Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3000616141
E-mail: Delyth.Roberts@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.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
project_36396 - Masters Qualification – All Wales Graduate Programme 2018
Reference number: C397/2016/2017
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Welsh Government requires a supplier to aid in the development and delivery of a Masters level programme which will form part of an innovative All Wales Public Service General Management Graduate Programme.
The Masters Programme will be delivered on a part time basis, at a location in Wales, to a maximum of 18 All Wales Public Service Graduates placed on the Programme, commencing in October 2018 and to be delivered within 2 years.
The Programme will based on the latest research and combine theory, up to date knowledge of public service in Wales and the future challenges facing leaders in the public sector in Wales.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
148 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80300000
80430000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Welsh Government requires a supplier to aid in the development and delivery of a Masters level programme which will form part of an innovative All Wales Public Service General Management Graduate Programme.
The Masters Programme will be delivered on a part time basis, at a location in Wales, to a maximum of 18 All Wales Public Service Graduates placed on the Programme, commencing in October 2018 and to be delivered within 2 years.
The Programme will based on the latest research and combine theory, up to date knowledge of public service in Wales and the future challenges facing leaders in the public sector in Wales.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 80
Price
/ Weighting:
20
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 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 113-227730
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C397/2016/2017
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
USW Commercial Services Ltd
University of South Wales, Llantwit Road Treforest
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL
UK
Telephone: +44 1443482482
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 148 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
E-TENDER INFORMATION:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User
performing the Registration.
- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.
- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.
- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”
- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.
- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.
- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.
- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the
Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.
HOW TO FIND THE ITT:
- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’
- The etender references for this contract are: project_36396 and itt_62707.
- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest
button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.
- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the
‘Attachments’ area.
- Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named
person at the top of this notice.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process.
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s
economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental
considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
Information provided in tender documentation.
(WA Ref:61853)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
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/authority/noticecreate/Notice_Complete.aspx?id=67736
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s
economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental
considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
- Training and recruitment opportunities for the economically inactive/ disadvantaged groups, including Worklessness (Welsh Government
Lift Programme), and/or graduates, under graduates placements and/or trainees, and/or apprenticeships etc.
Bidders should consider opportunities for recruiting and training the above groups as part of the workforce delivering this contract /
agreement.
(WA Ref:73051)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3000628864
Internet address(es)
URL: http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang=en
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/11/2017