Provision of Support to an APHA Tier 2 National Exercise (ASPEN)

Concepts

• business, professional and specialist organisations
• apha operational response plans
• exercise deliveryphase
• exercise development
• exercise planningphase
• exercise package
• apha operational
• apha resource
• apha’s operational response arrangements
• the national exercise

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is seeking to engage a supplier to support the production and delivery of a Tier 2 National Exercise and supporting agencies. Tier 2 National Exercises are a) led by a Lead Government Department with involvement from key stakeholders (including other departments), b) may take the form of Tabletop or Live Exercises or elements of both and c) include likely participation of COBR (Civil Contingencies Committee).The primary purpose of the Tier 2 National Exercise will be to test the Government’s Contingency Plans and established policy, for the control of an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Its aim is not to provoke new policy developments but rather to explore current policy and the arrangements for its implementation. It will also test APHA’s operational response arrangements and expose communications, resilience and capability toscrutiny.The supplier will have experience of managing and delivering exercises of a similar scale. They will be expected to create and deliver an Exercise Package capable of testing the preparedness and effectiveness of Defra framework response plans, Contingency Plans for Governmental administrations and APHA Operational response plans.

Total Quantity or Scope

APHA has a critical role in the control and eradication of endemic and exotic notifiable and reportable diseases including responding to Outbreaks of notifiable avian disease, Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) or swine fever.APHA in conjunction with the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Welsh Government (WG), Scottish Government (SG) & Northern Ireland (NI) and their operational partners are to work in partnership to plan, prepare and deliver a Tier 2 National Exercise. The exercise will be a medium to large scale FMD Outbreak originating inthe border regions of England and Wales spreading to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.The primary purpose of the National Exercise is to test Defra’s, WG’s, SG’s and NI governments current contingency plans and established policy, for the control of an outbreak of FMD. … It will also test the APHA’s operational response arrangements and expose communications, resilience and capability toscrutiny.A phased approach is required and summarised below. This is to ensure a level of professionalism and quality of delivery that APHA resource could not produce. It is necessary that the Contractor has experience of managing and delivering exercises of similar scale.Phase 1 – Project Initiation & Contract MobilisationPhase 2 – Project Design & Exercise PlanningPhase 3 – Exercise Development & Pre-briefingPhase 4 – Project and Exercise DeliveryPhase 5 – Project DebriefingPhase 6 – Project Reporting & Closure

Award Detail

Renewal Options

The Authority may extend the Contract for a period of up to 6 months’ by giving not less than 1 months’ notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The terms and conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 98110000 - Services furnished by business, professional and specialist organisations

Indicators

• Options are available.

Other Information

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