Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
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.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
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
Distributive body for the Landfill Disposals Tax Communities Scheme Wales
Reference number: C075/2017/18
II.1.2) Main CPV code
75100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Landfill Disposals Tax (LDT) Communities Scheme will replace the Landfill Communities Fund in Wales when Landfill Tax is devolved to Wales from April 2018 . A distributive body will administer the grant scheme on behalf of the Welsh Government.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75100000
75112000
75131000
79000000
66170000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Landfill Disposals Tax (LDT) Communities Scheme will replace the Landfill Communities Fund in Wales when Landfill Tax is devolved to Wales from April 2018 . A distributive body will administer the grant scheme on behalf of the Welsh Government.
The scheme will support local community and environmental projects in areas affected by the disposal of waste to landfill. Information on the scheme’s general principles, geographical coverage and the types of projects that will be supported are available on the Welsh Government’s website http://gov.wales/docs/caecd/publications/161213-ldt-update-en.pdf
This notice seeks to alert the marketplace to the forthcoming procurement to appoint a distributive body to administer the scheme.
The distributive body will distribute in the region of GBP1.4m of grants per annum to local community and environmental projects. This contract is for the administration of the scheme and the contract value is expected to be GBP100,000 per annum. These proposals are dependant upon the final block grant adjustment about LDT which will not be concluded until after the UK Autumn Budget. The distributive body will provide applicants with a single point of contact as well as providing guidance and support to applicants.
Although the distributive body will administer the scheme, the Welsh Government will set the aims and principles of the scheme. As part of its governance procedures Welsh Government will seek assurances from the distributive body that funds are distributed in line with the aims and principles. The distributive body will be responsible for publishing an annual report on the scheme outlining how the money is being allocated and the outcomes delivered. As part of this the distributive body will be expected to ensure that an evaluation framework is built into the scheme from the outset.
The proposed approach outlined in this notice could be subject to change and we reserve the right to make any changes to satisfy our requirements.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
24/07/2017
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=66740.
(WA Ref:66740)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/05/2017