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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 101-201708/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Defence Medical Services (DMS)
Postal address: DMS Whittington
Town: Lichfield
Postal code: WS14 9PY
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1543434723
Email: DefComrclCC-JFC6c1@mod.uk
Nuts code: UK
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.contracts.mod.uk

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:www.contracts.mod.uk
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
to the following address:Official name: Ministry of Defence, DIO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
Postal address: JFC 6 — (commercial) Tender Board, Kingston Road
Town: Sutton Coldfield
Postal code: B75 7RL
Country: United Kingdom
Email: DefComrclCC-JFC6c1@mod.uk
Nuts code: UK
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.contracts.mod.uk

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: Provision of Pharmacy Technician Training.
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 80320000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: The Authority intends to set up a framework agreement with a number of providers for the provision of up to 6 pharmacy technician student placements per year.
These placements shall last for a 2-year period and shall lead to the award of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) recognised qualification of Level 3 Diploma (National Vocational Qualification) in Pharmacy Services Skills (Competence). This shall result in the student’s registration with the GPhC.
This training shall incorporate a GPhC recognised course of underpinning knowledge such as the BTEC National Diploma Pharmaceutical Science (Knowledge) or Level 3 Diploma Pharmaceutical Science (Knowledge) and shall be undertaken through day or block release at college.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 176400.00 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: UK
Main site or place of performance:
United Kingdom.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The Authority intends to set up a framework agreement with a number of providers for the provision of up to 6 pharmacy technician student placements per year.
These placements shall last for a 2-year period and shall lead to the award of the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) recognised qualification of Level 3 Diploma (National Vocational Qualification) in Pharmacy Services Skills (Competence). This shall result in the student’s registration with the GPhC.
This training shall incorporate a GPhC recognised course of underpinning knowledge such as the BTEC National Diploma Pharmaceutical Science (Knowledge) or Level 3 Diploma Pharmaceutical Science (Knowledge) and shall be undertaken through day or block release at college.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Bidders should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.
II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 176400.00 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 2017-08-01End: 2022-07-31
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 Authority has the option, within its sole discretion, to extend the contract by a period of up to 12 months to account for 1 extra intake of pharmacy technician students. The option period is from 1.8.2022 to 31.7.2023. The value of the option year is estimated to be 43 500 GBP.

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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2017-06-28 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
Duration in months:3(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2017-06-28 Local time: 10:00 Place:JFC 6 — (commercial), Tender Board, Defence Infrastructure Organisation, Kingston Road, Sutton Coldfield West Midlands, B75 7RL.

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
IV.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
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
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VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Ministry of Defence, C&C, Defence Medical Services (DMS)
Town: Lichfield
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2017-05-23