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 3000604400
E-mail: CPSProcurementAdvice@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
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Export Services Framework
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Welsh Government has a suite of Trade Support Programmes which aim to support the internationalisation of Welsh businesses. Two of these programmes are International Trade Development (ITD) and International Trade Opportunities (ITO). This tender exercise aims to ensure that the Welsh Ministers (herein after referred to as the Client) has access to a network of motivated experts to provide high quality international trade advice, business support and other related services to new and existing exporters across all regions of Wales.
Lot 1 of the Framework agreement will cover ITD which requires the successful tenderers to provide assistance to companies on a 1-1 basis to help develop their capabilities for exporting.
Lot 2 of the Framework agreement will cover ITO and will be split into 7 sub regions (as described in the Annex of this notice). The successful tenderers will be required to assist companies in identifying export opportunities in a range of overseas markets.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
7 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
International Trade Development (ITD)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73200000
73220000
72221000
79410000
79411100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 of the Framework agreement will cover ITD which requires the successful tenderers to provide assistance to companies on a 1-1 basis to help develop their capabilities for exporting.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
International Trade Opportunites (ITO)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73200000
73220000
72221000
79410000
79411000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 of the Framework agreement will cover ITO and will be split into 7 sub regions (as described in the Annex of this
notice). The successful tenderers will be required to assist companies in identifying export opportunities in a range of
overseas markets.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
05/09/2019
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
Organisations who may be interested in bidding are invited to attend a supplier engagement event. The event will take place on:
- Wednesday 3rd July 2019 at 9am at Waterton Centre, Bridgend, CF31 3WT.
The event will last for approximately 2 hours.
Please register for any of the above events by confirming attendance via Lisa.Austin-Terry@gov.wales
by 28 June 2019. Please limit the number of attendees to two per organisation.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=92440.
(WA Ref:92440)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/06/2019