Contract

Farmer Engagement Research Contract

  • Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-011142

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03d58b

Published 5 April 2024, 3:28pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Parc Cathays / Cathays Park

Caerdydd / Cardiff

CF10 3NQ

Email

CPSProcurementAdvice@gov.wales

Telephone

+44 3000257095

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL - Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://gov.wales

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

Farmer Engagement Research Contract

Reference number

C323/2022/2023

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Welsh Government propose to establish a research contract to underpin our engagement with the farming community. This is to understand how they are responding to changes, which will inform policy evaluation and design.

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: £499,600

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL - Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Welsh Government propose to establish a research contract to underpin our engagement with the farming community. This is to understand how they are responding to changes, which will inform policy evaluation and design.

The aims of the contract will be:

To understand Welsh farmers' experience of engaging with emerging Welsh Government schemes and policy changes and to track changes over time.

To understand Welsh farmers' experiences of wider structural and market-based changes in the industry and to monitor wellbeing of the industry.

To understand what factors (from within WG and more widely) influence farm business planning and decision making.

To explore emerging issues in depth with farmers and potentially, where relevant, to co-develop solutions to issues apparent from the survey.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Please provide details of your understanding of the policy/research environment and need for the research. / Weighting: 10

Quality criterion - Name: Suitability of your methodology. Response should address how you propose to meet the aims and objectives/research questions and evidence the quality and appropriateness of the approach. / Weighting: 35

Quality criterion - Name: Staff roles and suitability of staff for those roles: A clear and detailed description of the resources to be deployed, task allocation. / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Please detail your understanding of, and ability to meet, project timetable and dependencies/risks, including meeting Welsh language requirements. / Weighting: 15

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: 2023/S 000-032824


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

C323/2022/2023

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 6

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 6

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Wavehill Ltd

21 Alban Square,

Aberaeron

SA460DB

Telephone

+44 1545571711

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKL - Wales
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: £590,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £499,600


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

E-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.

5.1

- 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 BravoSolution portal by 14:00. Late bids will not be accepted.

How To Find The ITT:

- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’

- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_54685 and itt_106327

- 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 ITT’s’ 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

(WA Ref:135676)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding

(WA Ref:140511)

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