Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Dinfo Army Commercial Ministry of Defence Army Headquarters Moxton Road
Andover
armyinfo-strat-cmrcl-0mailbox@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKK - South West (England)
Internet address(es)
Main 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
www.contracts.mod.uk
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of Cyber Protection Team SANS Voucher
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: £4,500,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of Cyber Protection Team SANS Voucher
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2 x 1 year extension options (or part thereof)
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 procedure without publication of a contract notice
- No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice
- The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development
- 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 Authority intends to award a contract to ESCAL Institute of Advanced Technologies (also known as SANS) for the procurement of Cyber Protection Team SANS vouchers. The estimated total value of the contract is £4,500,000.00 (excl. VAT) over a 36 month period. SANS are the only security-accredited provider of the specific industry-standard cyber training including the GIAC accreditation, further to this SANS do not use UK resellers.
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 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 (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(a): absence of tenders or suitable tenders.
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
707936450
Title
Provision of Cyber Protection Team SANS vouchers
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
8 June 2023
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
ESCAL Institute of Advanced Technologies
North Bethseda
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
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: £4,500,000
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
Army Commercial
Andover
Country
United Kingdom