Published date: 19 April 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.


Closing: 15 May 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Training services in defence and security materials - 80600000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,100,000

Procurement reference

tender_137311/579459

Published date

19 April 2017

Closing date

15 May 2017

Contract start date

1 November 2017

Contract end date

31 October 2020

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

Although this Notice is set up as a Restricted Procedure, it is in fact being advertised as a procurement under
Schedule 3 - Social and Other Specific Services, and is therefore not subject to the full regime of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2015.
The BBC is re-procuring contracts for the provision of training to it's High Risk team and associated journalists
covering the following areas:
Hostile Environment Training (UK and International).
Public Order Awareness Training (UK).
Full details of the provision of services are contained within the Tender documentation published on the BBC's
tendering portal at https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk/

More information

Links

Additional text

Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps: 1 - Register your company on the BravoSolution e-Tendering portal (this is only required once): 1.1 - Go to https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk. 1.2 - Click the link on the login page to Register. 1.3 - Accept the terms and conditions and click 'Continue'. 1.4 - Enter your correct business and user details. 1.5 - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete. 1.6 - You will shortly receive an email with your temporary password. 2 - Express an Interest in the tender: 2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password. 2.2 - Click the 'PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). 2.3 - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. 2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ /ITT into your 'My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only. 2.5 - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the tender: 3.1 - Click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Response' or to 'Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining). 3.2 - You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification. 3.3 - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). 3.4 - You must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the Bravo e-Tendering help desk.

About the buyer

Address

Broadcasting House, Portland Place
London
W1A 1AA
England

Email

justin.mcloughlin@bbc.co.uk