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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-036448/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: Holderness House,51-61 Clifton Street
Town: LONDON
Postal code: EC2A4DW
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Brendan Hurrell
Telephone: +44 7865957314
Email: brendan.hurrell100@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

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: MOD Leadership and Development Program

Reference number: MODLD21122022
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 79420000
II.1.3) Type of contract Services
II.1.4) Short Description:
– Provide general support and accreditation to develop Commercial function, in addition to providing focused sessions and supporting business cases where opportunities prevail
– Provide leadership cohesion activities and support across Identified cohorts
– Develop and Implement a Management System Assessment and follow on System Development including but not limited to System Documentation
– Program set up, governance and benefit reporting
– Provide and support all associated software licence fees as Identified for duration of assignment
Must be Shingo Award Recipients.
National certification supporting the program
II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:354000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 72212331

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: Main site or place of performance:UK MOD Sites Nationawide

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The intention of this contract is to provide MOD with a National Accreditation of a Six Sigma program with embedded knowledge transfer using live project examples. The process will be embedded via Thought Leadership and will use the Shingo model but focus on utilising existing MOD systems and tools.
Scale up/roll out cohesion programmes
• Involve leaders and coaches beyond the pilot area
deployment design/roadmap/governance structure
• Embed cohesion with leadership
• Develop internal experts
Review Pilot and formalize Lean Structure,
timelines, governance and 2-3 year roadmap
• Expand cohesion and coaching to wider
group – Gradual handover of some training
and development to internal MoD Team
• Continued S A Partners support to build
Lean experts, coaches and leaders
• Continued accreditation against LCS

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
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:2022-12-20
V.2.2) Information about tenders
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Town: London
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

Section VI: Complementary informationVI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Public Procurement Review Service
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2022-12-22

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:
Regulation 32 b) ii applies as the Supplier being awarded this contract are the only supplier in the UK who hold Shingo accreditation. In order to achieve Shingo accreditation the suplier was required to demonstrate the degree to which leaders focus on principles and culture, and managers focus on aligning systems to drive ideal behaviors at all levels. This focus is unique is the most rigorous way to determine whether an organisation is fundamentally improving for the long-term. The requirements and deliverables of this contract will utilise the principles of Shingo which allowed the supplier to gain this accreditation.