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title: "Provision of MDICP Decision Advantage Pilot"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04598a"
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# Provision of MDICP Decision Advantage Pilot

Buyer: THE DEFENCE MEDICAL SERVICES  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04598a

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence's buying organisation, The Defence Medical Services, has awarded a £162,360 contract to the University of Liverpool for the Provision of MDICP Decision Advantage Pilot. The procurement falls under the services category and involves delivering a cognitive training package to enhance decision-making across various domains, with a focus on land, air, sea, cyber, and space. The contract, valued at £180,000 excluding VAT, will run for 9 months. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specialised in providing cognitive training services to engage with a strategic project within the Ministry of Defence. Companies with expertise in developing decision advantage in the defence sector across different operational domains are well-suited to compete for this contract. The location for service delivery specified in the tender is within the UK.

## Notice

Deliver and validate a cognitive training package focussed on developing decision advantage within the Land, Air, Sea, Cyber, and Space domains.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Deliver and validate a cognitive training package focussed on developing decision advantage within the Land, Air, Sea, Cyber, and Space domains.

### Procurement Information

Strategic Command, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to the University of Liverpool to deliver a cognitive training package focused on developing decision advantage within the land, air, sea, cyber, and space domains. The contract shall be for 9 months and have a value of PS180k (ex VAT). In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(2)(a) PCR 2015. This is because no tenders were submitted in response to an open procedure published by way of a contract notice 709160452 on 03/11/2023.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015336-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 May 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £162,360 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE DEFENCE MEDICAL SERVICES |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services

### Codes

- 75300000 - Compulsory social security services

## Release History

- 14 May 2024 at 14:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015336-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence

## Provenance

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