How to win: EOD Services Sennelager Training Area

About this contract

The contracted Supplier is invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the 02 DIO/SEN/1054/SOR to provide EOD Services on Sennelager Training Area, summarised as follows: • The Contractor shall be a suitably accredited Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) organisation competent in the identification, assessment, safe handling, and disposal of UXO, including legacy munitions dating from the Second World War and later periods, across STA. • The Contractor shall provide personnel qualified to recognised EOD standards appropriate to the ordnance category and threat profile encountered. CMD-qualified personnel alone are not sufficient to meet this requirement. • The Contractor shall deliver the services in a manner that reduces UXO risks to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP), supports safe continuation of training, protects the public, and preserves MOD reputation (Ref A and Ref D; Host Nation equivalents as applicable). The detailed service outputs, constraints, and reporting requirements are defined in the SOR.

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