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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-022948/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
Postal address: Innsworth House
Town: Gloucester
Postal code: GL3 1HW
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Elisabeth Harding
Email: elizabeth.harding784@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

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:
electronically via:
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
Defence

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: 25020000.00

Reference number: 707708455
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 75112100
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: MOD is seeking a Delivery Partner to support the MOD’s Supply Chain Development Programme (SCDP). The SCDP was announced in the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) and will support the development of UK based small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and lower mid-tier defence sector companies to improve their productivity and competitiveness, increasing domestic resilience and export opportunities by providing bespoke business development support.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 25020000.00 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:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
MOD is seeking a Delivery Partner to support the MOD’s Supply Chain Development Programme (SCDP). The SCDP was announced in the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) and will support the development of UK based small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and lower mid-tier defence sector companies to improve their productivity and competitiveness, increasing domestic resilience and export opportunities by providing bespoke business development support.
Companies will be put through an initial assessment to identify their development needs, after which they will undertake relevant training modules to address those needs and, finally, undergo a final independent assessment to review the impact of the training package.
The Delivery Partner will be required to design, develop, and deliver a flexible programme that can provide tailored development support to supply chain companies across the diverse defence sector. The contract will initially be for a duration of two years, with options to extend for a further two years.
The requirement will be split into two work packages where the Delivery Partner will be responsible for the following activities and associated outputs:
WP1
• Produce implementation plan
• Develop IT solution plan
• Develop Programme promotion plan
• Develop Diagnostic Assessment Framework
• Develop course structure and content
WP2
• Deliver Programme
• Deliver IT Solution
• Promote Programme
• Deliver Diagnostic Assessments
• Delver training and shared learning events
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 25020000.00 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 17
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: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options yes
Description of options: The contract will be for 17 months with an option to extend this by a further 24 months up to a total of 41 months.

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.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

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: 2023-09-12 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:2023-12-12
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2023-09-12 Local time: 10:00

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information:
All documents associated with this procurement can be accessed free of charge on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) using Project number 707708455 Details of how to register on the DSP can be found at Suppliers wishing to Tender for this requirement should submit their Tender on the DSP in accordance with the instructions contained within Invitation to Tender documentation.
Suppliers should also complete the Suitability Assessment Questions (SAQ) which is contained in the Qualification Envelope of project 707708455 on the DSP. These questions contain all the mandatory economic and financial grounds for rejection and the minimum levels of capacity and capability that are required to perform the contract. The SAQ is a pass/fail test for suitability and minimum levels of capability and capacity and suppliers who do not meet these minimum capability and capacity criteria will not pass to the Tender evaluation stage. Any tender Clarification Questions should be submitted through the DSP. Suppliers who wish to submit a tender should complete all questions and submit their tender documents via the DSP in accordance with the instructions in the DEFFORM 47 – ITT documents.
• It is a condition of contract that MOD suppliers trade electronically via the MODs CP&F tool and Exostar.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Elisabeth Harding
Town: Gloucester
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2023-08-07