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Published 26 Feb 2024, 11:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Environment Agency Emergency Preparedness -Lot 3 Emergency Learning & Assurance

Official notice

Authority: ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Public body)

4 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£4,500,0003 contracts · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Apr 2024awarded 12 Jul 2024
Awarded to Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd +2 more3 awards
Contract term 4 yrsends 3 Jun 2028 · extension options published · starts 4 Jun 2024

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Environment Agency Emergency Preparedness -Lot 3 Emergency Learning & Assurance

CPV: Specialist training services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1This provision will enable the EA to find innovative and assured solutions to its risk…Awarded

This provision will enable the EA to find innovative and assured solutions to its risk management cycle needs across emergency planning, training and exercising, learning and assurance activities

Delivery: UK
Lot #2Emergency PlanningRenewal 4 yrs

Development, review, improvement and embedding of:<br/> organisational response Contracts and structures and their operational instructions or equivalent to accreditable standards<br/> emergency plans to accreditable standards<br/> responder tools and guidance to enable use of emergency plans, processes and/or systems during emergency response.<br/><br/>The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗<br/><br/>Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal.

Contract period: 4 Jun 2024 – 3 Jun 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: A one-year extension of the contract is possible.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Emergency Training and ExercisingRenewal 4 yrs

Development, review, improvement and delivery of:<br/> Virtual classroom training to accreditable standards<br/> Physical classroom training to accreditable standards<br/> eLearning to accreditable standards<br/> Virtual exercises to accreditable standards<br/> Physical exercises to accreditable standards<br/> Simulated exercises/gamification/serious games to accreditable standards.<br/><br/>The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗<br/><br/>Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal.

Contract period: 4 Jun 2024 – 3 Jun 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: A one-year extension to the contract is possible.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Emergency Learning and AssuranceRenewal 4 yrs

Development, review, improvement, embedding and delivery of:<br/> Debriefing activities of incident responders to create and enable learning reports as aligned to our learning strategy<br/> Auditing, assurance and accreditation of emergency response structures, Contracts, risks, plans, processes and roles<br/> Individual and collective incident responder assessments to enable specific learning and improvement.<br/><br/>The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at defra-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗<br/><br/>Any questions, requests to participate or tender submissions must be submitted electronically via this portal.

Contract period: 4 Jun 2024 – 3 Jun 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: A one-year extension to the contract is possible.Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
26 Feb 2024, 11:55 GMT
Last source update
12 Jul 2024, 09:12 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
C25246
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-021349
Classification (CPV)
Specialist training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043cc6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defra Group eSourcing
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Apr 2024 → 12 Jul 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    8 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    8 Apr 2024, 13:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    4 Jun 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    12 Jul 2024, 09:12 BST

Notice history

2 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jul 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Jul 2024, 17:40 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    10 Jul 2024, 17:40 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2024-02: 1 release · 26 Feb 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 3
Awarded value £4,500,0003 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 3latest 12 Jul 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · This provision will enable the EA to find innovative and assured solutions to its risk…3 awards
Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd£2,545,750 †—Awarded
RAB Consultants LimitedSMESubcontracting: declared£1,173,500 †—Awarded
Ricardo AEA LtdSubcontracting: declared£780,750 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · This provision will enable the EA to find innovative and assured solutions to its risk…6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Defra Network eTendering Portal)

Contracting authorityPublic bodyNational or federal agency/officeEnvironmental protection Seacole Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, UK, SW1P 4DFContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria