Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Army Home Command
Army Headquarters, Blenheim Bldg, Marlborough Lines, Monxton Road,
Andover
SP118HJ
Contact
Andrew Neville
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
one.2) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
one.3) Main activity
Defence
one.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:
No
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract
708946470 - Provision of Soft Skills for Visiting Officer Training and Caring for Carers
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Training to be undertaken at mutually agreed locations within UK.
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The scope of the requirement is for the provision of soft skills and listening skills training in support of welfare and bereavement caseloads for visiting officers covering the following key areas:
1. Visiting Officers Training Course Support.
2. Caring for the Carers Course Casualty Notification.
3. Officers/Visiting Officers Decompression and Debrief Workshops Support.
Classroom training and interactive workshops to be undertaken within the UK for serving military personnel and MoD civilians.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
two.2) Total final value of contract(s)
two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)
Value: £140,000
Excluding VAT
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice
1) Justification for the choice of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice
The periods for the restricted procedure and the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice are incompatible with the urgency resulting from a crisis: no
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority/entity: no
The contract concerns research and development services other than those referred to in the regulations: no
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development: no
Additional works/deliveries/services are ordered under strict conditions: no
New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services: no
Contract related to the provision of air and maritime transport services for the armed forces deployed or to be deployed abroad: no
2) Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice
The contract has its object services listed in Annex II B
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 (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(a) of the PCR 2015 because despite an advertisement via CCS Framework RM6219 no response to the advertisement is received. Therefore the Authority's view is that regulation 32(2)(a) applies to the circumstances and as such Life After Traumatic Events Ltd is the only Supplier able to deliver the requirement.
four.3) Administrative information
four.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
708946470 (PS1906)
Section five: Award of contract
Contract No
708946470
Title
Provision of Soft Skills for Visiting Officer Training and Caring for Carers
five.1) Date of contract award decision
22 August 2023
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
1
Number of offers received by electronic means
1
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Life After Traumatic Events Ltd
REDACTED
Country
United Kingdom
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Sole trader
five.4) Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract
Value: £140,000
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract
Value: £140,000
Excluding VAT
five.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: No
Section six: Complementary information
six.2) Additional information
The Secretary of State for Defence intends to enter into a 3-year contract with a 1 year Option with Life After Traumatic Events Ltd with a value of £180,000 for the provision of soft skills and listening skills training in support of welfare and bereavement caseloads for visiting officers.
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 (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(a) of the PCR 2015 because despite an advertisement via CCS Framework RM6219 no response to the advertisement is received. Therefore the Authority's view is that regulation 32(2)(a) applies to the circumstances and as such Life After Traumatic Events Ltd is the only Supplier able to deliver the requirement.