Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
Contact
Elliott Gordon
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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
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
Technical Policy Learning and Development Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Reference number
F311/2020/2021
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80500000 - Training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Welsh Government wishes to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the development and delivery of Technical and
Special Policy learning and development solutions. Technical and Specialist Policy training needs to be delivered in the following areas:
Category 1 - Behavioural insights
Category 2 - Collaboration and involvement
Category 3 - Systems and Complexity
Category 4 - Design and User-Centred Design
Category 5 - Evidence, data and analysis
Category 6 - Futures
Category 7 - Innovation and Creativity
Please note this contract notice is to notify suppliers of the ongoing opportunity to join this DPS up until April 2024. This notice is for the same opportunity as was advertised in Contract notice Ref No: 117274, but the etenderwales project and ITT details have changed for the ongoing opportunity, and are correct in this notice.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
7
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Behavioural Insights
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to the following: Behavioural Insights (BI), including
psychological theories and models of behaviour; applied BI tools and techniques e.g. EAST; Randomised control trials; BI ethics;
Behavioural economics, including key principles; heuristics and bias; Organisational behaviour and organisational change. DPS Members
on this category should have expertise and experience in delivering learning in a public policy context on at least one of the following:
- Behavioural insights
- Behavioural economics
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Maximum number: 25
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Collaboration and Involvement
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to the following: Collaboration – including cross-government
working; collaborating with local government, private sector and other sectors. Delivery chains and mapping, collaboration models, whole
system approaches, partnership working, stakeholder management; Citizen and stakeholder engagement and involvement, including
models, techniques for participation, planning and implementing engagement and involvement strategies, co-production and Consultation,
including public consultation and legal requirements to consult. DPS Members on this category should have expertise and experience in
delivering learning in a public policy context on at least one of the following
- Collaboration
- Citizen and stakeholder engagement and involvement
- Consultation
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Maximum number: 25
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Systems and Complexity
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to any of the following: Systems thinking, including systems
theory and core concepts such as interconnectedness, synthesis, causal/feedback loops, delay, cause and effect, networks, emergence;
System Dynamics (SD), including SD theory, SD modelling, systems behaviour, use of modelling software and Complexity theory,
including theoretical and practical models, complex adaptive systems. DPS Members on this category should have expertise and experience
in delivering learning in a public policy context on at least one of the following
- Systems thinking
- System dynamics
- Complexity theory
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Maximum number: 25
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Design and User-centred Design
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to any of the following: Design thinking and User-centred
design, including empathy mapping, problem definition, ideation, prototyping, and iteration. Models and frameworks e.g. five steps, double
diamond; ambiguity and bias; user research; ethnography; user experience testing tools and techniques, including affinity mapping,
customer and user journey mapping, personas, user interviews and observation techniques; Service and policy design; human and
planet-centred design. DPS Members on this category should have expertise and experience in delivering learning in a public policy
context on at least one of the following
- Design thinking
- User-centred design
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Maximum number: 25
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Evidence, Data and Analysis
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to any of the following: Evidence and evidence gathering,
including - types of evidence and research - sources, validity, reliability, commissioning and using evidence to evaluate impact of policies;
Data, including - collection methods, types , big and open data, ethics, governance, quality, working with statistics, graphs and charts;
dashboards, presentation, visualisation and reporting Analysis – tools and techniques, analysis and assessment of research and data;
economics; working with economic and scientific data; AI and machine learning. DPS Members on this category should have expertise and
experience in delivering learning in a public policy context on at least one of the following
- Evidence and evidence gathering
- Data
- Analysis
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Maximum number: 25
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Futures
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to any of the following: Futures thinking – including key
principles, tools and skills; forecasting and horizon scanning; working with uncertainty and ambiguity; tools and techniques for
distinguishing between possible, probable and preferred futures; prediction, probability and risk; the Futures toolkit. DPS Members on this
category should have expertise and experience in delivering learning in a public policy context on at least one of the following
- Futures thinking and horizon scanning
- Futures toolkit
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Maximum number: 25
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Innovation and Creativity
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80500000 - Training services
- 80300000 - Higher education services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of learning and development services related, but not limited, to any of the following: Innovation, including innovation
theory; tools and techniques e.g. idea generation, hackathons; developing an Innovation Culture; innovating at pace; facilitating innovation;
pitching; storytelling; Creativity – including creative thinking; creative problem solving, wicked problems, disruption and disruptive
innovation. DPS Members on this category should have expertise and experience in delivering learning in a public policy context on at
least one of the following
- Innovation
- Creativity
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Extension of 1 year plus 1 year (4 years total duration)
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Maximum number: 25
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
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: 2022/S 000-001497
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Originally published as:
Date
11 April 2024
Local time
2:00pm
Changed to:
Date
8 May 2024
Local time
2:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
12 April 2024
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English, Welsh
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 24 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
A contract notice to apply for this DPS was previously advertised under Find a Tender/ Official Journal reference number 1497-2022. The etenderwales ITT and Project references have changed from previously advertised, and the references are now correct in this notice and are project_50025 and ITT_93880.
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=119825
(WA Ref:119825)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
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