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title: "Provision of Anatomical and Simulation Facilities in support of the Defence Medical Services (DMS) delivered Military Operational Specialist Team Training (MOSTT) Course"
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# Provision of Anatomical and Simulation Facilities in support of the Defence Medical Services (DMS) delivered Military Operational Specialist Team Training (MOSTT) Course

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cec427ca-5aa5-43b2-91bf-7aad097ef8bb

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the provision of anatomical and simulation facilities in support of the Defence Medical Services (DMS) delivered Military Operational Specialist Team Training (MOSTT) Course. The contract, valued at £1,230,000 GBP, was awarded to The University of Bristol. The procurement method used was an open procedure, with the tender period closing on March 21, 2023. The contract is classified under specialist training services, with the contract period starting on March 25, 2023, and ending on March 31, 2026.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses to provide facilities and resources for military team training in surgical and medical areas. Businesses with expertise in providing human tissue authority licensed surgical skills workshops, supplying cadavers for training, offering anatomical demonstrations, and facilitating high-fidelity simulation models could excel in competing for this procurement contract. The Ministry of Defence, as the buying organisation, located in Lichfield, England, seeks suppliers who can meet the specific requirements outlined in the tender for enhancing military medical training capabilities.

## Notice

The Authority requires surgical team training that is achieved in the main by a 5-day Military Operational Specialist Team Training (MOSTT) course. This is delivered by a military faculty comprising personnel from the Defence Medical Services (DMS). The Tenderer is to provide facilities in support a minimum of 2 and up to a maximum of 4 MOSTT courses per annum to accommodate a maximum of 54 participants (i.e. 6 teams of 9 participants) per course. Key areas that the Tenderer must provide: a. Source, supply and maintain appropriate resources to deliver a training course aimed at preparing delegates to deliver military Damage Control Resuscitation and Surgery, to prepare the patient/s for critical care transportation in a deployed team. b. Provide a Human Tissue Authority licensed surgical skills workshop facility to enable surgeons to undertake technical skills training on human cadavers. c. Supply, prepare, maintain and dispose of up to 3 (fresh or thawed from frozen) full human cadavers in accordance with the Human Tissue Act 2004 and requirements of the UK Human Tissue Authority for 2.5 days for surgical technical skills training. d. Supply, prepare, maintain and dispose of up to 3 (fresh or thawed from frozen) human cadaveric torsos in accordance with the Human Tissue Act 2004 and requirements of the UK Human Tissue Authority to enable technical skills training for anaesthetists and Emergency Medicine doctors in emergency thoracotomy for one half day. e. Provide 10-20 prosected human specimens and deliver demonstrations of anatomy for non-medically qualified personnel and to deliver demonstrations of anatomy to Anaesthetists in support of Regional Anaesthesia Teaching. f. Provide 5-10 prosected specimens and deliver demonstrations of canine anatomy for medically qualified personnel. Such specimens should facilitate the same learning and understanding as required for advanced trauma life support measures plus key surgical anatomy differences between human and canine patients for vascular access, cavity access, and haemorrhage control procedures in the chest and abdomen. g. The Contractor should provide a prepared surgical set per cadaveric table and a further 'clean' set for the simulation sessions. h. Provide two high-fidelity adult models for neurosurgical training simulation. i. Provide an audio system that allows all area coverage within a tented environment through a set of strategically placed microphones which feedback to a mixing desk allowing the operator to select the best microphone and feed it through the visual system. j. A facility must have an appropriately sized room to erect a tent with the dimensions of 5.5 x 7.5 metres and height 3.5 metres, which is licenced for the use of cadavers for complex hybrid simulation.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eda92e70-e472-43f3-9867-c68d1ff24497 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 25 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,230,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,230,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | LICHFIELD |
| Post town | Walsall |
| Postcode | WS14 9PY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Lichfield |
| Electoral ward | Whittington & Streethay |
| Westminster constituency | Tamworth |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80510000 - Specialist training services

## Release History

- 24 Mar 2023 at 15:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eda92e70-e472-43f3-9867-c68d1ff24497

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/eda92e70-e472-43f3-9867-c68d1ff24497
  24th March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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