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II.1.1) Title
Technical Policy Learning and Development Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Reference number: F311/2020/2021
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Welsh Government wishes to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the development and delivery of Technical and
Special Policy learning and development solutions. Technical and Specialist Policy training needs to be delivered in the following areas:
Category 1 - Behavioural insights
Category 2 - Collaboration and involvement
Category 3 - Systems and Complexity
Category 4 - Design and User-Centred Design
Category 5 - Evidence, data and analysis
Category 6 - Futures
Category 7 - Innovation and Creativity
Please note this contract notice is to notify suppliers of the ongoing opportunity to join this DPS up until April 2024. This notice is for the same opportunity as was advertised in Contract notice Ref No: 117274, but the etenderwales project and ITT details have changed for the ongoing opportunity, and are correct in this notice.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum 7 lots
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Behavioural Insights
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80500000
80300000
80400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to the following: Behavioural Insights (BI), including
psychological theories and models of behaviour; applied BI tools and techniques e.g. EAST; Randomised control trials; BI ethics;
Behavioural economics, including key principles; heuristics and bias; Organisational behaviour and organisational change. DPS Members
on this category should have expertise and experience in delivering learning in a public policy context on at least one of the following:
- Behavioural insights
- Behavioural economics
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Collaboration and Involvement
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80500000
80300000
80400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to the following: Collaboration – including cross-government
working; collaborating with local government, private sector and other sectors. Delivery chains and mapping, collaboration models, whole
system approaches, partnership working, stakeholder management; Citizen and stakeholder engagement and involvement, including
models, techniques for participation, planning and implementing engagement and involvement strategies, co-production and Consultation,
including public consultation and legal requirements to consult. DPS Members on this category should have expertise and experience in
delivering learning in a public policy context on at least one of the following
- Collaboration
- Citizen and stakeholder engagement and involvement
- Consultation
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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: 3
II.2.1) Title
Systems and Complexity
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80500000
80300000
80400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to any of the following: Systems thinking, including systems
theory and core concepts such as interconnectedness, synthesis, causal/feedback loops, delay, cause and effect, networks, emergence;
System Dynamics (SD), including SD theory, SD modelling, systems behaviour, use of modelling software and Complexity theory,
including theoretical and practical models, complex adaptive systems. DPS Members on this category should have expertise and experience
in delivering learning in a public policy context on at least one of the following
- Systems thinking
- System dynamics
- Complexity theory
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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: 4
II.2.1) Title
Design and User-centred Design
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80500000
80300000
80400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to any of the following: Design thinking and User-centred
design, including empathy mapping, problem definition, ideation, prototyping, and iteration. Models and frameworks e.g. five steps, double
diamond; ambiguity and bias; user research; ethnography; user experience testing tools and techniques, including affinity mapping,
customer and user journey mapping, personas, user interviews and observation techniques; Service and policy design; human and
planet-centred design. DPS Members on this category should have expertise and experience in delivering learning in a public policy
context on at least one of the following
- Design thinking
- User-centred design
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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: 5
II.2.1) Title
Evidence, Data and Analysis
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80500000
80300000
80400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to any of the following: Evidence and evidence gathering,
including - types of evidence and research - sources, validity, reliability, commissioning and using evidence to evaluate impact of policies;
Data, including - collection methods, types , big and open data, ethics, governance, quality, working with statistics, graphs and charts;
dashboards, presentation, visualisation and reporting Analysis – tools and techniques, analysis and assessment of research and data;
economics; working with economic and scientific data; AI and machine learning. DPS Members on this category should have expertise and
experience in delivering learning in a public policy context on at least one of the following
- Evidence and evidence gathering
- Data
- Analysis
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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: 6
II.2.1) Title
Futures
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80500000
80300000
80400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to any of the following: Futures thinking – including key
principles, tools and skills; forecasting and horizon scanning; working with uncertainty and ambiguity; tools and techniques for
distinguishing between possible, probable and preferred futures; prediction, probability and risk; the Futures toolkit. DPS Members on this
category should have expertise and experience in delivering learning in a public policy context on at least one of the following
- Futures thinking and horizon scanning
- Futures toolkit
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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: 7
II.2.1) Title
Innovation and Creativity
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80500000
80300000
80400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to any of the following: Innovation, including innovation
theory; tools and techniques e.g. idea generation, hackathons; developing an Innovation Culture; innovating at pace; facilitating innovation;
pitching; storytelling; Creativity – including creative thinking; creative problem solving, wicked problems, disruption and disruptive
innovation. DPS Members on this category should have expertise and experience in delivering learning in a public policy context on at
least one of the following
- Innovation
- Creativity
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
A contract notice to apply for this DPS was previously advertised under Find a Tender/ Official Journal reference number 1497-2022. The etenderwales ITT and Project references have changed from previously advertised, and the references are now correct in this notice and are project_50025 and ITT_93880.
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=119825
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.