Social and other specific services – concessions
Concession award notice
Section I: Contracting
authority/entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Qualifications Wales
Q2 Building, Pencarn Lane, Imperial Park
Newport
NP10 8AR
UK
Telephone: +44 1633373205
E-mail: Procurement@qualificationswales.org
NUTS: UKL2
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.qualificationswales.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA41978
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
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Commissioning of the Development, Delivery & Award of the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales Level 3 Qualification
Reference number: QW212201
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Award of a concession contract to an awarding body to develop, deliver & award the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales (Level 3) qualification primarily designed for learners aged 16 to 19 in Wales.
This qualification must be ready for first teaching from 1 September 2023.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 335 315.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL2
Main site or place of performance:
Schools and colleges across Wales.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Award of a concession contract for the development, delivery and award of a new level 3 skills based qualification, the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales. On 23 February 2021 we published a notice of our Intention to Restrict the qualification we wish to develop to one form and to secure its development and delivery via a commissioning route. No representations were received and subsequently we published a Notice of Determination to Restrict on 8 June 2021.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start:
01/10/2021
End:
31/08/2033
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
The contract period is broken down as follows
Development & implementation period: From 1 October 2021 to 31 August 2023.
Exclusivity period: 1 September 2023 to 31 August 2030
Run-off period): 1 September 2030 to 31 August 2032.
Option to extend for up to a further year at the end of the post restriction period.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Form of procedure
Award procedure with prior publication of a concession notice
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2021/S 000-012652
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/09/2021
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
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: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wjec Cbac Ltd
Wjec Cbac Ltd, 245 Western Avenue
CARDIFF
CF52YX
UK
Telephone: +44 2920265000
E-mail: info@wjec.co.uk
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
URL: www.wjec.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 6 031 219.88 GBP
Total value of the concession/lot:
6 335 315.00
GBP
Any other details relevant to the value of the concession according to Art. 8(3) of the directive:
The final value of the concession is based upon the qualification fee in the contract multiplied by an estimate of the number of learner certifications over the 7 year exclusivity period.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:114312)
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
24/09/2021