Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Sessional Medical Advisors for Army Disclosures
Notice Description
The requirement is for provision of support to Army Disclosures based in Kentigern House, Glasgow who are the principal custodian of all military records relating to Army Officers and other ranks who have completed or are serving their Military Service. The function of Army Disclosures is to administer the release of Service Medical Documents. These are released to the former Serviceperson, their General Practitioner (GP) or other authorised representatives on request. The services of one or more qualified Medical Professional are required on a sessional arrangement, on an "ad-hoc", as-and-when required basis, providing a Sessional Medical Advisor (SMA) service within the Army Disclosures. This "ad-hoc" will be at least one day a week, rising to more when required, on cases specified by the Army Disclosures Designated Officer or their Authorised Representatives. The delivery of this requirement can be done fully remote.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 2 x 1 Year Options to extend contract term.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0507ee
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071456-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85121200 - Medical specialist services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,670,833 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,670,833 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,630,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,630,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 22 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 5 Nov 2025 - 4 Nov 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-03-25
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SP11 8HJ
- Post Town
- Salisbury
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ36 Central Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Test Valley
- Electoral Ward
- Andover Millway
- Westminster Constituency
- North West Hampshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071456-2025
6th November 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042478-2025
23rd July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017147-2025
25th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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