Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Parc Cathays / Cathays Park
Caerdydd / Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
E-mail: Emily.Rowlands001@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://sell2wales.gov.wales
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
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
Evaluation of the Knowledge Transfer, Innovation and Advisory Service (KTIAS) Farming Connect
Reference number: C194/2022/2023
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To commission an evaluation of the Knowledge Transfer, Innovation and Advisory Services (KTIAS) Farming Connect, as part of the European Union (EU) Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 in Wales.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
100 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73110000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirement is to commission an evaluation of the Knowledge Transfer, Innovation and Advisory Services (KTIAS) Farming Connect, as part of the European Union (EU) Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 in Wales. To include a process and impact evaluation of the changes implemented during the Farming Connect ‘refresh’, along with an overall impact evaluation covering the RDP programming period up until August 2022.
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 requirement was competitively tendered via Sell2Wales yet yielded a nil return of bids.
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
Contract No: C194/2022/2023
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
16/01/2023
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
Miller Research (UK) Ltd
Pen-y-Wyrlod, Llanvetherine
Abergavenny.
NP78RG
UK
NUTS: UKL21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
100 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:128573)
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
27/01/2023