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02 Contract Notice

Technical Policy Learning and Development Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

  • First published: 22 March 2022
  • Last modified: 10 April 2024

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-119825
Published by:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Authority ID:
AA0007
Publication date:
22 March 2022
Deadline date:
08 May 2024
Notice type:
02 Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

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. CPV: 80500000, 80500000, 80300000, 80400000, 80500000, 80300000, 80400000, 80500000, 80300000, 80400000, 80500000, 80300000, 80400000, 80500000, 80300000, 80400000, 80500000, 80300000, 80400000, 80500000, 80300000, 80400000.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Welsh Government

Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park

Cardiff

CF10 3NQ

UK

Contact person: Elliott Gordon

Telephone: +44 3000257095

E-mail: elliott.gordon@gov.wales

NUTS: UKL

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://wales.gov

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk


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

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

II.2) Description

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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system

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:

2022/S 000-001497

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 11/04/2024

Local time: 14:00

IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 12/04/2024

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

CY

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 24 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

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

(WA Ref:119825)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

UK

Telephone: +44 2079477501

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

22/03/2022

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
80400000 Adult and other education services Education and training services
80300000 Higher education services Education and training services
80500000 Training services Education and training services

Delivery locations

ID Description
1017 Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
1015 Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
1013 Conwy and Denbighshire
1020 East Wales
1023 Flintshire and Wrexham
1016 Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
1012 Gwynedd
1011 Isle of Anglesey
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1024 Powys
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)
1018 Swansea
100 UK - All
1000 WALES
1010 West Wales and The Valleys

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
22 March 2022
Deadline date:
08 May 2024 00:00
Notice type:
02 Contract Notice
Authority name:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Publication date:
10 April 2024
Notice type:
14 Corrigendum
Authority name:
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

About the buyer

Main contact:
elliott.gordon@gov.wales
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

Further information

Date Details
10/04/2024 09:52
Notice date(s) changed
IV.2.2) Time limit
Old date: 11/04/2024 14:00
New date: 08/05/2024 14:00

IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations
Old date: 12/04/2024
New date: 11/04/2024

The DPS has been extended by one year, as provided for in the tender documents.

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