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 3000603300
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
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
Wales Tourism Occupancy Survey
Reference number: C166/2017/18
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Welsh Government wish to award a contract for the continued undertaking of accommodation occupancy surveys for the four calendar years 2018 to 2021 inclusive.
The main aim of the accommodation surveys are: to monitor monthly occupancy levels among a representative sample of accommodation establishments in Wales; to analyse and report the findings to Visit Wales, the UK Survey Co-ordinator and participating operators on a monthly and annual basis; to gauge business confidence and provide an indication of forward booking levels; to analyse and interpret the Wales findings in the context of developments in the UK and international tourism and business environment; to provide specific ad hoc analysis as required by Visit Wales.
The contract is divided into two Lots and agencies can elect to bid for either one or both Lots
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
341 480.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Occupancy surveys, analysis and reporting for the Serviced accommodation sector
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79342311
79311000
79311300
79311210
79311200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
lOT 1 requires an Occupancy survey of the serviced Accommodation in Wales and covers the following categories of accommodation: Hotels, Guesthouses, Bed and Breakfast establishments.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Understanding of the brief and strength of proposed methodology to meet the requirements stipulated in section 5 of the specification
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Demonstrated expertise of proposed project team
/ Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: Cost as broken down in the completed price schedule
/ Weighting: 30
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Occupancy surveys, analysis and reporting for the Self-catering accommodation sectors
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79342311
79311000
79311300
79311210
79311200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 requires an Occupancy survey, analysis and reporting for the Self-catering accommodation sectors in Wales and covers the following categories of accommodation:
Self-catering cottages and apartments; Holiday parks (static caravans); Touring caravan pitches / camping; Hostels and bunkhouses.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Understanding of the brief and strength of proposed methodology to meet the requirements stipulated in section 5 of the specification
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Demonstrated expertise of proposed project team
/ Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: Cost as broken down in the completed price schedule
/ Weighting: 30
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
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 239-496265
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Occupancy surveys, analysis and reporting for the Serviced accommodation sector
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Research Solution Ltd
County House, Saint Mary's Street
Worcester
WR1 1HB
UK
Telephone: +44 1905721440
Fax: +44 1905721441
NUTS: UKL
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:
: 186 480.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Occupancy surveys, analysis and reporting for the Self-catering accommodation sectors
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/03/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
The Research Solution Ltd
County House, Saint Mary's Street
Worcester
WR1 1HB
UK
Telephone: +44 1905721440
Fax: +44 1905721441
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 135 000.00
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 etender references for this contract are: Project_37429 and ITT_64831
- 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.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=72480
(WA Ref:72480)
(WA Ref:79450)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3000603300
Internet address(es)
URL: http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang=en
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/03/2018