Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
Contact
Jonathan McNiven
jonathan.mcniven101@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
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
Mediation Services for Armed Forces Personnel & MOD Civilian Staff
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79422000 - Arbitration and conciliation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The new MOD mediation service will consist of the following elements on a call-off basis:
Provision of workplace mediation and conflict resolution service;
Training of new in-house mediators; and
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for existing in-house mediators.
The contract will be available both the MOD and other Government Departments that have MOD personnel collocated with them.
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: £1,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Mediation Services and Training
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Accelerated procedure
Justification:
This option has been selected as alternative to procurement from CCS Framework which did not offer substantive competitiveness
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
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-019033
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
704502450
Title
Provision of mediation services to the Armed Forces and MOD Civil Servants
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
9 November 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Conflict Management Plus
Low Farm, Brook Road Bassingbourn
Royston
SG8 5NT
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
MOD
65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
Country
United Kingdom