Modification notice
Modification of a contract/concession during its term
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Natural Resources Wales
Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
UK
Telephone: +44 3000653000
E-mail: procurement.enquiries@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Specialist Analytical Service for NRW
Reference number: 86123
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71900000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71900000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
NRW Analytical Services, Faraday Building (2nd Floor), Singleton Park Campus, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP. Collection points for samples to be agreed during implementation.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NRWAS manage an outsourced analysis contract for the wider business, delivering samples from our laboratory to a third-party laboratory for analysis. The reasons for outsourcing are generally when specialised methods are yet to be developed by NRW or where setting up in-house capability is uneconomical due to low sample numbers. The samples are collected from a range of matrices; including freshwater, trade, treated sewage, saline, biota and sediment. Reporting limits are often required in low, or very low ranges.
This Invitation to Tender is for a contract to provide NRW with water quality and environmental analysis and for providing results in a suitable format. The contract also includes the provision of a refrigerated courier service to collect samples from an agreed location.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start:
13/09/2021
End:
31/12/2022
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.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-022961
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: 86123
Title: Specialist Analytical Service for NRW
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
07/09/2021
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/concessionaire
RPS Environmental Management Limited
13 St Martins Way, Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK420LF
UK
Telephone: +44 1623663372
NUTS: UK
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
/concession: 800 000.00
GBP
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING AN EXPRESSION OF INTEREST / COMPLETING THE ITT
i) Suppliers should register on the eTendering portal https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
ii) Once registered, suppliers must express their interest as follows
a) login to the eTendering portal
b) select ITT'
c) select 'ITTs Open To All Suppliers'
d) access the listing relating to the contract (itt_86123 "Specialist Analytical Services for NRW") and view details
e) click on 'Express Interest' button in the 'Actions' box on the left-hand side of the page
iii) Once you have expressed interest, the ITT will move to 'My ITTs', where you can download and view documents and where you can construct your reply as instructed. You must then publish your reply using the publish button.
iv) For any support in submitting your expression of interest, please contact the eTendering helpdesk on 0800 0112470 or at help@bravosolution.co.uk.
(WA Ref:129651)
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
06/03/2023
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession
VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1) Main CPV code
71900000
VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71900000
VII.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
NRW Analytical Services, Faraday Building (2nd Floor), Singleton Park Campus, Swansea University, Swansea, SA2 8PP. Collection
points for samples to be agreed during implementation.
VII.1.4) Description of the procurement
NRWAS manage an outsourced analysis contract for the wider business, delivering samples from our laboratory to a third-party laboratory
for analysis. The reasons for outsourcing are generally when specialised methods are yet to be developed by NRW or where setting up
in-house capability is uneconomical due to low sample numbers. The samples are collected from a range of matrices; including freshwater,
trade, treated sewage, saline, biota and sediment. Reporting limits are often required in low, or very low ranges.
This Invitation to Tender is for a contract to provide NRW with water quality and environmental analysis and for providing results in a
suitable format. The contract also includes the provision of a refrigerated courier service to collect samples from an agreed location.
VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start:
13/09/2021
End:
31/12/2023
VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: 890 515.00 GBP
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
RPS Environmental Management Limited
13 St Martins Way, Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK420LF
UK
Telephone: +44 1623663372
NUTS: UK
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
No
VII.2) Information about modifications
VII.2.1) Description of the modifications
Implementation of 12-month extension option to 31/12/2023.
Rates to increase by 15%, except for courier rates that will increase by 10%. The revised rates will be applied from 1st March 2023 and will remain fixed until 31st December 2023, and is inclusive of the biota samples sent to RPS in February 2023. The modification relates to regulation 72 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 clause 72(1)(a).
VII.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
The extension option and annual rate increase was included in the original contract.
VII.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)
Value excluding VAT: 800 000.00 Currency: GBP
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: 890 515.00 Currency: GBP