Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
North Wales Economic Ambition Board
Uned Caffael / Procurement Unit, Swyddfeydd y Cyngor, Stryd y Jel / Council Offices, Shirehall Street
Caernarfon
LL55 1SH
UK
Contact person: Nia Medi Williams
Telephone: +44 1286679685
E-mail: niamediwilliams@buegogleddcymru.co.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.northwaleseab.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0361
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Ongoing Business Case Consultancy
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The NWEAB seeks to appoint a long-term partner to support the Portfolio Management Office with a number of business cases over the next 5 years, with the project business cases expected to be delivered over the next 12-36 months.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
450 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The NWEAB seeks to appoint a long-term partner to support the Portfolio Management Office with a number of business cases over the next 5 years, with the project business cases expected to be delivered over the next 12-36 months.
Work Packages
The exact level of support required will vary depending on the project; however, the type of support expected will broadly fall into 3 categories.
1. Annual Updates of existing Portfolio and Programme Business Cases
- Updating economic cases based on latest project information;
- Reviewing updated content from other cases created by the Portfolio Management Office;
- The Annual update of the Portfolio and Programme Business Case(s) will need to be carried out during the Summer months ready for submission to Governments during September. The 2021 update will need to be completed immediately following the appointment during July/August 2021.
2. Review/critique of business cases submitted by partners to the Portfolio Management Office
- Review of project business cases submitted and production of recommendations for Portfolio Management Office to consider.
- Training/upskilling of Portfolio Management Office to undertake own reviews.
3. Support the Portfolio Management Office to develop project business cases
- Provide advice and guidance to the Portfolio Management Office on the development of the business cases;
- Facilitating workshops as per the Better Business Case guidance;
- Development of economic, commercial and financial cases;
- Review and critique of other cases developed by the Portfolio Management Office.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-009297
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Ongoing Business Case Consultancy
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17/09/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hatch Associates Limited
20 St Andrew Street, Holborn
London
EC4A3AY
UK
Telephone: +44 7961306791
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 450 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:114190)
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
21/09/2021