Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
City & County of Swansea
Civic Centre
Swansea
SA1 3SN
Telephone
+44 1792637242
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL18 - Swansea
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/dobusiness
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0254
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Publication of Statutory Notices
Reference number
CCS/23/414
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79341000 - Advertising services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Advertising Public Notices is a compulsory and statutory requirement and South Wales Evening Post is the only media to meet the Welsh Government Public Notice criteria. Annual spend projected 2024/25 is 103,800(GBP), cumulative total below 617,500(GBP) since October 2015.
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: £617,500
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79341000 - Advertising services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL18 - Swansea
Main site or place of performance
Civic Centre, Swansea, Wales, UK.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Advertising Public Notices is a compulsory and statutory requirement and South Wales Evening Post is the only media to meet the Welsh Government Public Notice criteria. Other media has insufficient readerships and circulations in reach to the Swansea community: hence the larger amount is spent annually with the South Wales Evening Post (SWEP).
Projected spend 2024/25 is 103,800(GBP).
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Advertising Public Notices is a compulsory and statutory requirement and South Wales Evening Post is the only media to meet the Welsh Government Public Notice criteria. Other media has insufficient readerships and circulations in reach to the Swansea community: hence the larger amount is spent annually with the South Wales Evening Post (SWEP)
It is the Council’s position that other media has insufficient readerships and circulations in reach to the Swansea community to make the assessment that the South Wales Evening Post (SWEP) are the only provider of these services and on this basis, the Council can meet the requirements of Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) which permits the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication to award public service contract where competition is absent for technical reasons.
Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) applies where there is no reasonable alternative or substitute and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement. The Council has considered the market and there are no reasonable alternative of providers with the sufficient readerships and circulation required and as such there is no artificial narrowing down of the parameters on the part of the Council.
The Council will hold a standstill period in accordance with Regulation 87.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
CCS/23/414
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 March 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Reach Plc
6 Park Street
Cardiff
CF101XR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL - Wales
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £103,800
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:140046)
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