Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-11-06
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 34962230
Estimated value: 5000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-12-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) requires an approved training organisation to train up to 15 air traffic controllers per Financial Year (FY). The requirement will start in FY 20/21. To meet operational requirements, the contractor will train trainees using the joint air traffic control course number 1001 modular course material to achieve the training standard set by the MOD. The MOD is not looking for the award of a International Civil Aviation Organisation competency at the end of this training; this training therefore does not need civil aviation authority approval. However, the MOD is looking to achieve a near equivalent military skills test standard as that which is currently achieved (and will continue to be achieved in parallel) at the School of Air and Operations Control (SAOC).
The authority will use the DPQQ response to create a shortlist of tenders who are eligible to participate: fulfill any minimum economic, financial, professional and technical standards and best meet in terms of capacity and capability the selection criteria set out in this DPQQ. Full details of the method of choosing the tenders are set out in the DPQQ. It is the intention to down select to between approximately 2 and 6 highest scoring suppliers who will be invited to tender, providing they meet the overall percentage pass mark of 60 %, do not score any lower than 2 points for any of the questions and receive a pass in any pass/fail questions within the DPQQ. If the supplier scores below 2 in any of the questions or receives a fail in a pass/fail question then they will automatically fail the evaluation and will not be invited to participate any further.
The cyber risk assessment level for this requirement is very low. Provision of this service is out of scope of IR35 legislation. Project Specific PQQ questions are weighted as follows:
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) requires an Approved Training Organisation (ATO) to provide air traffic controller training. The MOD is not looking for the award of a International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) competency at the end of this training; this training therefore does not need Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval. However, the MOD is looking to achieve a near equivalent military skills test standard, as that which is currently achieved (and will continue to be achieved in parallel) at the School of Air and Operations Control (SAOC).
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.
Advertising Regime OJEU: This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk

Eligibility requirements: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) requires an Approved Training Organisation (ATO) to provide air traffic controller training. The MOD is not looking for the award of a International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) competency at the end of this training; this training therefore does not need Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) approval. However, the MOD is looking to achieve a near equivalent military skills test standard, as that which is currently achieved (and will continue to be achieved in parallel) at the School of Air and Operations Control (SAOC).

Award value: 5000000