Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Andover
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html
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
Provision of End Point Assessment for the Royal Engineers Level 3 Military Engineering Construction Technician (MECT) Apprenticeship Standard (ST0414)
Reference number
701554495
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of End Point Assessment for the Royal Engineers Level 3 Military Engineering Construction Technician (MECT) Apprenticeship Standard (ST0414)
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,760,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of End Point Assessment for the Royal Engineers Level 3 Military Engineering Construction Technician (MECT) Apprenticeship Standard (ST0414)
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
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Army Apprenticeship Programme, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the Authority) intends to award a contract to JGA LIMITED (Trading as Progress Minded) for the provision of End Point Assessment (EPA) services to the Royal Engineers undertaking the Level 3 Military and Engineering, Construction Technician (MECT) Apprenticeship Standard. The service contract is intended to be for a duration of 5 years commencing in May 2021, for an estimated value of £2,760,000.
It is considered that this contract can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (Regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR of 2015)) for technical reasons. JGA LIMITED (Trading as Progress Minded) are the only provider registered on the ‘Register for End Point Assessment Organisations’, with the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), to deliver End Point Assessment for the MECT Apprenticeship Standard. Due to Apprenticeship funding rules for employer-providers (August 2020 to July 2021, Version 5) published by the ESFA, the Authority can only enter into a contract with an End Point Assessment Organisation that is registered with the ESFA, to deliver EPA for this Apprenticeship Standard. As JGA LIMITED (Trading as Progress Minded) are the only provider that are registered with ESFA and are listed on the Register for End Point Assessment Organisations, for technical reasons competition is absent and there is no other economic operator that can meet the current requirement and provide the EPA services that enable the Authority to obtain the relevant funding (as per condition EP202 of the Apprenticeship funding rules for employer-providers).
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
701554495
Title
Provision of End Point Assessment for the Royal Engineers Level 3 Military Engineering Construction Technician (MECT) Apprenticeship Standard (ST0414)
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 May 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
JGA LIMITED (Trading as Progress Minded)
Uxbridge
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £2,760,000
five.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
Andover
Country
United Kingdom