Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
The Defence Medical Services
Whittington Barracks
LICHFIELD
WS149PY
Contact
Thomas Rockett
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG24 - Staffordshire CC
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
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 MDICP Decision Advantage Pilot
Reference number
709160452
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75300000 - Compulsory social security services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Deliver and validate a cognitive training package focussed on developing decision advantage within the Land, Air, Sea, Cyber, and Space domains.
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: £162,360
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Deliver and validate a cognitive training package focussed on developing decision advantage within the Land, Air, Sea, Cyber, and Space domains.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Strategic Command, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to the University of Liverpool to deliver a cognitive training package focused on developing decision advantage within the land, air, sea, cyber, and space domains. The contract shall be for 9 months and have a value of £180k (ex VAT).
In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(2)(a) PCR 2015.
This is because no tenders were submitted in response to an open procedure published by way of a contract notice 709160452 on 03/11/2023.
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
709160452
Title
Provision of MDICP Decision Advantage Pilot
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 May 2024
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
University of Liverpool
RC000660
Liverpool
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD - North West (England)
Companies House
RC000660
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £162,360
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £162,360
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Defence Medical Services
Lichfield
WS14 9PY
Country
United Kingdom