Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow, G2 8EX, United Kingdom
Glasgow
G2 8EX
Contact
Jonathan McNiven
jonathan.mcniven101@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=54433
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=54433
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
£1,000,000
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79422000 - Arbitration and conciliation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
£1,000,000
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
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
Mediation Services for Armed Forces Personnel & Civil Servants. Procurement will involve both mediation and training of mediators
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
18 November 2022
End date
18 November 2024
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Potential 2 12 month renewals
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
two.2.14) Additional information
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=54433
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Listed within Procurement Documents
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Listed in Procurement Docs
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:
• This option has been selected as alternative to procurement from CCS Framework which did not offer substantive competitiveness (full details can be found in section 4. Commercial case)
• This option supports fair and open competitor market by inviting a larger number of providers to bid for this contract, which will help to ensure best service quality and VFM for MOD.
• Opens up the contract to SMEs who have the skill and capacity to deliver this service.
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
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
26 July 2022
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
19 August 2022
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.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
MOD
Glasgow
Country
United Kingdom