Armed Forces Recruiting Programme

Concepts

• recruitment services
• armed forces recruiting programme
• andover
• afrp
• uk's armed forces
• recruiting process
• armed forces
• heart of the recruiting experience
• new recruits
• ts recruiting

Location

UNITED KINGDOM

Description

In order to sustain their operational capability, the UK's Armed Forces currently need to enlist annually in the region of 18 000 to 22 000 (regular and reserve) new recruits from the UK and the Commonwealth. The Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP) is responsible for delivering a single, common, tri-Service (tS) recruiting process for the Armed Forces. AFRP is mandated to achieve the right quality and quantity of recruits into training to achieve single Service (sS) workforce demands.

Total Quantity or Scope

In order to sustain their operational capacity the UK's Armed Forces currently need to enlist annually in the region of 18 000 to 22 000 (Regular and Reserve) new recruits from the UK and the Commonwealth. Armed Forces Recruiting Programme (AFRP) is responsible for delivering a single, common, tri-Service (tS) recruiting process for the Armed Forces. … AFRP will place the candidate at the heart of the recruiting experience whilst delivering a tS Recruiting Operating Model (ROM) that is agile and able to dynamically respond to future Service requirements. The recruiting process must deliver an engaging experience that reflects the needs of candidates across all entry paths (Regular/ Reserve, officers/ other ranks/ specialist, lateral entry and re-joiners) which maximises the conversion of eligible candidates into successful recruits.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

Option to extend up to 36 months.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79600000 - Recruitment services
• 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
• 85148000 - Medical analysis services
• 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
• 33156000 - Psychology testing devices
• 85121270 - Psychiatrist or psychologist services
• 75221000 - Military defence services
• 79610000 - Placement services of personnel
• 79824000 - Printing and distribution services
• 79416000 - Public relations services
• 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
• 79342000 - Marketing services
• 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
• 71900000 - Laboratory services
• 33123200 - Electrocardiography devices
• 79625000 - Supply services of medical personnel
• 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services
• 71317200 - Health and safety services
• 79635000 - Assessment centre services for recruitment
• 35700000 - Military electronic systems
• 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
• 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
• 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
• 48481000 - Sales or marketing software package
• 48482000 - Business intelligence software package
• 48450000 - Time accounting or human resources software package
• 72212450 - Time accounting or human resources software development services
• 48600000 - Database and operating software package
• 48610000 - Database systems
• 48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package
• 48445000 - Customer Relation Management software package
• 48814400 - Clinical information system
• 73400000 - Research and Development services on security and defence materials
• 73430000 - Test and evaluation
• 73436000 - Test and evaluation of military electronic systems
• 48422000 - Software package suites

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price.

Other Information

PQQ details are available in Award. https://award.bravosolution.co.uk/afrp/web/project/5/register Interested suppliers should visit the provided URL (weblink) and complete the Award supplier self-registration process. Once the online form has been completed, the supplier will receive an automatically generated activation email before gaining access to the AFRP Award portal. Following the publishing of the integrated reviews, the programme has identified that its initial procurement process no longer fully reflects the updated needs of Defence and so has taken the opportunity to further refine its requirements and develop its planning for the operation of competitive dialogue. This will lead to a new revised procurement encompassing a clarified and developed risk-based approach to transition and transformation that will provide assurance on continuity of delivery, setting out the complexity of the requirements involved and testing bidders’ understanding of these factors. The programme has therefore determined that, to ensure it acts in the public interest at all times, and that it undertakes an expedient, effective and streamlined process, it will be cancelling its current procurement process and reissuing its approach to market with a new Prior Information Notice, market interest day(s), and contract notice via the Defence Sourcing Portal. Go reference: GO-2021719-DCB-18589893