707708455 - Delivery Partner for MOD's Defence Supply Chain Development Programme

Concepts

• project administration
• gloucester
• scdp
• 707708455 - delivery partner
• lower mid-tier defence sector companies
• business development support
• development of uk
• delivery partner
• mod's supply chain development programme
• supply chain development programme

Location

Description

MOD is seeking a Delivery Partner to support the MOD's Supply Chain Development Programme (SCDP). The SCDP was announced in the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy (DSIS) and will support the development of UK based small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and lower mid-tier defence sector companies to improve their productivity and competitiveness, increasing domestic resilience and export opportunities by providing bespoke business development support. Companies will be put through an initial assessment to identify their development needs, after which they will undertake relevant training modules to address those needs and, finally, undergo a final independent assessment to review the impact of the training package. The Delivery Partner will be required to design, develop, and deliver a flexible programme that can provide tailored development support to supply chain companies across the diverse defence sector. The contract will initially be for a duration of 17 months, with options to extend for a further 24 months. The requirement will be split into two work packages where the Delivery Partner will be responsible for the following activities and associated outputs: WP1 - Produce implementation plan - Develop IT solution plan - Develop Programme promotion plan - Develop Diagnostic Assessment Framework - Develop course structure and content WP2 - Deliver Programme - Deliver IT Solution - Promote Programme - Deliver Diagnostic Assessments - Deliver training and shared learning events

CPV Codes

• 75112100 - Administrative development project services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

All documents associated with this procurement can be accessed free of charge on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) https://contracts.mod.uk using Project number 707708455 Details of how to register on the DSP can be found at https://contracts.mod.uk/web/user-guide.html. Suppliers wishing to Tender for this requirement should submit their Tender on the DSP in accordance with the instructions contained within Invitation to Tender documentation. Suppliers should also complete the Suitability Assessment Questions (SAQ) which is contained in the Qualification Envelope of project 707708455 on the DSP. These questions contain all the mandatory economic and financial grounds for rejection and the minimum levels of capacity and capability that are required to perform the contract. The SAQ is a pass/fail test for suitability and minimum levels of capability and capacity and suppliers who do not meet these minimum capability and capacity criteria will not pass to the Tender evaluation stage. Any tender Clarification Questions should be submitted through the DSP. Suppliers who wish to submit a tender should complete all questions and submit their tender documents via the DSP in accordance with the instructions in the DEFFORM 47 - ITT documents. It is a condition of contract that MOD suppliers trade electronically via the MODs CP&F tool and Exostar. Link to Defence Sourcing Portal https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56183 n/a 20230807-707708455-DEFFORM 47 Annex B-Tender Evalutaion.docx n/a 20230807-707708455-DEFFORM 47-Annex C-Pricing Schedule and Scenarios.xlsx n/a 20230807-707708455-DEFFORM 47-ITT.docx n/a 20230807-707708455-Statement Relating to Good Standing.docx