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Published 22 Mar 2022, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Welsh Public Sector Procurement Centre of Excellence - Alpha/Beta

Official notice

Authority: Welsh Government

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 28 Jun 2022
Next notice expected 5 May 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A report ‘Procuring well-being in Wales’ was published by the Future Generations Commissioner (FGC) for Wales. One of the key recommendations from this report was to establish a Procurement Centre of Excellence (PCoE).

The, then, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport also commissioned a procurement expert panel to produce a paper on the development of a Centre of Excellence for Procurement.

The Welsh Government have completed a Discovery exercise to review the recommendations into the establishment of a PCoE.

The aim of this procurement is to appoint a supplier to deliver the Alpha and Beta phase of the project to deliver a Procurement Centre of Excellence for the Welsh Public Sector.

CPV: Procurement consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1A report ‘Procuring well-being in Wales’ was published by the Future Generations…RenewalPublished value£1,000,000

A report ‘Procuring well-being in Wales’ was published by the Future Generations Commissioner (FGC) for Wales. One of the key recommendations from this report was to establish a Procurement Centre of Excellence (PCoE).

The, then, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport also commissioned a procurement expert panel to produce a paper on the development of a PCoE.

Following the above reports a Discovery exercise was undertaken to determine the need and scope of a potential PCoE.

The objective of this procurement is is assist in the establishment of a PCoE, which will:

a) support commercial and procurement professionals in Wales better to understand and implement policy through their work;

b) build commercial and procurement capability through a comprehensive skills programme and develop a pipeline of talent for organisations; and

c) make good practice easily available and join up people and organisations to share knowledge and experience through communities of practice.

The project will be delivered over 2 phases:

a) Alpha phase, on a fixed price basis; and

b) Beta phase, on a time and materials basis. Resource requirements and timeframes for Beta will be determined in Alpha.

Delivery: Wales · Services will be delivered remotely, some travel to sites in Wales may be required
Extensions: There is an option to extend the contract by 12 monthsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
22 Mar 2022, 14:05 GMT
Last source update
24 May 2022, 15:24 BST
Award evaluation window
28 Jun 2022 – …
Authority reference
C466/2021/2022
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-014348
Classification (CPV)
Procurement consultancy services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0324cf Find a Tender

Publisher note: Tender documents are available via eTenderWales (Jaggaer): https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml The ITT Reference is: itt_94925 (Welsh Public Sector Procurement Centre of Excellence - Alpha / Beta) Please note all communication should be via the messaging function for the above ITT. 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=121406 (WA Ref:121406) The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Submission deadline
28 Jun 2022, 13:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
150 days from the deadline
Bids opened
28 Jun 2022, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 May 2022 → 28 Jun 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    5 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    24 May 2022, 15:24 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    28 Jun 2022, 13:00 BST
  4. Bids opened
    28 Jun 2022, 13:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 May 2022
  1. Published value updated to £1,000,000
    24 May 2022, 15:24 BST
    was £2,240,000
  2. Status changed to active
    24 May 2022, 15:24 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    24 May 2022, 15:24 BST
  4. Deadline published: 28 Jun 2022, 13:00 BST
    24 May 2022, 15:24 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Welsh Government

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3NQContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria