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Published 21 Feb 2024, 19:59 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of an External Training Provider to the NBC(D) Apprenticeship Programme at HMNB Devonport

Official notice

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

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£210,000exc. VAT25.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 22 Mar 2024awarded 13 May 2024
Awarded to City College Plymouth

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision of an External Training Provider to the NBC(D) Apprenticeship Programme at HMNB Devonport.

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Training Provider shall deliver Apprenticeship components, including its…Awarded

Training Provider shall deliver Apprenticeship components, including its administration, in accordance with the regulations laid down by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) for Apprenticeship Standards 2.

All delivery must be in accordance with current (as periodically amended) Navy Command Standards, and Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) guidelines. The specific requirements are outlined in accordance with the SOR.

Delivery: UK
Extensions: The Authority reserves the right to extend the contract beyond the initial 4-year core delivery period, by a further 3 option years which can be taken up in 1+1+1 time slices and/or increase the scope of the contract subject to the options contained at Schedule 2 – Statement of Requirement (SOR). The Authority shall not be obliged to exercise the options.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: 60Price: 80
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Non-Cost Score - Technical Envelope (50%) + Social Value (10%): 60
  • Cost Score - Commercial Envelope: 40
  • price: 40
Published award criteria (3)
  • Non-Cost Score - Technical Envelope (50%) + Social Value (10%): 60
  • Cost Score - Commercial Envelope: 40
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to DEFFORM 47 for geographical constraints

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 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
21 Feb 2024, 19:59 GMT
Last source update
24 May 2024, 18:06 BST
Award evaluation window
22 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
710758450
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016544
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043bf7 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic payment

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
22 Mar 2024, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
22 Mar 2024, 17:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Mar 2024 → 24 May 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    22 Mar 2024, 17:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    22 Mar 2024, 17:01 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    22 Mar 2024, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    24 May 2024, 18:06 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 May 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    24 May 2024, 18:06 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    24 May 2024, 18:06 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £156,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 13 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
City College Plymouth£156,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • The Provision of an External Training Provider to the NBC(D) Apprenticeship Programme at HMNB Devonport · City College Plymouth

    Signed
    13 May 2024
    Value
    £156,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

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 subdivisionsDefenceEducation Plymouth, UK, PL2 2BGContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Commercial FunctionReview contact point PlymouthContact email
  • SDA/SDDI CommercialReview body Plymouth
  • Submarine Delivery AgencyReview body PlymouthContact email
  • To be confirmed at point of needMediation body TBC

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