Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Glasgow
Contact
Iain McLean
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.contracts.mod.uk/esop/toolkit/notice/edit.do?noticeId=1032257&viewPage=1#fh
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Support to the Armed Forces Reward and Incentivisation Review (AFRIR)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A call-off contract for External Assistance worth up to £3M is required to support the Armed Forces Reward and Incentivisation Review (AFRIR). Expertise is required in the following four areas: conceptual development; strategic simulation; cost modelling; and technologically enabled implementation management. The Review, which is a Defence Command Paper commitment, will begin in January 2022 and is expected to conclude by Spring 2023. External Assistance will complement expertise and capability in the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) and the Analysis
Directorate – our delivery partners inside Defence.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Conceptual Development
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This work package aims to provide strategic advice and global best-practice benchmarks on reward approach, philosophy, and strategy; to incorporate and adapt in-house conceptual development to ensure it is framed in effective structures and terms for the Review. Suppliers should have pan-sector experience of R&I to support this work package, as well as a good understanding of the connections between Defence’s future vision, the requirement to maintain operational effectiveness, and the needs of its people.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
18
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 6
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Strategic Simulation
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This work package requires strategic simulation(s) to be developed, which will bring together all the evidence and data to determine the impact policy options could have in different scenarios at strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Suppliers should have experience of syncretising all parts of an employment offer in a large organisation to establish a coherent reward and incentivisation strategy such that the impact of potential policy options can be understood. Suppliers should also have relevant analytical skills, including drawing together quantitative and qualitative research together to evaluate the impact of options.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
18
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 6
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Cost Modelling
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This work package requires a cost model to be developed to enable high-level cost-modelling, which will support decisions on individual policy options/design and underpin overall assurance that the holistic reward model is affordable within reasonable parameters of uncertainty. Suppliers should have a proven track-record of cost-modelling, with a particular focus on high-level modelling of future holistic reward options, and on explaining the impact of cost assumptions on the overall assurance of high-level affordability. Suppliers should also have experience of working with in-house data owners to understand detailed modelling requirements, and of providing technical assurance for cost models which have been developed.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
18
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 6
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Implementation Management
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This work package will conduct assessments of policy options to understand, in outline terms, how these could be delivered, particularly with respect to an underlying IT solution. This work will help develop the Review’s recommendations by identifying solutions that are deliverable and minimise implementation costs. Suppliers should have experience in designing top-level R&I systems in complex organisations, which anticipate implementation challenges and enable a reward offer to be delivered efficiently and effectively. Suppliers should also have experience of IT implementation challenges and identifying back-office efficiencies.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
18
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Time
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-025773
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
24 January 2022
Local time
10:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Interested Parties must complete the PQQ 702630456 on the Defence Sourcing Portal. No other methods of Expression of Interest will be acceptable.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Head Office Commercial
Glasgow
Country
United Kingdom