Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Parc Cathays / Cathays Park
Caerdydd / Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Contact person: CPS Advice Mailbox
Telephone: +44 3000257095
E-mail: CPSProcurementAdvice@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://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
Research into INSET (In Service Education and Training) Days in Wales
Reference number: C264/2024/2025
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73110000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Welsh Government ran a mini competition in order to commission research to understand how schools and local authorities use INSET days to support practitioners to develop their practice and skills to improve outcomes for learners. The opportunity was procured via a Call off competition under the CCS Research & Insights DPS (RM6126).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
138 925.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Welsh Government ran a mini competition in order tocommission research to understand how schools and local authorities use INSET days to support practitioners to develop their practice and skills to improve outcomes for learners. The opportunity was procured via a Call off competition under the CCS Research & Insights DPS (RM6126).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Policy Context - Evidence of a clear understanding of the policy context and need for the research.
/ Weighting: 15
Quality criterion: Methodology Evidence of your proposed methodology, clearly outlining research design and how the aims of this study will be met.
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Resources Evidence of those roles of the staff who will be directly involved in delivering this project and their suitability for those roles in terms of relevant expertise and skills.
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Project management and risks Evidence an understanding of and ability to meet project timetable and dependencies/risks.
/ Weighting: 15
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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
This notice is issued to provide the result of a mini competition run under the Research and Insights DPS ( RM6126) an established Crown Commercial Services Dynamic Purchasing System.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C264/2024/2025
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
23/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 6
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Miller Research (UK) Ltd
Pen-y-Wyrlod, Llanvetherine
Abergavenny.
NP78RG
UK
NUTS: UKL21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 138 925.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:153909)
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
24/07/2025