Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
1 Victoria Street
London
SW1 0ET
Contact
Waseem Rana
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Emergency Training and Exercising
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80500000 - Training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
An external supplier is required to aid the department in assuring its emergency response plans and processes to increase overall preparedness. This will involve maintaining the high quality of emergency response training and exercising that has been developed over the last 6 years. This support has been required on a rolling basis and will continue to be required after the current contract comes to an end on 31 March 2023. The Emergency Response Capabilities and Operations (ERCO) team has a core role in training and exercising both volunteer response staff and key sector teams.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £422,138
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80510000 - Specialist training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
BEGINS
Over the last 6 years and in collaboration with an external supplier, the Crisis Management and Fuel Resilience in BEIS has developed a mature Crisis Management Training and Exercising programme to ensure the department is able to respond to emergencies as and when they arise. The current contract for this external support ends on 31 March 2023.
A new external supplier, identified via open market procurement, is required to: a) maintain and further refine existing departmental crisis management capability, and b) build on plans to provide a crisis management audit and assurance function within the department, via exercising with sector teams and industry.
The Emergency Response Training and Exercising programme has been refined and improved over the course of the current and previous contract periods. Through the development and delivery of the BEIS Emergency Response Academy (BERA) training pathway and various internal and x-HMG exercises. In light of the Resilience Strategy and a greater push to assure how the department responds to emergencies, we must ensure that the departments capability is maintained through a programme of assurance, challenge and continual learning and improvement.
Below are indicative timescales relating to this potential competition:
Competition Period – January-February 2023
Evaluation – February 2023
Indicative Award – March 2023
Standstill Period – March 2023
Final Award – April 2023
Contract Commencement – April 2023
Clarification questions can be asked until 5th December 2022. If required BEIS will attempt to respond to questions submitted after this date too.
In order to assist with obtaining a clear understanding of the market, BEIS would like to ask prospective suppliers to complete a questionnaire, accessed via https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/135309130184671974E2
Please ensure all completed questionnaires are completed and returned, via the Jaggaer Procurement Portal, by 15:00 12th December 2022.
two.2.14) Additional information
Please complete questionnaire within Jaggaer procurement portal on the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/135309130184671974E2
To register an account please visit https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
11 November 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Please complete questionnaire within Jaggaer procurement portal on the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/135309130184671974E2
To register an account please visit https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/.