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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-012020/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable

Additional information
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Postal address: Army Headquarters, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road
Town: Andover
Postal code: SP11 8HJ
Country: United Kingdom
Email: armycomrcl-procure-aap-mailbox@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.contracts.mod.uk

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Provision of End Point Assessment Services to Service Personnel Undertaking the Level 3 Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description:
This contract for a supplier to deliver End Point Assessment (EPA) services in connection with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Army Apprenticeship Programme. EPAs will be delivered to service personnel of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME), Royal Marines (RM), Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) and Infantry undertaking a Level 3 (L3) Engineering Technician apprenticeship standard (ST0457).

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 2024-04-12
VI.6) Original notice reference
Notice number in the OJ S: 2024/S 000-011977

Section VII: Changes
VII.1) Information to be changed or added
Section number: II.2.5)
Instead of: Quality criterion – Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Quality criterion – Name: Commercial / Weighting: 30
Cost criterion – Name: Understanding the military context / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion – Name: Support to apprentices / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion – Name: EPAO staff / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion – Name: EPA delivery / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion – Name: Governance / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion – Name: Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion – Name: D&I, Safeguarding and PREVENT / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion – Name: Communications with AAP Stakeholders / Weighting: 9
Cost criterion – Name: Communications with Apprentices & Analysis of Performance Data and Feedback to AAP Stakeholders / Weighting: 18
Cost criterion – Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Read:
Non-Cost Criteria:
Technical = 60%
1. Understanding the military context / Weighting: 9
2. Support to apprentices / Weighting: 9
3. EPAO staff / Weighting: 9
4. EPA delivery / Weighting: 9
5. Governance / Weighting: 9
6. Quality Assurance and Continual Improvement / Weighting: 9
7. D&I, Safeguarding and PREVENT / Weighting: 9
8. Communications with AAP Stakeholders / Weighting: 9
9. Communications with Apprentices / Weighting: 9
10. Analysis of Performance Data and Feedback to AAP Stakeholders / Weighting: 9
Social Value = 10%
1. Reduce the disability employment gap / Weighting: 5
2. Tackle workforce inequality / Weighting: 5
Price Criterion Weighting = 30%

Section number: V.2.2)
Read:
Number of tenders received from SMEs: (SME – as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC):
1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:
0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:
2