Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
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
Telephone: +44 3000257095
E-mail: cpsprocurementadvice@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://wales.gov
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Trustmark 2005 Ltd “TrustMark Research & Innovation” - Provision of infrastructure, data processing and analysis on Housing in Wales
Reference number: C139/2023/2024
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The information required by Welsh Government was developed and retained by ABC-RP through a formal contract award and following their takeover by TrustMark, the information is now only available through TrustMark. Therefore, competition is absent for technical reasons
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Welsh Goverment are contracting with TrustMark Research & Innovation” for provision of infrastructure, data processing and analysis of in-use performance data from Social Housing across the Optimised Retrofit Programme (ORP) & Innovative Housing Programme (IHP) continuing the working relationship
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
Negotiated procedure without prior publication
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Negotiated Procedure may be met compliantly by relying on Regulation 32(2) (b) (ii & iii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 for this procurement.
Trustmark 2005 Ltd is a not-for-profit social enterprise that operates under a Master Licence Agreement to the DESNZ. DESNZ undertakes due diligence on TrustMark as TrustMark is the UK Government endorsed quality scheme that covers work carried out in or around the home. TrustMark also manages DESNZ Decarbonisation Data Base of all works undertaken under this endorsed quality scheme. Therefore only TrustMark is able to provide this requirement and competition is absent.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: C139/2023/2024
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
25/10/2023
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
TrustMark
The Square, Basing View
Basingstoke
RG214EB
UK
Telephone: +44 7799887359
NUTS: UK
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:
700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:136549)
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
16/11/2023