Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Cyngor Gwynedd
Procurement Unit,Council Offices, Shirehall Street, Caernarfon
Caernarfon
LL55 1SH
UK
Contact person: Anwen Davies
Telephone: +44 1286679393
E-mail: anwendavies@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
NUTS: UKL12
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0361
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Rhaglen ARFOR - Monitro, Gwerthuso a Dysgu/ARFOR Programme - Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72224000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Gwynedd Council will be leading on the procurement exercise on behalf of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire County Councils to appoint a suitable contractor/organisations to undertake the evaluation of the ARFOR Programme/create a monitoring framework for monitoring of all work packages on a local level. The sharing of lessons learnt and best practices within the Region and further a field.
This will build on the evaluation of ARFOR 1 Programme.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72224000
79400000
79411000
79410000
79411100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL12
UKL11
UKL14
Main site or place of performance:
Gwynedd, Anglesey, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Gwynedd Council, on behalf of the councils of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire wish to commission a suitable company or individual/s to undertakerange of organizations to participate are key conclusions from the evaluation of the first phase of the ARFOR Programme1.
To undertake the evaluation of the ARFOR Programme/create a monitoring framework for monitoring of all work packages on a local level. The sharing of lessons learnt and best practices within the Region and further a field.
This will build on the evaluation of ARFOR 1 Programme.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per Terms & Conditions to be found within E-tenderwales
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
21/06/2023
Local time: 12:00
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
21/06/2023
Local time: 13:00
Place:
via E-tenderwales
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
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender
1. Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the “Open Access PQQs / ITTs” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content (ITT for English version, for Welsh)
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ / ITT into your “My PQQs/ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ/ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ / ITT
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
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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=129999
(WA Ref:129999)
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
22/05/2023