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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-011589/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Services

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Postal address: NCHQ, Leach Building, Whale Island
Town: Portsmouth
Postal code: PO2 8BY
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Lauren Terry
Email: Lauren.Terry103@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from:
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
Defence

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Pre-Entry Medical Assessment Services for the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Reserves

Reference number: 711070450
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 79625000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
Prior Information Notice for medical assessment services for all pre-entry candidates to the Royal Navy (RN), Royal Marines (RM) and Reserves, which is required to support the recruitment process until 2027.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 85141000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Medical assessment services for all pre-entry candidates to the Royal Navy (RN), Royal Marines (RM) and Reserves is required to support the recruitment process until 2027.
The requirement includes:
• Managing health care records
• Administering Sickle Cell Trait tests
• Assessing suitability of Royal Marines’ (RM) candidates to undertake Pre-Joining Fitness Assessment
• Conducting face-to-face medical assessments
• Administering Full Blood Count tests for Diver candidates
• Administering Echocardiogram tests

The face-to-face medical assessments comprise the core of the requirement and following a preliminary assessment, must be delivered at RN-chosen Candidate Preparation Centres by suitably qualified healthcare and medical personnel.
It is anticipated that a tender for this requirement is to be issued in Q1 of 2024/25.

Additional Information

This PIN is Subject to Contract.
The existence of this PIN does not imply that UK MOD will make a purchase relating to the Requirements within the indicated timescale, later, or at all.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2024-04-30
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2024-04-10