PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education Other (Please specify) Public Procurement

The National Procurement Service is a pan public sector organisation that will deliver 'All-Wales' contracts and frameworks for all public sector organisations in Wales. The current list of organisations signed up to using the National Procurement Service can be found at http://npswales.gov.uk/about-us/customer-member-organisations?lang=en. This list may be subject to change during the life of the agreement. In addition, the agreement will be available for use by All Schools and Town and Community Councils within the City and County Boundaries of Wales. Further details on the organisations that can use the Agreement will be included in the OJEU Notice.

Section II.B: Object of the Contract(SUPPLIES OR SERVICES)

II.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Commoditised Software and Software Solutions Framework

II.2)

Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance

II.3)

Short description of nature and quantity or supplies or services

II.4)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.5)

Scheduled date for start of award procedures

II.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.7)

Additional information

- MARKET ENGAGEMENT: National Procurement Service will engage with suppliers to establish the most appropriate commercial models and contracting terms to deliver best value. In order to do this, market engagement and consultation will take place via a supplier workshop to be held in Wales. You should record your interest in the Notice via the ‘Further Information’ tab, ‘Additional Notice Options’. By recording your interest you will be automatically sent information including invites to Supplier Days, clarifications and deadline date changes etc. Please note that recording your interest does not automatically enter you into the tender process for this notice.

- COMMUNITY BENEFITS: The commitment to deliver ‘community benefit' outcomes from our procurement activity is designed to ensure that wider social and economic issues are taken into account when spending public money. The intention is to achieve the very best value for money in the widest sense.

- National Procurement Service may change both the scope and the structure of this framework procurement as a result of market and customer engagement.

- National Procurement Service does not guarantee that a call for competition will definitely take place as a result of this Prior Information Notice.

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

III.2)

Conditions for participation

III.2.1)

Reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community fund

VI.2)

Additional information

(WA Ref:17208)

VI.3)

Information on general regulatory framework

VI.4)

Date of dispatch of this notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained