Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
Contact
Gerrard O'Neill
Telephone
+44 3000257095
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL - Wales
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Evaluation of the Recruit, Recover & Raise Standards Programmes
Reference number
C012/2021/2022
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73110000 - Research services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Welsh Government wishes to commission research to evaluate the first phase of the Recruit, Recover and Raise Standards Programme (from summer 2020 to date). This will include recommendations to inform decisions about the ongoing response of the Welsh Government to supporting primary & secondary schools and early years childcare settings to recover from the disruptive impacts that COVID-19 is having on learning.
Welsh Government has allocated funding to schools and early years childcare settings to provide additional support to children and young people whose education and development have been most disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are seeking an independent research organisation to evaluate the effectiveness and early impacts of this funding. The overarching aim of the research is to provide evidence to inform decisions about the ongoing response of the Welsh Government to supporting schools and early years childcare settings to recover from the disruptive impacts that COVID-19 is having on learning. This will include a programme-level focus on the Recruit, Recover and Raise Standards (RRR) Programme, which provided funding to maintained schools and early years childcare settings only. There will be another, separate focus on early-years, to include the early years childcare settings element of the RRR funding and additional grant that was made available to both maintained and non-maintained sectors. It is expected that findings from each focus will be combined to provide overarching lessons and recommendations for the future.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £150,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 73210000 - Research consultancy services
- 79315000 - Social research services
- 79419000 - Evaluation consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Welsh Government (hereafter referred to as the Client) wishes to commission research to evaluate the first phase of the Recruit, Recover and Raise Standards Programme (from summer 2020 to date). This will include recommendations to inform decisions about the ongoing response of the Welsh Government to supporting primary & secondary schools and early years childcare settings to recover from the disruptive impacts that COVID-19 is having on learning.
This contract is anticipated to commence in October 2021 and conclude in July 2022, however an additional 3 months extension has been factored in to account for COVID-19 or other contingencies. The Client therefore retains the right to extend the contract until August 2022, should the need arise. The successful bidder shall be notified of any extension period in writing one month prior to the expiration of the initial contract period.
A budget in the range of 135-155,000 GBP (excluding VAT) will be made available by the Client for the purposes of this contract. 35k GBP of this budget will be allocated to evaluating early education and childcare delivery (as explained in more detail below). This budget is provided for indicative purposes only; the award will be made on the basis of the contract award criteria
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 80
Price - Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-016042
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
C012/2020/2021
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 September 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Miller Research (UK) Ltd
Pen-y-Wyrlod, Llanvetherine
Abergavenny.
NP78RG
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL21 - Monmouthshire and Newport
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £150,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £130,580.63
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:118615)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Telephone
+44 2079477501
Country
United Kingdom