, 21:49 BST
Notice history
9 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Mar 2025- Tender notice published28 Mar 2025, 21:08 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published3 Apr 2025, 01:17 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published9 Apr 2025, 10:07 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published10 Apr 2025, 17:23 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 28 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST10 Apr 2025, 17:23 BST+6 days · was 22 Apr 2025, 10:00 BST
- Contract award notice published25 May 2025, 21:35 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete25 May 2025, 21:35 BST
- Contract signature expected9 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Jun 2025, 21:49 BSTUK7
Published amendments (3)
Invitation to Tender document attached to Notice (this was already available on the Defence Sourcing Portal).
Invitation to Tender document has been removed as there will be some slight changes to this.
Invitation to Tender updated for some minor changes to the Statement of Requirement. Tender deadline extended from 22 April 2025 to 28 April 2025.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-04: 2 releases · 3 Apr 2025, 9 Apr 2025
- 2025-03: 1 release · 28 Mar 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| City St Georges University of London10 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2027 | £756,629 | 23 May 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
SM System for Resilience · City St Georges University of London
- Signed
- 11 Jun 2025
- Value
- £753,000
- Period
- 12 Jun 2025 – 30 Jun 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: KPIs are not mandated for reporting on contracts below £5,000,000 (inc VAT).
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- City St George’s, University of LondonAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender_Updated
- Bidding documents and specifications Invitation to Tender
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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