Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3000628864
E-mail: cpsprocurementadvice@wales.gsi.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang=en
Address of the buyer profile: http://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
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Business Wales Marketing
Reference number: C204/2016/2017
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79342000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This project is a procurement exercise to appoint an agency for marketing, media and strategy to support the aims of the Business Wales service and to support the development of a refreshed identity and marketing approach for Business Wales and the delivery of a dedicated campaign.Please note that this contract is part funded by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and is therefore subject to the availability of those funds.
Please note that consortia bids are encouraged for this tender exercise. Please refer to www.wales.gov.uk/jointbidding for advice and assistance on joint bidding
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
900 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79340000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Invitation to Tender Document (ITT) has been prepared on behalf of the Welsh Ministers, in order to establish a contract for the Welsh Government’s Business Wales Service marketing, media and strategy to support the Business Wales and Entrepreneurship service aims over the term of Government and to support the development of a refreshed identity and marketing approach for Business Wales and Entrepreneurship and the delivery of a dedicated campaign. Please note that this contract is part funded by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and is therefore subject to the availability of those funds.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
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:
Yes
Identification of the project:
Business Wales - Funded by European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
II.2.14) Additional information
The value stated in this Contract Notice is the maximum anticipation value for the full potential contract period of 4 years (i.e the 2 year initial term plus the up to 2 years optional extension period on an annual basis). This contract is part funded by European funds and is therefore subject to the continued availability of those funds.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 020-033611
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C204/2016/2017
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/05/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ubiquity Group
Ubiquity Group, S4C Media Centre,
Cardiff
CF14 5DU
UK
Telephone: +44 7931408837
NUTS: UK
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:
: 900 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
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.
- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.
- 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 2pm
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_34950, itt_58709
- 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.
- Should you have 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.
(WA Ref:67718)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3000628864
Internet address(es)
URL: http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang=en
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/06/2017