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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-025910/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Restricted procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Services

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Town: High Wycombe
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Oscar Keavney
Email: oscar.keavney100@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

The contract is awarded by central purchasing body
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
Education

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: University short courses to meet the personal development aspirations for MOD

Reference number: 701578717
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 80300000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: The University Short Course Programme (USCP) forms a part of a wider strategy of the Services to contribute to the education of its personnel.
The USCP offers personnel the opportunity to study from a broader perspective, issues of current importance and interest to the military and be exposed to new and diverse ideas alongside developing research, analysis, reasoning and critical thinking skills, all within an academic environment and to encourage further study on an individual basis.
It is the Authority’s intention is to select the highest scoring suppliers who will be invited to tender providing they meet the overall score of a pass within the PQQ. If a supplier receives a fail to any question within the PQQ, they will automatically fail the evaluation and not be invited to participate further.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 2260000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000, 80300000, 80430000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The University Short Course Programme (USCP) forms a part of a wider strategy of the Services to contribute to the education of its personnel.
The USCP offers personnel the opportunity to study from a broader perspective, issues of current importance and interest to the military and be exposed to new and diverse ideas alongside developing research, analysis, reasoning and critical thinking skills, all within an academic environment and to encourage further study on an individual basis.
It is the Authority’s intention is to select the highest scoring suppliers who will be invited to tender providing they meet the overall score of a pass within the PQQ. If a supplier receives a fail to any question within the PQQ, they will automatically fail the evaluation and not be invited to participate further.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 2260000.00 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start: 2022-04-01End: 2026-08-31
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: 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:
Restricted 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: 2021-11-15 Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Air Commercial
Town: High Wycombe
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2021-10-15