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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-039612/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Postal address: Defence Nuclear Organisation MOD Abbey Wood
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Email: jonathan.pople101@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main 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: 200000
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 80430000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
In order to create a sustainable future pipeline of skilled employees to deliver the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) Programme we are working to double our graduate, apprenticeship and sponsorship intakes.
This contract will see 10 apprentices recruited to the OME Degree Apprenticeship Scheme (5 years duration ), 4 apprentices will undertake a Project Delivery apprenticeship and 1 apprentice will undertake a Commercial apprenticeship.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis, and is published for reasons of transparency.
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Lowest offer: 200000.00/ Highest offer: 200000.00 taken into consideration
Currency: GBP

II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Additional 15 students to enrol on the OME Graduates programme. Run by the University of Wales: Trinity Saint David.

II.2.5) Award criteria
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below
(please complete point 2 of the Annex D)
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 V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: DNO422
Title: DNE Apprenticeship Intake 2024/2025

V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2024-12-09
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: UNIVERSITY OF WALES TRINITY SAINT DAVID
National registration number: RC000537
Postal address: College Road
Town: Carmarthen
Postal code: SA31 3EP
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession(excluding VAT)
for framework agreements – total maximum value for this lot
for contracts based on framework agreements, if required – value of contract(s) for this lot not included in
previous contract award notices
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Defence Nuclear Organisation
Postal address: MOD Abbey Wood
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2024-12-09

Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition
in the Official Journal of the European Union
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

3.Explanation
Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
is lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive:
Voluntary Transparency Notice (VTN)
DNE Ordnance, Munitions and Explosives (OME) Apprenticeship Intake 2024/2025.
The Defence Nuclear Organisation, Early Careers Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to UWTSD (University of Wales: Trinity St David). A contract is already in place for the provision of apprenticeship training to OME students through UWTSD, but a new contract is required to add an additional 15 graduates to this year’s cohort. The estimated value of this contract is £200,000 to cover training provider costs for the 15 apprentices joining in January 2025. This contract will have a value of £200,000 (ex VAT). The University shall receive £275,000 with the additional £75,000 being paid by the MoD Apprenticeship levy. UWTSD is the sole supplier of OME apprenticeship training in the UK, and this would dictate the commercial approach of a direct award on technical grounds to UWTSD.