Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-11-22
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 80000000
Estimated value: 3000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-12-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ESF

Technical requirements: Provision of Apprenticeship Training to Soldiers of the British Army, and to the Defence Medical Services
The Authority is seeking to select Contractors to deliver part of, or all the Apprenticeship qualifications covered by Lot 1 and 2. Contract duration will be 5 years, from 1.8.2019 for both lots, (subject to continued provision of Apprenticeship Levy or ESFA funding)
The methodology and location for delivery of each apprenticeship varies according to the requirements of each Arm or Service. In general, delivery commences during a soldiers Phase 2 Trade Training, and continues into their service in the Field Army. Only suppliers registered on the DfE Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers are eligible to deliver these requirements. Suppliers considering tendering must be listed on the DfE Register by 1.8.19 when delivery of the contracts for these Lots commences.
This programme delivers apprenticeships in Intelligence Analysis to soldiers of the Intelligence Corps. Delivery commences in Initial Trade Training (ITT) at the Joint Intelligence Training Group at Chicksands and continues into service in Field units. In addition to the knowledge components of the apprenticeship framework in intelligence operations, the period of ITT may include opportunities for a Contractor to assess competence elements. Where necessary, functional skills may have to be competed during field unit service. Following ITT, servicemen and women may be posted to units in UK or overseas where assessment opportunities may exist. In Academic Year 2017/18, 85 soldiers were enrolled onto an apprenticeship and the average occupancy was 218.
This contract may be subject to renewal through formal competitive tender under Public Contract Regulations in 2023/24 (subject to continued availability of ESFA and Apprenticeship Levy funding).
It is the Authority's intention to invite up to a maximum of 6 suppliers to tender for each Requirement (i.e. Lot). If more than 6 suppliers meet the minimum selection criteria for each Requirement (i.e. Lot), the Authority intends to invite the 6 suppliers who attain the highest-scores in the Dynamic Pre-qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) for each Requirement (i.e. Lot) to tender for that Requirement (i.e. Lot).
Suppliers interested in tendering for any of the Requirements (i.e. Lots) are therefore required to complete separately the respective DPQQ for each Requirement (i.e. Lot) they are interested in, which are linked to this notice. Suppliers’ responses will provide information that allows the Authority to evaluate the supplier's capacities and capabilities against the selection criteria set out at Sections III.2.1), III.2.2) and III.2.3) of this contract notice.
Details of the process for accessing the DPQQ for this Lot, and the relevant Access Code are given in the supplementary information document which is attached to this contract notice as a supporting document.
The requirement covers the delivery of components of apprenticeship qualifications not delivered in-house by military staff or through mandatory military training; and the provision of the remaining components of Apprenticeship qualifications to those soldiers that had already commenced their apprenticeship training with other contracted providers prior to the letting of this contract.
The programme delivers apprenticeships in healthcare to servicemen and women from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force. Delivery commences in Initial Trade Training (ITT) at the Defence College of Healthcare at Whittington and continues into service in Field units. In addition to the knowledge components of the apprenticeship standard in Healthcare Support Services, the period of ITT may include opportunities for a Contractor to assess competence elements. Time is currently allocated for the delivery of Functional Skills but this may have to be completed during Field unit service. Following ITT, servicemen and women may be posted to units in UK or overseas where assessment opportunities may exist. In Academic Year 2017/18, 325 servicemen and women were enrolled onto an apprenticeship and the average occupancy was 458.
It is the Authority's intention to invite up to a maximum of 6 suppliers to tender for each Requirement (i.e. Lot). If more than 6 suppliers meet the minimum selection criteria for each Requirement (i.e. Lot), the Authority intends to invite the 6 suppliers who attain the highest-scores in the Dynamic Pre-qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) for each Requirement (i.e. Lot) to tender for that Requirement (i.e. Lot).
Suppliers interested in tendering for any of the Requirements (i.e. Lots) are therefore required to complete separately the respective DPQQ for each Requirement (i.e. Lot) they are interested in, which are linked to this notice. Suppliers’ responses will provide information that allows the Authority to evaluate the supplier's capacities and capabilities against the selection criteria set out at Sections III.2.1), III.2.2) and III.2.3) of this contract notice.
Details of the process for accessing the DPQQ for this Lot, and the relevant Access Code are given in the Supplementary Information document which is attached to this contract notice as a supporting document.
The requirement covers the delivery of components of apprenticeship qualifications not delivered in-house by military staff or through mandatory military training; and the provision of the remaining components of Apprenticeship qualifications to those soldiers that had already commenced their apprenticeship training with other contracted providers prior to the letting of this contract.
Only suppliers registered on the Department for Education's (DfE) Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers are eligible to deliver the requirements of Lots 1 and 2. Suppliers considering tendering for both Lots must be listed on the DfE Register by the date of contract award (provisionally 30.4.2019).

Eligibility requirements: Only suppliers registered on the Department for Education's (DfE) Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers are eligible to deliver the requirements of Lots 1 and 2. Suppliers considering tendering for both Lots must be listed on the DfE Register by the date of contract award (provisionally 30.4.2019).

Award value: 3000000