Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-08-17
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Defence Equipment & Support
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 80500000
Estimated value: 240000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-09-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Following the DE&S Transformation Programme and the standing up of the Project Controls function, it has been recognised that there is a need to provide APMG accredited training and qualifications aligned to the specific needs of the Project Controls function. The APMG ‘Project Planning & Control’ Foundation and Practitioner training course meets this requirement and a provider of this training is therefore sought.
Following the DE&S Transformation Programme and the standing up of the Project Controls function, it has been recognised that there is a need to provide APMG accredited training and qualifications aligned to the specific needs of the Project Controls function. The APMG ‘Project Planning & Control’ Foundation and Practitioner training course meets this requirement and an accredited APMG training provider of is therefore sought.
The Contractor will deliver a maximum of 10 classroom based training events per financial year — specific dates to be agreed by the Authority.
The Contractor will deliver the Foundation and Practitioner training courses together over 5 days (including exams) in accordance with the APMG International PPC course structure and curriculum.
The Authority will provide a classroom environment at either MOD Abbey Wood or within a 5-mile radius for the delivery of the training course however, the Contractor may be asked to source a venue within 5 miles of MOD Abbey Wood should facilities be unavailable. The Authority will inform the Contractor whether or not provision of venue is required on a course-by-course basis.
It may be necessary to carry out courses at other UK locations although this will be rare and subject to demand; the majority will be Bristol based.
The Contractor will provide all learning materials and pre-course reading and be responsible for all liaison with APMG to manage the examination entry of individuals, paper marking and exam results.
For the Foundation examination, the Contractor is responsible for all liaison with APMG to manage the entry of individuals for the exam. They shall provide facilitation of the examination and provision of paper marking and distribution of examination results to individuals. A copy of examination results will be provided to a nominated point of contact within Project Controls Corporate.
For the Practitioner examination, the Contractor is responsible for all liaison with APMG to manage the entry of individuals for the exam. They shall provide facilitation of the examination and manage the collection and submission to APMG for paper marking. On receipt of the examination results, the Contractor shall manage the distribution of examination results to individuals. A copy of examination results will be provided to a nominated point of contact within Project Controls Corporate.
There will be an option of one (1) additional year to provide up to 10 further courses from 1.4.2018 to 31.3.2019, to be exercised at the Authority's sole discretion.
Paper copies of tenders must be submitted to the Authority using the DEFFORM 28 Tender Label. Electronic submissions will not be accepted. The Tender documentation and additional information can be found at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk by searching for ‘APMG Project Planning and Control Foundation and Practitioner Training Provider’.
The Tender Board, Defence Equipment and Support Commercial, The Central Gatehouse, 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.
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 GO Reference: GO-2017814-DCB-10836455.

Eligibility requirements: Detail is provided in the Tender Documentation at https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk

Award value: 240000