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

Business Case Author and Advisor for the National Library of Wales

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Contracting Authority (NLW) wish to appoint a suitably qualified consultant to produce a Full Business Case using the five-case model for the National Library of Wales’ Bookstack 4 project that meets the requirements of HM Treasury Green Book for presentation to National Library of Wales Board of Trustees and the Welsh Government. The consultant will also be required to review, challenge and support the development of the Strategic Outline Case and Outline Business Case (being developed internally). The Full Business Case is to be completed by 28 February 2026.

The Full Business Case is to be developed using the five-case model, in the format specified by the HM Treasury/Welsh Government publication, Guide to Developing the Project Business Case, 2018. The project will be subject to the Gateway Review process, the details of which are to be confirmed.

The maximum budget for delivering this work is £40,000 (excluding VAT).

A more detailed specification can be found in the Invitation to Tender.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=156623.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The maximum budget for delivering this work is £40,000 (excluding VAT).

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Please refer to the specification in the Invitation to Tender.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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

(WA Ref:156623)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice