Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Natural Resources Wales
Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
UK
Contact person: Christian Clee and Vernon Lambert
Telephone: +44 3000653000
E-mail: christian.clee@cyfoethnautriolcymru.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Metal Mines Delivery Programme for 2020/21
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71241000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Natural Resources Wales has a Metal Mine Strategy that focuses attention on the impacts on our failing waterbodies where over 700km of river reaches are failing chemically and/or ecologically in accordance with the Water Framework Directive. This contract is to progress the assessment and remedial work at selected metal mines.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 150 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71241000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NRW has a Metal Mine Strategy that focuses attention on the impacts on our failing waterbodies where over 700km of river reaches are failing chemically and/or ecologically in accordance with the Water Framework Directive.
Our Metal (Non Coal) Mine Programme is receiving capital funding from the Welsh Government to progress assessment and remedial work at selected metal mines. The Geoscience Team manage this programme and both NRW and Welsh Government seek to adopt a Programme Board like that used in England between DEFRA, the Coal Authority and the Environment Agency. The Programme Board will include members from Welsh Government, NRW and the Coal Authority. This Board will make decisions on the work programme progressing each year.
NRW’s existing technical and specialist resources in-house are not enough to deal with the development and delivery of a programme of this scale and technical nature. In England similar work is carried out by the Coal Authority through a direct government to government agreement between DEFRA, the Coal Authority and the Environment Agency.
NRW is seeking to implement a similar arrangement with the Coal Authority for this programme.
This partnership will run for the Financial Year 2020/2021.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation:
This arrangement is in accordance with Regulation 12(7) of the Public Contract Regulations (2015) which allows Natural Resources Wales and the Coal Authority to work collaboratively under a public sector-to-public sector agreement to deliver on a metal (non coal) mines programme of works for Wales.
NRW is seeking to partner with the Coal Authority to help deliver a Board structure that is technically competent in the fields of mining, mine hazards and treatment of non-coal mine discharges, whilst ensuring there is the necessary governance in place.
The programme will be directed by the Board and led by the Geoscience Team within NRW. To deliver a programme of work in this sector NRW requires a partner that has capacity and has mine-sector specific framework contracts to effect multi-disciplinary delivery of a large number of projects that is supported by an RD&I programme focusing on mine restoration, stabilisation/remediation and mine water treatment.
This partnership will allow public sector procurement through the Coal Authority's bespoke frameworks, but also provide the opportunity for NRW to use it’s own frameworks or conduct open competitions where appropriate. This partnership will enable the programme to be delivered more effectively and projects within a shorter timescale.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
03/04/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Coal Authority
200 Lichfield Lane, Berry Hill
Mansfield
NG184RG
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
2 150 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
For any queries, please contact: Christian.clee@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk and Vernon.lambert@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=101174.
(WA Ref:101174)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/04/2020