CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Review of Non-Domestic Rates Reliefs in Wales

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Welsh Government (on behalf of the Welsh Ministers) is commissioning a review of non-domestic rates (NDR) reliefs in Wales. This work is being undertaken to provide and insight into the effectiveness of the current financial support offered to ratepayers, to inform how the existing package of reliefs may be changed in the future.

Objectives of the work align to three key review strands:

1.Principles – To develop a set of key principles to guide future changes to NDR reliefs.

2.Practicalities – To test and refine the developed principles, considering the practicality of the reliefs and their administration by local authorities.

3.Perceptions – To consider the perspectives of current ratepayers and their representatives, further testing and refining the developed principles.

Both primary and secondary data collection and analysis are required under this contract, which will cumulate in the publication of a final research report on the Welsh Government website.

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=140437

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

A budget range of £70,000 - £85,000 excluding VAT is available for the purposes of this contract and over the initial 9-month contract period. If invoked, The Client will make a further budget of £5,000 - £15,000 excluding VAT for the 3-month extension period.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

E-Tender Information:

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.

- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.

- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.

- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.

- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”

- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.

- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.

- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.

- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).

- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the

Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.

- Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 14:00. Late bids will not be accepted.

How To Find The ITT:

- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’

- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_56057 and itt_109717

- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the 'Express an Interest' button. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.

- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.

- Any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

Please note that the Client may utilise EU finding in respect of the Contract. As a result, the successful Bidder will be required to manage finances and records so as to comply with EU audit requirements.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

C277/2023/2024

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:140437)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice