Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Kentigern House
Glasgow
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
https://www.contracts.mod.uk/esop/toolkit/notice/edit.do?noticeId=1221910&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
Provision of a Prosecution Witness Support Service to the SPA
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
1. The Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA) is the principal prosecuting authority within the Service Justice System and is responsible for the consideration and, where necessary, prosecution of service offences before the Service Courts, which include, the Court Martial, the Court Martial Appeal Court, the Service Civilian Court and the Summary Appeal Court. This includes responsibility for providing a witness support service at each of the permanent or ad hoc Military Court Centres (MCCs). The provision of a witness support service enables witnesses and victims to deal with the experience of attending court and giving evidence.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £183,000
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
1. The Service Prosecuting Authority (SPA) is the principal prosecuting authority within the Service Justice System and is responsible for the consideration and, where necessary, prosecution of service offences before the Service Courts, which include, the Court Martial, the Court Martial Appeal Court, the Service Civilian Court and the Summary Appeal Court. This includes responsibility for providing a witness support service at each of the permanent or ad hoc Military Court Centres (MCCs). The provision of a witness support service enables witnesses and victims to deal with the experience of attending court and giving evidence.
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
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Contract likely to be re-tendered at end of contract period
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
Maximum number: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
PQQ evaluation
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
Restricted 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
6 July 2023
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 PQQ "708105450 PQQ" on the Defence Sourcing Portal before the closing date. No other methods of Expression of Interest will be acceptable.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Head Office Commercial, Ministry of Defence
Glasgow
Country
United Kingdom