Army Collective Training Service (ACTS)

Concepts

• army collective training service
• security equipment
• andover
• collective training service
• collective training transformation programme
• military's collective training aims
• training and simulation
• strategic training partner
• collective training
• service requirement document

Location

South West England: Ministry of Defence, Waterloo Lines, Imber Road, Warminster, BA12 0DJ

Description

The military's collective training aims to develop the ability of small teams to entire units and formations, to function as a cohesive entity. Around 60,000 soldiers are involved in collective training every year. The Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP) will transform this training to match ever-more-complex future threats, through digitalisation, simulation, a different relationship with industry, and by changing how and where the military trains. The objective of the Collective Training Transformation Programme is to appoint a Strategic Training Partner (STP) to jointly develop and implement the Army Collective Training Service (ACTS). The ACTS will exploit new technologies and digitalisation to deliver training which drives innovation and exploits data, empowers and stimulates the training audience and better informs Force Development. It will better prepare the Army and Defence for future complex operations and help to achieve greater productivity in training. The procurement of the STP will be through a two-stage procurement procedure described further in section V1.3 below, and will involve the award of Development Contracts to short-listed Tenderers following the first stage of the procurement, and a Delivery Contract to the successful tenderer at the conclusion of the procurement process. Quantity or scope: The objective of this procurement is to select a Strategic Training Partner (STP) to jointly develop and implement the Army Collective Training Service (as described in further detail in II.1.5 above). Service Requirement Document (SvRD) An SvRD will be issued to all Tenderers as part of the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) Stage 1. The SvRD will provide detailed requirements for each of the service elements of the ACTS, but in summary the services to be provided under the Delivery Contract are expected to include: Govern the Collective Training Service. This will include services to provide: governing, reporting and confirming. Noting the governing service is expected to be an Authority led process delivered in collaboration with the STP. Direct the Collective Training Service. This will include services to provide: scheduling of training events and the booking of Army and Defence training resource to satisfy the training demand. Analyse the Collective Training Service. This will include services to provide: analysing and developing training requirements. Design the Collective Training Service. This will include services to provide: designing and composing training events. Deliver Collective Training. This will include services to provide: facilitation and administration, security, logistics, real life support, facilities, Actors, Audiences, Adversaries and Enemies (A3E), instrumenting, controlling, data modelling, simulation emulation, specialist support, observing and reviewing and cloud supporting. Develop the Collective Training Service, this will include services to provide: monitoring, innovating, configuring and acquiring. Assure Collective Training, this will include a service to validate collective training activity. Collaboration between the STP and Authority will be an essential enabler to achieve the services as outlined above. The training service to be delivered by the STP under the Delivery Contract may require convergence of legacy contracts, details of which will be provided in the Invitation to Negotiate. The STP may be required to manage military owned assets which will be supplied as Government Furnished Assets. Further details will be outlined in the Invitation to Negotiate. The procurement of the STP will be through a two-stage procurement procedure described further in section V1.3 below, and will involve the award of Development Contracts to short-listed Tenderers following the first stage of the procurement, and a Delivery Contract to the successful tenderer at the conclusion of the procurement process.

CPV Codes

• 80610000 - Training and simulation in security equipment

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Financial restrictions apply.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** A DPQQ will be conducted and all those who pass successfully will proceed to the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) Stage 1. The procurement process thereafter will be structured as a multi-stage procurement consisting of the following stages: ITN Stage 1: The ITN Stage 1 will be issued to all Tenderers down-selected following the DPQQ process. Tenderers will be invited to submit initial tenders in response to the ITN Stage 1. The Authority will evaluate those initial tenders and identify the two highest ranked Tenderers to proceed to ITN Stage 2. ITN Stage 2: The two highest ranked Tenderers identified at ITN Stage 1 will be awarded Development Contracts. These contracts will provide for the Tenderers to conduct a series of development tasks to demonstrate practical activities which will further support the evaluation of the tenders. Further detail to be provided in the Invitation to Negotiate. It is envisaged that the duration of ITN Stage 2 will be up to 8 months. The relevant Tenderers will receive a firm fee as a contribution to overall costs paid by reference to completion of identified milestones. During ITN Stage 2 the Authority also expects to conduct negotiations with the Tenderers. At the end of ITN Stage 2 the Tenderers will be invited to submit final tenders. The Authority will evaluate those final tenders in line with the evaluation criteria. This tenderer will (subject to approvals) be awarded the Delivery Contract. The Authority's intention is to take two Tenderers through to the end of ITN Stage 2. However, the Authority reserves the right to proceed with a single tenderer should it consider it appropriate to do so. Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: Register your interest via the Collective Training Transformation Programme (CTTP) AWARD® Portal PQQ Security Gateway supplier registration link here: https://award.commercedecisions.com/cttp/web/project/8c911fa7-d6a3-4aa0-a43b-ec4... Please note that if your company is already registered in the CTTP AWARD® Portal then do not re-register; you will find the link under “Open Registrations” when you login. Each company must only register once – additional users can be added on request once registration is complete. Details of how to access and respond to the ACTS DPQQ documentation will be presented to you within AWARD® To meet the Cyber risk profile at the DPQQ stage a ‘Supplier Assurance Questionnaire’ (SAQ) must be completed in compliance with DEFSTAN 05-138. The Risk Assessment Reference (RAR) to complete the questionnaire is: 372511172 link: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/defence-cyber-protection-partnership. Please refer to further details in the DPQQ guidance, instructions and conditions document. For information, under section II.2.1 value range, £1,900,000,000 - £2,500,000,000 the upper range reflects uncertainty of training volume of demand and inflation.