Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Procurement Service (Welsh Government)
T’yr Afon, Bedwas Road
Caerphilly
CF83 8WT
UK
Telephone: +44 3007900170
E-mail: NPSICTCategoryTeam@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://npswales.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA27760
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Agile Digital and ICT Resources Agreement
Reference number: NPS – ICT – 0075 – 17
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72222300
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Agile Digital and ICT Resource Agreement is a all-Wales framework for the provision of resources and solutions on a Statements of Works (SoW) basis. This will be a single Supplier Agreement, providing resources, to supplement Customer organisations internal capacity and capabilities. The resource shall be purchased via discreet, time bound SoW; ensuring only services and resource within the scope of the Agreement are purchased. The Supply Partner will not be permitted to fulfil a SoW using their internal resources.
In accordance with Regulation 33(5) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, these procedures may be applied only between the contracting authorities clearly identified in the link below and the tender documentation.
http://gov.wales/docs/nps/Named-NPS-customers-OJEU-6th-September-2016.pdf
A copy of this list has been recorded at the time that this notice.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
120 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72222300
72000000
79600000
72200000
72100000
72500000
72600000
72227000
72221000
72224000
72246000
72266000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
This contract will be delivered across Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The National Procurement Service on behalf of the Welsh Public Sector wishes to establish a single supplier Framework Agreement (Agreement) for the supply of Agile Digital and ICT Resources. The Agreement will be established through a process of competitive tender through an Open Procedure.
Evaluations will be a 3 stage process:
Stage 1: Qualification
Stage 2: Technical, Sustainability and Commercial
Stage 3: Demonstration
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Criteria
/ Weighting: 33
Quality criterion: Sustainability Criteria
/ Weighting: 7
Quality criterion: Technical Demonstration
/ Weighting: 15
Cost criterion: Proposal: Margin
/ Weighting: 40
Cost criterion: Proposal: Value for Money
/ Weighting: 5
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Call-off contracts under this Framework will be on a direct award basis.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2018/S 087-195563
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NPS – ICT – 0075 – 17
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/08/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Bloom Procurement Services Ltd
Rotterdam House, 116 Quayside
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 3DY
UK
Telephone: +44 2039489400
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 120 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:84743)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
National Procurement Service (Welsh Government)
T’yr Afon, Bedwas Road
Caerphilly
CF83 8WT
UK
Telephone: +44 3007900170
E-mail: NPSICTCategoryTeam@gov.wales
Internet address(es)
URL: http://npswales.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/10/2018