Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Headquarters, Lime Grove Avenue
Carmarthen
SA31 1SP
UK
Telephone: +44 3706060699
E-mail: dh.williams@mawwfire.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1267220562
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.mawwfire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0484
I.1) Name and addresses
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Forest View Business Park, Llantrisant
Llantrisant
CF72 8LX
UK
Telephone: +44 1443232082
E-mail: m-deasy@southwales-fire.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1443232180
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.southwales-fire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0360
I.1) Name and addresses
North Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Ffordd Salesbury, St. Asaph Business Park
St. Asaph
LL17 0JJ
UK
Telephone: +44 1745535268
E-mail: dh.williams@mawwfire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.northwalesfire.gov.wales/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0516
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Emergency Services
I.5) Main activity
Other: Emergency Services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Fire Scene Investigation Training
Reference number: MWEU32
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service on behalf of ourselves, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service are looking to set up a framework for Fire Scene Investigation Training and are seeking tenders from suppliers who can deliver this training.
The successful bidder will provide Fire Scene Investigation Training to enable staff from the three Welsh Fire and Rescue Services to be considered as Tier / Level 2 Fire Scene Investigators in line with the NFCC Competency Framework and to competently conduct investigations commensurate with this role.
The framework will be for an initial period of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 24 months.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75250000
75251000
79632000
79720000
80300000
80510000
80511000
80520000
80531200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service on behalf of ourselves, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service are looking to set up a framework for Fire Scene Investigation Training and are seeking tenders from suppliers who can deliver this training.
The successful bidder will provide Fire Scene Investigation Training to enable staff from the three Welsh Fire and Rescue Services to be considered as Tier / Level 2 Fire Scene Investigators in line with the NFCC Competency Framework and to competently conduct investigations commensurate with this role.
The framework will be for an initial period of 2 years, with an option to extend for a further 24 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 000-029234
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: MWEU32
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vital Fire Solutions Ltd
Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters, Belmont Business Park
Durham
DH11TW
UK
Telephone: +44 7772637480
NUTS: UKC14
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:129002)
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
13/02/2023