Opportunity

Rope Access & Technical Rescue Training

  • Ministry of Justice

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2024/S 000-004888

Published 14 February 2024, 10:57am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Ministry of Justice

102 Petty France

London

SW1H 9AJ

Email

mojprocurementlearninganddevelopment@justice.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 02033343555

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk

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

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Rope Access & Technical Rescue Training

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 80500000 - Training services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Ministry of Justice intends to run an open competition within the coming months and further notices will be published to notify the market when live. The competition will be run on the MoJ’s e-sourcing platform Jaggaer which will host the full specification and tendering details.

The Ministry of Justice would like to invite potential suppliers specialising in formal training qualifications for working at height to bid.

The Operational Response and Resilience Unit (ORRU) responds to all incidents nationally where establishments require support and the correct skills level to manage the Working at Height curriculum and to maintain operational capability in resolving incidents at height.

Potential suppliers will be required to offer Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) Qualification, observing HMPPS training as well as quality assurance on the training manual the ORRU have developed.

This notice is for information only and The Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender. Additionally, the Authority (MoJ) reserves the right to discontinue the tendering process and not to award a contract. The information contained in this notice including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, the estimated value, the service classification of this requirement or the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding and the Authority reserves the right to absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notice or notices or at any other time. The publication of this notice in no way obliges the Authority to commence any competitive tender process.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Ministry of Justice intends to run an open competition within the coming months and further notices will be published to notify the market when live. The competition will be run on the MoJ’s e-sourcing platform Jaggaer which will host the full specification and tendering details.

The Ministry of Justice would like to invite potential suppliers specialising in formal training qualifications for working at height to bid.

The Operational Response and Resilience Unit (ORRU) responds to all incidents nationally where establishments require support and the correct skills level to manage the Working at Height curriculum and to maintain operational capability in resolving incidents at height.

Potential suppliers will be required to offer Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) Qualification, observing HMPPS training as well as quality assurance on the training manual the ORRU have developed.

This notice is for information only and The Authority reserves the right to not proceed to tender. Additionally, the Authority (MoJ) reserves the right to discontinue the tendering process and not to award a contract. The information contained in this notice including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, the estimated value, the service classification of this requirement or the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding and the Authority reserves the right to absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notice or notices or at any other time. The publication of this notice in no way obliges the Authority to commence any competitive tender process.

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

Start date

27 May 2024

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 four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

Date

23 February 2024

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

25 March 2024

Local time

12:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Ministry of Justice

Leeds

Country

United Kingdom