Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Torfaen County Borough Council
Civic Centre, Pontypool
Torfaen
NP4 6YB
UK
Telephone: +44 1495762200
E-mail: socialcare.procurement@cardiff.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL16
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.torfaen.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0498
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
Third Sector Support
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Torfaen Council is seeking to recruit a local County Voluntary Council (Torfaen Voluntary Alliance) to deliver a sweep of projects that supports the third sector. Primary focusing on the development of volunteering opportunities and sustainable development of third sector organisations to meet the objectives within the Torfaen community Wellbeing Strategy.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
717 559.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85000000
85300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL16
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Torfaen Council is seeking to recruit a local County Voluntary Council to deliver a sweep of projects that supports the third sector. Primary focusing on the development of volunteering opportunities and sustainable development of third sector organisations to meet the objectives within the Torfaen community Wellbeing Strategy.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation:
PCR 2015 Regulation 32 (2) (b)(ii)
(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service
Contracts
(b)where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reason
(ii)competition is absent for technical reasons,
The provision of the services falls within one of the categories of services in the health and social care categories listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations (“the Regulations”) and accordingly the so called “Light Touch Regime” applies to the procurement of the
services concerned. The Council will comply with the mandatory requirements as set out in the Light Touch Regime. This is a pilot arrangement.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
02/04/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Torfaen Voluntary Alliance
Portland Buildings, Commercial Street
Pontypool
NP46JS
UK
Telephone: +44 1495365613
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
717 559.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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=141703.
(WA Ref:141703)
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
24/05/2024