Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-10
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Defence Medical Services (DMS)
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 80320000
Estimated value: 290000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-04-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Authority intends to set up a framework agreement with a number of providers for the provision of up to 10 pharmacy technician student placements per year.
These placements shall last for a two year period and shall lead to the award of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) recognised qualification of Level 3 Diploma (National Vocational Qualification) in Pharmacy Services Skills (Competence). This shall result in the student's registration with the GPhC.
This training shall incorporate a GPhC recognised course of underpinning knowledge such as the BTEC National Diploma Pharmaceutical Science (Knowledge) or Level 3 Diploma Pharmaceutical Science (Knowledge) and shall be undertaken through day or block release at college.
The Authority intends to set up a framework agreement with a number of providers for the provision of up to 10 pharmacy technician student placements per year.
These placements shall last for a two year period and shall lead to the award of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) recognised qualification of Level 3 Diploma (National Vocational Qualification) in Pharmacy Services Skills (Competence). This shall result in the student's registration with the GPhC.
This training shall incorporate a GPhC recognised course of underpinning knowledge such as the BTEC National Diploma Pharmaceutical Science (Knowledge) or Level 3 Diploma Pharmaceutical Science (Knowledge) and shall be undertaken through day or block release at college.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Bidders should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
The Authority has the option, within its sole discretion, to extend the contract by a period of up to 12 months to account for one extra intake of pharmacy technician students. The option period is from 1.8.2022 to 31.7.2023. The value of the option year is estimated to be 72 500 GBP.
The tender board Commercial Project Enabling Team Defence Equipment and Support The Central Gatehouse/VCP MOD Abbey Wood South Bristol BS34 8JH.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
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Award value: 290000