Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Welsh Government Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
E-mail: christine.wells@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.welshgovernment@gov.wales
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
Welsh Farm Business Survey for Wales 2022+
Reference number: C304/2021/2022
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
1.1. The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is an annual survey of farm businesses in Wales conducted with the primary purpose of collecting detailed physical and financial data about the economic position of farm businesses throughout Wales. The survey is the primary source of information on the economics of farm businesses and is one of the most complex surveys undertaken anywhere in Government. Similar surveys of farm businesses are also conducted in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and other European Union (EU) Member States
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 959 275.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
This will be an all Wales contract
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Farm Business Survey (FBS) is an annual survey of farm businesses in Wales conducted with the primary purpose of collecting detailed physical and financial data about the economic position of farm businesses throughout Wales. The survey is the primary source of information on the economics of farm businesses and is one of the most complex surveys undertaken anywhere in Government. Similar surveys of farm businesses are also conducted in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and other European Union (EU) Member States
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Questions
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial Contract will be for 36 months with an option to extend for a further 12 plus 12 months thus the maximum contract duration will be 60 months / 5 years.
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:
2022/S 022-123050
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C304/2021/2022
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/09/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
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: 1
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
Aberystwyth University
IBERS, Penglais
Aberystwyth
SY233FL
UK
NUTS: UKL
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:
: 2 959 275.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
-Tender Information:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.
The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.
On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.
The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”
Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.
If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.
Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.
Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.
Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 17:00 GMT
How To Find The ITT:
Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’
The e-tender references for this contract are: project_49836, ITT-93397.
Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.
You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.
Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=115828
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
Community benefits will be non-core.
(WA Ref:115828)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=117747
(WA Ref:117747)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
(WA Ref:119636)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
(WA Ref:125125)
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
28/09/2022