Published date: 19 May 2017
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£347,868 to £869,716
Procurement reference
ACT/04549
Published date
19 May 2017
Closing date
28 June 2017
Contract start date
1 September 2017
Contract end date
31 August 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Restricted procedure
A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The role of the Petty
Officer Air Engineering Technician (Avionic/Mechanical) POAET(AV/M) is to support aviation capability in
the Royal Navy - Fleet Air Arm (FAA) at both front and second line operations. As senior ratings they will
among other duties, manage and lead scheduled/unscheduled maintenance, control flight deck operations and conduct fault diagnosis from first principles and rectification of faults. They will also be required to act
as 'Third Signatories', certifying an aircraft is ready to fly.
The Authority requires a single Higher Education (HE) provider to accredit the POAETQC(AV),
POAETQC(M), LAETQC(AV), LAETQC(M), LAETAAQC(AV) and LAETAAQC(M) to an appropriate
standard with named pathways for each of the engineering disciplines. The new accrediting body will be
required to review course content, teaching processes, assessment methodologies and validation. The
resultant accreditation is desired to achieve a level similar to that currently awarded in aeronautical
engineering. Ultimately it must allow suitably qualified candidates to be able to apply for professional
registration as Incorporated or Chartered Engineers with the Engineering Council. The full accreditation
must be in place by no later than 31.8.2017 in order to provide the resultant awards to candidates on
completion of their LAETQC, LAETAAQC and POAETQC.
The HE provider will be required to attend regular meetings in order to provide feedback to the School on
the progress of students and the working of the Contract. Frequency and dates are to be determined
following the award of the Contract by the Designated Officer. These meetings will be held at DSAE
Gosport.
The HE provider must be capable of working with the School Staff; a mixture of military, civil servant and
MOD contractors and be flexible enough to deal with the way in which the training is already being
delivered and assessed.
Projected student throughput in period 17/18 is anticipated at 400 p.a. and remaining contract periods 326
p.a.
About the buyer
Address
3 Site, Nimrod Building
RAF High Wycombe
High Wycombe
HP14 4UE
England
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