CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

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Title

Consumer Research / Ymchwil Defnyddwyr

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Description of the goods or services required

We wish to appoint a suitably qualified agency to conduct market research into attitudes towards Welsh food and drink, and land based goods locally to the following counties: Bridgend, Caerphilly & Blaenau Gwent, Cwm Taf (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf), Vale of Usk (Monmouthshire and Newport), Neath Port Talbot, Powys, Torfaen and The Vale of Glamorgan.

The research is required to be conducted with consumers and buyers and to be completed in three phases – baseline, mid-term and at the end of the project. The sample requirement is a minimum of 2960 over the lifetime of the project, to include:

• the general public / consumers across the 11 local authorities across Wales;

• key buyers from across Wales (representing both local and national organisations).

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=72308.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

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Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

£25,000 excluding VAT.

3 Conditions for Participation

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Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

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Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Time Limits

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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Welsh

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

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Additional Information

Menter a Busnes have been awarded the tender to deliver the Resilient Economy -Local Supply Chains programme, which is funded by the Welsh Government Rural Communities –Rural Development Programme 2014 -2020.

This is a collaborative project led by Bridgend County Borough Council on behalf of 8 Local Action Groups encompassing 11 Local Authorities namely – Bridgend, Caerphilly & Blaenau Gwent, Cwm Taf (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf), Vale of Usk (Monmouthshire and Newport), Neath Port Talbot, Powys, Torfaen and The Vale of Glamorgan.

The overall purpose of the project is to encourage farmers, land based producers and processors to collaborate, resulting in the strengthening of the SME base and the creation of strong co-operative clusters to take forward new projects. Targeting new, small and hard to reach producers it will address the barriers to engagement, up-skill, create clusters and networks and build physical capacity for economies of scale. As part of the project delivery we wish to undertake research with consumers and buyers, to gauge general attitudes towards local produce, buyer behaviour and products consumers / buyers can’t source locally. The research will help inform the overall project of current market conditions in South East Wales and Powys, as well as highlight any gaps in the market, which will assist the groups in identifying potential new collaborative opportunities.

(WA Ref:72308)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: The project is funded by the Welsh Government Rural Communities –Rural Development Programme 2014 -2020.

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice