Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
National Assembly for Wales Commission
National Assembly for Wales, Ty Hywel, Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1NA
UK
Contact person: Jan Koziel
Telephone: +44 3002006549
E-mail: jan.koziel@assembly.wales
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.assemblywales.org/abthome/abt-procurement.htm
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0424
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3000623300
E-mail: CPSProcurementAdvice@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang=en
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Assembly
Belfast
UK
E-mail: info.office@niassembly.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN06
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
In the case of joint procurement involving different countries – applicable national procurement law:
The Contracting authorities are the National Assembly for Wales, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Northern Ireland Assembly are included as a potential future partner.
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
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
Other: Devolved Legislature
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legislation software
Reference number: 1179/JK
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Software for drafting and amending Legislation.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 950 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Cardiff
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To award a single supplier framework agreement with a four (4) year duration.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
13/01/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
03/02/2020
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Suppliers will need to be registered on the Bravo Solution portal in order to obtain the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire
(PQQ) and view the supporting Procurement documents. If you are not already registered you can register by going to
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk. It is free to register on this portal. Once registered:-
- Click the 'Open Access PQQs' link
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content (pqq_32904 - Legislation Software)
- Click the 'Express Interest' button in the 'Actions' box on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the PQQ into
your 'My PQQs' page
- Click on the PQQ code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the 'Settings and Buyer Attachments' in the
'Actions' box
- You can now choose to 'Reply' to the PQQ and submit your response
Please note that the Procurement documents will be uploaded into the 'Supplier Attachments' area under 'Settings' for all
suppliers to view.
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=97844
(WA Ref:97844)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
National Assembly for Wales Commission
National Assembly for Wales, Ty Hywel, Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1NA
UK
Telephone: +44 3002006549
Internet address(es)
URL: www.assemblywales.org/abthome/abt-procurement.htm
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/12/2019