Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
E-mail: ICTProcurement@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.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
Engaging with Welsh Diaspora
Reference number: C021/2020/2021
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This procurement exercise is being conducted on behalf of the Welsh Ministers to procure the services of a supplier who is capable of engaging with Welsh diaspora to develop a database of 500,000 diaspora connections and provide associated analysis of the impact of engaging with these connections by using various digital communications methodologies.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
358 976.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72212600
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Welsh Government Office Cathays Park Cardiff
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Welsh Government’s International Strategy sets out to:
- Raise Wales’s profile on the international stage;
- Grow the economy by increasing exports and attracting inward investment; and
- Establish Wales as a globally responsible nation.
One of the ways in which the Welsh Government has committed to meeting these ambitions is by mobilising the Welsh diaspora. Developing an effective relationship with our diaspora will offer a Platform from which to raise the profile of Wales, showcase Welsh excellence and reach the target of making 500,000 Welsh diaspora connections.
The objectives of the contract are to:
- Build a database of 500,000 diaspora connections.
- Map out the Welsh diaspora overseas: who they are and where they are.
- Harness, coordinate and promote the work of existing Welsh diaspora networks.
- Promote the Welsh Government’s key messages amongst diaspora and provide feedback on which messages resonate.
- Provide quarterly updates on the number of diaspora “connections” i.e. progress against the 500k target.
- Identify any particularly influential members of the diaspora community that would benefit from closer relationship management, either from Cardiff or via the overseas network.
- Measure the benefits (economic and other) to Wales from connecting with diaspora e.g. through tourism, investment, donations, profile.
- Work with Welsh organisations identified by the Welsh Government to promote their offer and work abroad.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Supplier may be asked to deliver ad-hoc additional services (estimated 2-5 per year) which may include but is not limited to; organising and delivering digital and/or physical events with Diaspora, promote and encourage involvement from the Welsh Diaspora in Welsh Government led activity amongst other things. This is not an exclusive requirement, nor is any work guaranteed to the Supplier. The Client reserves the right to contract these services with an alternative Supplier.
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.1.8) 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:
2021/S 000-002071
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C021/2020/2021
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/11/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Treacy Management Consulting Ltd
5 Clare Road, Drumcondra
Dublin
D09R2T8
IE
Telephone: +35 3857366823
NUTS: IE061
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 358 976.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:115433)
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
10/11/2021