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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2020/S 233-576591/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Postal address: Army Headquarters, Home Command Support Team, Ramillies Building, Marlborough Lines
Town: Andover
Postal code: SP11 8HT
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Tinashe B Tshuma
Email: tinashe.tshuma100@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
to the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Provision of Actors for Role Play to Support the Training of Visiting Officers

Reference number: 701176380
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 73220000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: The Bereavement and Aftercare Support (BAS) Team is located in Ramillies Building, Marlborough Lines, Andover, and is responsible for the training of Visiting Officers (VO), whose job is to support Army bereaved families. BAS plans between 15 and 20 courses each year, of which ten will be held in a central location, with the remainder run in Garrisons as required, such as Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Wales, Preston, Colchester, Hereford, Catterick and Cyprus. Courses cater for a maximum of 35 students, drawn from regular and reserve Army units, and last for three days, with the third day being devoted to Role Play with professional actors.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 140000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UK
Main site or place of performance:United Kingdom
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The Bereavement and Aftercare Support, Personnel Services Branch, Army Personnel Services Group (APSG) plans to run up to twenty three day Visiting Officer (VO) Training courses throughout each year for 30-35 Service persons.
Therefore the Provision of Actors for Role Play to Support the Training of Visiting Officers is required.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 2021-03-04End: 2025-03-04
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2021-01-04 Local time: 10:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:2021-01-11
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2021-01-12 Local time: 10:00 Place:UK Army Headquarters, Andover

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional 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.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-20201125-DCB-17422190
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Other
Postal address: Army Headquarters,Home Command Support Team, Ramillies Building, Marlborough Lines
Town: Andover
Postal code: SP11 8HT
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: tinashe.tshuma100@mod.gov.uk

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Postal address: Army Headquarters,Home Command Support Team, Ramillies Building, Marlborough Lines
Town: Andover
Postal code: SP11 8HT
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: tinashe.tshuma100@mod.gov.uk
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Postal address: Army Headquarters,Home Command Support Team, Ramillies Building, Marlborough Lines
Town: Andover
Postal code: SP11 8HT
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: tinashe.tshuma100@mod.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2020-11-25