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

Standardising wellbeing data collection across the Welsh public sector

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Section 39 of the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act 2023 (SPPP Act) requires Contracting Authorities to produce annual socially responsible procurement reports. Among the requirements of these reports, Welsh Contracting Authorities (WCAs) must include:

“information that the Welsh Ministers consider they require in order to assess the extent to which—

a)a contracting authority meeting its socially responsible procurement objectives contributes to the achievement of the well-being goals;

b)a contracting authority’s public procurement, generally, contributes to the achievement of the well-being goals, for example by:

i.benefitting the economy of its area, including through the award of contracts to small and medium sized enterprises;

ii.taking environmental considerations into account;

iii.taking (other) social considerations into account;

iv.promoting and facilitating use of the Welsh language.”

The Act requires Welsh Ministers to publish regulations that specify the information that must be included in these reports. The purpose of this contract is to:

•Take the proposed set of metrics set out in the Specification and work with stakeholders from across the Welsh public sector to determine how to collect the data using existing systems. It will be important for the Client to support these organisations as they work out how to collect the data, and potentially in liaising with their suppliers.

•Go back over broader well-being goals and outcomes and advise which of those might lend themselves to quantitative metrics. It is important to note that in so doing, WCAs are still able to report qualitative information and case studies beyond any of the current set of metrics.

•Look beyond the public sector and consider whether there are examples of these data being collected in private or third sector supply chains. For example, the successful bidder should carry out desk-based research and engage with some contractors to identify any existing and good practice to learn from.

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=138519

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The value of the Contract is estimated to be £65,000-£70,000 excluding VAT. The Contract will be for a two month term with a possible one-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_55478 and itt_108512

- 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

C223/2023/2024

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:138519)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice