CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Career transition services for Members of the Senedd and their staff

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Senedd Commission has committed to providing outplacement services for Members who stand down and staff of Members who are standing down at the Senedd’s dissolution in 2026, along with Members (and their staff) who seek re-election in 2026 but are not successful.

The contract period will be for 4 years, spanning the majority of the 7th Senedd term, until December 2029 preceding the election in the following May (2030).

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=151185

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The contract period will be for 4 years, spanning the majority of the 7th Senedd term, until December 2029 preceding the election in the following May (2030).

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As outlined in the tender documents.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

1261

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Suppliers will need to be registered on the Bravo Solution portal in order to obtain the Invitation to Tender (ITT) and view the supporting Procurement documents. If you are not already registered you can register by going to www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk. It is free to register on this portal. Once registered:-

- Click the 'Open Access ITTs' link

- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content (ITT_117450- Career transition services for Members of the Senedd and their staff)

- Click the 'Express Interest' button in the 'Actions' box on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the ITT into your 'My ITTs' page

- Click on the ITT code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the 'Settings and Buyer Attachments' in the 'Actions' box

- You can now choose to 'Reply' to the ITT and submit your response

Please note that the Procurement documents will be uploaded into the 'Supplier Attachments' area under 'Settings' for all suppliers to view.

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

(WA Ref:151185)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice