Training Design and Development Tender

There is a requirement to support the Directorate of Training (Army) in the production of training development material to support the training of Army officers and recruits.

UK-Andover: Training services

2013/S 014-019486

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

LF Res Commercial, C&C
ArmyHQ Commercial Procurement 2B, IDL 437, Zone 8, 2nd Floor, Ramillies Building, ArmyHQ, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road
For the attention of: Olly Wood
SP11 8HJ Andover
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1264381750
E-mail: des-comrcl-cc-armyhq-proc2b-e1@mod.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

I.3)Main activity

Defence

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Training Design and Development: Support to DTrg(A) Officers and Support to HQ ITG

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 27: Other services
NUTS code UKJ3

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Training services. There is a requirement to support the Directorate of Training (Army) in the production of training development material to support the training of Army officers and recruits. The specific requirements are:
1. To ensure pan-Army Officer training meets the need of the Army and to support the requirement to deliver that training to a consistent and appropriately high standard in accordance with the requirements set out in Joint Service Publication 822 – The Defence Manual of Training Management, it is necessary to conduct Job Analysis and produce Operational Performance Statements/Competency Frameworks (OPS/CF) and full Formal Training Statements (FTS) for the following courses (which don’t appear to directly match the SOR. Can you check and ensure which is correct so that they reflect each other):
a. Young Officers in first appointment. (Regular and TA).
b. Late Entry (Regular and TA).
c. Junior Captain in first appointment (Regular and TA).
d. Senior Captain in subsequent appoint (Regular and TA).
e. Professionally Qualified Officer (Regular and TA).
2. To ensure Army Phase 1 training meets the needs of the Army and to support the requirement to deliver that training to a consistent and appropriately high standard in accordance with the requirements set out in Joint Service Publication 822 – The Defence Manual of Training is necessary to produce full Course Training Packages (CTPs) for the following courses:
a. Common Military Syllabus Standard Entry.
b. Common Military Syllabus (Junior Entry Long).
c. Common Military Syllabus (Junior Entry Short).
d. Common Military Syllabus (TA).
The deliverables are expected to be complete within one year from Contract award. In order to achieve the most economically advantageous solution, the Army reserves the right to award requirements 1 and 2 above, separately should it be necessary.
Companies wishing to express an interest should submit their contact details, preferably by e-mail to Mr Olly Wood, Commercial Officer, DES-Comrcl-CC-ArmyHQ-Proc2b-E1@mod.uk. Alternatively, write to the address provided.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

80500000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

HQLF2/1925

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

21.2.2013 – 17:30

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

28.2.2013

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.

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 GO Reference: GO-2013116-DCB-4518955

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

LF Res Commercial, C&C

Body responsible for mediation procedures

LF Res Commercial, C&C

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

LF Res Commercial, C&C

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:16.1.2013