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Published 7 Aug 2023, 15:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of a Delivery Partner to Support the Defence Supply Chain Development Programme

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£25,020,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Sept 2023awarded 9 Nov 2023
Awarded to GRANT THORNTON

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Contract has been awarded.

MOD is seeking a Delivery Partner to support the MOD's Supply Chain Development Programme (SCDP). The SCDP was announced in the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) and will support the development of UK based small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and lower mid-tier defence sector companies to improve their productivity and competitiveness, increasing domestic resilience and export opportunities by providing bespoke business development support.

CPV: Administrative development project services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This Contrat hs been Awarded - The Delivery Partner will be required to design,…AwardedPublished value£25,020,000

This Contrat hs been Awarded - The Delivery Partner will be required to design, develop, and deliver a flexible programme that can provide tailored development support to supply chain companies across the diverse defence sector. The contract will initially be for a duration of two years, with options to extend for a further two years.

The requirement will be split into two work packages where the Delivery Partner will be responsible for the following activities and associated outputs:

WP1

  • Produce implementation plan
  • Develop IT solution plan
  • Develop Programme promotion plan
  • Develop Diagnostic Assessment Framework
  • Develop course structure and content

WP2

  • Deliver Programme
  • Deliver IT Solution
  • Promote Programme
  • Deliver Diagnostic Assessments
  • Deliver training and shared learning events Additional information: This Contract has been Awarded
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The contract will be for 17 months with an option to extend this by a further 24 months up to a total of 41 months.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
Quality: 100Price: 100
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Most Economically Advantageous Tender as detailed in the Tender documents: 100
  • Most Economically Advantageous Tender as detailed in the Tender documents: 100
Published award criteria (2)
  • Most Economically Advantageous Tender as detailed in the Tender documents: 100
  • Most Economically Advantageous Tender as detailed in the Tender documents: 100
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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 · publisher note attached
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
7 Aug 2023, 15:04 BST
Last source update
10 Nov 2023, 09:22 GMT
Award evaluation window
12 Sept 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033247
Classification (CPV)
Administrative development project services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eda0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: All documents associated with this procurement can be accessed free of charge on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) https://contracts.mod.uk using Project number 707708455 Details of how to register on the DSP can be found at https://contracts.mod.uk/web/user-guide.html. Suppliers wishing to Tender for this requirement should submit their Tender on the DSP in accordance with the instructions contained within Invitation to Tender documentation. Suppliers should also complete the Suitability Assessment Questions (SAQ) which is contained in the Qualification Envelope of project 707708455 on the DSP. These questions contain all the mandatory economic and financial grounds for rejection and the minimum levels of capacity and capability that are required to perform the contract. The SAQ is a pass/fail test for suitability and minimum levels of capability and capacity and suppliers who do not meet these minimum capability and capacity criteria will not pass to the Tender evaluation stage. Any tender Clarification Questions should be submitted through the DSP. Suppliers who wish to submit a tender should complete all questions and submit their tender documents via the DSP in accordance with the instructions in the DEFFORM 47 – ITT documents. • It is a condition of contract that MOD suppliers trade electronically via the MODs CP&F tool and Exostar.

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
12 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.contracts.mod.uk ↗

Timeline

12 Sept 2023 → 12 Dec 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    12 Sept 2023, 10:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    10 Nov 2023, 09:22 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    12 Dec 2023, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Nov 2023, 09:22 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    10 Nov 2023, 09:22 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £25,020,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Nov 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GRANT THORNTONProvision of a Delivery Partner to support the Defence Supply Chain Development Programme£25,020,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of a Delivery Partner to support the Defence Supply Chain Development Programme · GRANT THORNTON

    Signed
    9 Nov 2023
    Value
    £25,020,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Gloucester, South WestContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Elisabeth HardingReview body Gloucester
  • HO BP4Review body GloucesterContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Grant Thornton LLPAwarded supplier 30 Finsbury Square, London, London, EC2A 1AGContact email

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