Modification notice
Modification of a contract/concession during its term
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Contact person: Commercial Procurement DDaT
Telephone: +44 3000257095
E-mail: CommercialProcurement.DigitalDataICT@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://gov.wales/public-sector-procurement
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Welsh Public Sector Procurement Centre of Excellence - Alpha/Beta
Reference number: C466/2021/2022
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79418000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79418000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Services will be delivered remotely, some travel to sites in Wales may be required
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
A report ‘Procuring well-being in Wales’ was published by the Future Generations Commissioner (FGC) for Wales. One of the key recommendations from this report was to establish a Procurement Centre of Excellence (PCoE).
The, then, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport also commissioned a procurement expert panel to produce a paper on the development of a PCoE.
Following the above reports a Discovery exercise was undertaken to determine the need and scope of a potential PCoE.
The objective of this procurement is is assist in the establishment of a PCoE, which will:
a) support commercial and procurement professionals in Wales better to understand and implement policy through their work;
b) build commercial and procurement capability through a comprehensive skills programme and develop a pipeline of talent for organisations; and
c) make good practice easily available and join up people and organisations to share knowledge and experience through communities of practice.
The project will be delivered over 2 phases:
a) Alpha phase, on a fixed price basis; and
b) Beta phase, on a time and materials basis. Resource requirements and timeframes for Beta will be determined in Alpha.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start:
11/10/2022
End:
31/03/2025
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.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-029409
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: C466/2021/2022
Title: Welsh Public Sector Procurement Centre of Excellence - Alpha/Beta
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
11/10/2022
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/concessionaire
CURSHAW LTD
Riverside House, 3 Place Farm
Wheathampstead
AL48SB
UK
NUTS: UKH23
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
/concession: 1 500 000.00
GBP
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:149925)
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
15/04/2025
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession
VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1) Main CPV code
79418000
VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
VII.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
VII.1.4) Description of the procurement
A report ‘Procuring well-being in Wales’ was published by the Future Generations Commissioner (FGC) for Wales. One of the key
recommendations from this report was to establish a Procurement Centre of Excellence (PCoE).
The, then, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport also commissioned a procurement expert panel to produce a paper on the
development of a PCoE.
Following the above reports a Discovery exercise was undertaken to determine the need and scope of a potential PCoE.
The objective of this procurement is is assist in the establishment of a PCoE, which will:
a) support commercial and procurement professionals in Wales better to understand and implement policy through their work;
b) build commercial and procurement capability through a comprehensive skills programme and develop a pipeline of talent for
organisations; and
c) make good practice easily available and join up people and organisations to share knowledge and experience through communities of
practice.
The project will be delivered over 2 phases:
a) Alpha phase, on a fixed price basis; and
b) Beta phase, on a time and materials basis. Resource requirements and timeframes for Beta will be determined in Alpha.
VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start:
11/10/2022
End:
30/11/2025
VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: 1 500 000.00 GBP
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
POSTERITY GLOBAL GROUP LTD
Sbarc Spark, Maindy Road
Cardiff
CF244HQ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
Yes
VII.2) Information about modifications
VII.2.1) Description of the modifications
This modification is to time only. The extension is from the original end date of 31/03/2025 to a revised end date of 30/11/2025, in order to facilitate service transition and exit to Welsh Government Commercial and Procurement.
The contract was novated from Curshaw LTD (supplier currently referenced on the advert) to Posterity Global Limited.
VII.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
The modification is to time only in order to facilitate service transition and exit to Welsh Government Commercial and Procurement.
VII.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)
Value excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 Currency: GBP
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 Currency: GBP