CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Research, Evaluation and Survey Framework Contract - Department for the Economy and Transport

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Wales

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Department for the Economy and Transport (DE&T) of the Welsh Assembly Government leads on delivering the economic development and transport agenda for Wales. The current overarching strategy and agenda for the Welsh Assembly Government is set out in the ‘One Wales’ document. The economic development aim of ‘One Wales’ is ‘to create a positive climate for business growth to enable people to make the best contribution to the economy’.

Since 2006, work has been undertaken in reforming the support available to businesses in Wales based on consultation with the business sector. This has resulted in the development of the Flexible Support for Business (FS4B) operating model that aims to ensure a customer-focused approach to support around ease of entry, relationship managers and a single investment fund that demonstrates value for money.

To ensure on-going evaluation of the services delivered under the Flexible Support for Business operating model, the Welsh Assembly Government will be commissioning pieces of monitoring, research, survey and evaluation. The contract will also be used to support monitoring, research and evaluation in other areas within the Department of the Economy and Transport and the wider Welsh Assembly Government.

Operation of the framework:

For contracts valued under £5,000 the Authority reserves the right to award the contract directly to a single supplier without competition between suppliers on the framework. For all contracts valued above this value, a full mini competition will take place between all suppliers successful at being awarded a place onto the framework.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

C255/2008/09

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

Places have been awarded on the Framework to the following suppliers:

Lot 1:

Estimated spend: £800,000 - £1,500,000

Beaufort Research Ltd

BMG Research

Databuild Ltd

IFF Research

Innovas Consulting Ltd

Kadence

McCallum Layton

Public and Corporate Economic Consultants

Step Ahead Research

Strategic marketing

Triangle Fusion Ltd

Wavehill Consulting

Lot 2:

Estimated spend £750,000 - £1,500,000

Beaufort Research Ltd

BMG Research

IFF Research

Innovas Consulting Ltd

Kadence

Mruk Research

Old Bell 3 Ltd

Strategic Marketing

Wavehill Consulting

Lot 3:

Estimated spend £750,000 - £1,500,000

Beaufort Research

BMG Research

Innovas Consulting Ltd

Miller Research (UK) Ltd

Old Bell 3 Ltd

Public and Corporate Economic Consultants

Step Ahead Research

UGCS Ltd

Lot 4:

Estimated spend £1,300,000 - £1,500,000

BMG Research

Cardiff University

CLES

CM International

DTZ

ERS Ltd

Innovas Consulting Ltd

Miller Research (UK) Ltd

Old Bell 3 Ltd

Public and Corporate Economic Consultants

Regeneris Consulting

Transport & Travel Research Ltd

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice