Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Parc Cathays / Cathays Park
Caerdydd / Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Contact person: CPS
Telephone: +44 3000257095
E-mail: kate.smith@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.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Export Market Visits and Exhibition Travel
Reference number: C355/2022/2023
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Client is seeking a supplier to manage the delivery of travel, accommodation and trade mission requirements.
Bidders are invited to submit Bids to be awarded the Contract for Export Market Visits and Exhibition Travel Contract.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
8 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
63500000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Welsh Government is seeking to establish a single supplier contract to provide travel services and logistical support for Welsh Government staff travelling overseas for trade missions and exhibitions.
This tender exercise aims to ensure that the Welsh Government has access to the necessary support for arranging and managing the logistics of travel to and from markets and trade exhibitions. This will cover a range of activities including transport, accommodation, venue hire, in market transport and collecting the companies contribution towards their travel and accommodation.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-018443
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C355/2022/2023
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/10/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 2
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
CT Travel Group Ltd
Unit 8-9, Orchard Business Centre, North Farm Road
Tunbridge Wells
TN23XF
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
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:
: 8 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:135863)
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
25/10/2023