Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3000256420
E-mail: Active.Travel@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang=en
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.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
Active Travel Promotion in Schools
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
'Active Travel’ refers to a form of transport that engages the individual in physical activity e.g. walking, cycling and scooting. The Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013, Section 10, states there is a duty on the Welsh Ministers and Local Authorities to ‘exercise functions to promote active travel’. The Welsh Government wishes to engage a supplier to provide active travel promotion and engagement in schools in Wales, to contribute to meeting this duty in the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80000000
85311300
85000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Welsh Government wishes to engage a supplier to provide active travel promotion and engagement in schools in Wales, to contribute to meeting this duty in the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013.
The aim of the contract will be:
- To increase the number of children, young people and staff regularly travelling actively to school.
The objectives of the contract will be:
- To give teachers, parents and governors the tools and skills to promote and support active travel within their school and the wider community.
- To raise awareness and enthusiasm among children, young people, staff, parents and governors on the benefits of active travel and safe routes.
- To engage children and young people and the wider school community in activities encouraging and enabling uptake of active travel.
- To work closely with the school staff and community to develop school champions with specific roles to promote active travel.
- To create a whole school culture of active travel within participating schools that can be sustained over time and is reviewed regularly.
- To communicate the benefits of active travel and encourage its uptake through a variety of channels to the wider community.
- To help facilitate/improve the transition between primary and secondary schools to maintain and encourage active travel habits and behaviours.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
10/06/2019
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
It is anticipated that the contract could be potentially awarded for a maximum total duration of 4 years.
(WA Ref:92522)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/05/2019