Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement Services
Telephone: +44 3000257095
E-mail: CPSProcurementAdvice@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://gov.wales/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
I.1) Name and addresses
Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament
Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament, Ty Hywel, Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1SN
UK
Telephone: +44 3002006549
E-mail: helena.heath@senedd.wales
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.senedd.wales.org/abthome/abt-procurement.htm
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0424
I.1) Name and addresses
Qualifications Wales
Q2 Building, Pencarn Lane, Imperial Park
Newport
NP10 8AR
UK
Telephone: +44 1633373205
E-mail: procurement@qualificationswales.org
NUTS: UKL2
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.qualificationswales.org
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA41978
I.1) Name and addresses
Boundaries Commission
Cardiff
CF375DZ
UK
Contact person: mark davies
E-mail: david.burley@boundaries.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Natural Resources Wales
Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
UK
Telephone: +44 3000653000
E-mail: procurement.enquiries@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
I.1) Name and addresses
Social Care Wales
South Gate House, Wood Street
Cardiff
CF10 1EW
UK
Telephone: +44 3003033444
E-mail: procurement@socialcare.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.socialcare.wales
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0289
I.1) Name and addresses
Sport Wales
Sport Wales National Centre, Sophia Gardens
Cardiff
CF11 9SW
UK
Telephone: +44 2920338243
E-mail: finance@sport.wales
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.sport.wales
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0412
I.1) Name and addresses
Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NP
UK
Telephone: +44 2920573376
E-mail: michael.evans@museumwales.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.museumwales.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0391
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
All Wales Managed Service Provision for Print
Reference number: C203/2021/2022
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79810000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Managed Service Provision for Welsh Government
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79810000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Welsh Government herein after referred to as ‘the Client’ wishes to establish a framework agreement for a Print Managed Service on an All Wales basis.
Bidders are invited to provide the service requirements as detailed in this specification. Bidders are informed that the Client is seeking a highly qualified company who can provide an efficient, cost effective and customer orientated service.
This framework agreement will run for three years, subject to annual performance reviews with an option to extend for another 12 months. Estimated framework value is based on historical spend, however, the volume of work cannot be guaranteed..
The framework will be used by the Client’s many departments and a number of Welsh Government Sponsired Bodies. Individual jobs for Welsh Government will be managed through the Welsh Government central Print Team.
Work will be commissioned from the framework via a brief which will detail the specific requirements of the required work, timescales and budget.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Cost
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ 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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-006958
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C203/2021/2022
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/08/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 9
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 9
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 9
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 9
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
APS Group
Chetham House, Bird Hall Lane
Stockport
SK30ZP
UK
Telephone: +44 9973987292
NUTS: UKD3
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:
: 300 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
-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.
- 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.
- Tenders must be uploaded to the Bravo Solution portal by 14:00 on the 25th APRIL 2022
Late bids will not be accepted
How To Find The ITT:
- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITTs Open to all Suppliers’
- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_49565 and itt_92776
- 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 ITTs' 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.
- 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.
(WA Ref:124948)
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
22/09/2022