Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3000257095
E-mail: CPSProcurementAdvice@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://gov.wales/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Supporting the Development of Welsh National Air Quality Target Proposals
Reference number: C120/2021/2022
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers to establish a contract for Supporting the Development of Welsh National Air Quality Target Proposals
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Research and assessment of targets
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73110000
73220000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 will involve assessing technological and behavioural measures across different sectors that produce potential future reduced emission trajectories using data based on the latest National Atmospheric Emission Inventory data .
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 75
Price
/ Weighting:
25
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Modelling achievability
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73210000
73220000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 involves modelling the dispersion of air pollutants to determine the effect of optimised combinations of measures from the first stage in achieving future concentration-based target levels and the associated health, environmental, economic and social benefits
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 75
Price
/ Weighting:
25
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
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 022-121984
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Research and assessment of targets
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/11/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ricardo-AEA Ltd
Gemini Building
DIDCOT
OX110QR
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 137 855.03
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Modelling achievability
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/11/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ricardo-AEA Ltd
Gemini Building
DIDCOT
OX110QR
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 242 720.78
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Budget Information
A budget range of between 450,000GBP and 480,000GBP (including VAT) will be made available by the Client for the purposes of this contract (covering Lots 1 & 2) A further amount up to a maximum of 70,000GBP (including VAT) will be ring-fenced to continue assessments of the industrial sector beyond the Lot 1 timescales up to the end of the Lot 2 timescale.
A further 60,000GBP will be made available for Ad Hoc work under this contract.
(WA Ref:133717)
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
02/08/2023