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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

Competitive Contract Notice

1. Title: GB-lichfield: CBT Training
2. Awarding Authority:
Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Room 1.1.24, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow, G2 8EX, United Kingdom
Tel. ++ 1412242958, Email: DefComrclCC-JFC7a@mod.uk, URL:
Contact: David Rankin, Attn: David Rankin
3. Contract Type: Services
Sub Type: Health and social services.

4. Description: Specialist training services. Provision of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Training to Defence Medical Services. The Authority has a requirement for the provision of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) training. The proposed enabling arrangement shall be for a 3 year period with an option to extend for 2 individual 12 month periods.

The successful Service Provider (SP) shall provide high quality CBT training at an introductory level incorporating the principles and practices of CBT to Defence Medical Services (DMS) healthcare personnel.

The SP shall provide training up to 2 times per annum to 20 clinicians at a time. The training shall be split into 2 components; a 5 day classroom based course and a one day consolidation consisting of reflective discussion about experiences using CBT. Both elements to be delivered at DMS Whittingdon, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9PY.

The evaluation criterion for this requirement is detailed below:

This Tender will be evaluated using the lowest price method. Your Tender must meet the minimum technical standard as stated in the tender documentation, to be deemed technically compliant. The contract will then be awarded to the lowest price compliant bid.

Should you have any questions please contact David.Rankin, Commercial Manager at DefComrcl CC-JFC7a@mod.uk.
5. CPV Codes:
80510000 – Specialist training services.

6. NUTS Codes :
UKG24 – Staffordshire CC

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Staffordshire CC,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority: JFC7A/00045
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category H1b: 10K – 113K GBP
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 21/06/2018 10:00:00
11. Address to which they must be sent:
Ministry of Defence, C&C
Room 1.1.24, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow, G2 8EX, United Kingdom
Tel. ++ 1412242958, Email: DefComrclCC-JFC7a@mod.uk, URL:
Contact: David Rankin, Attn: David Rankin

12. Other Information:
Other Information: 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.
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Suitable for VCO: No
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 31/10/2018
Period of Work End date: 30/10/2021
Is this a Framework Agreement?: no