Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Natural Resources Wales
Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0TP
procurement.enquiries@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 3000653000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL - Wales
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0110
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Environment
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Nature and Us
Reference number
83207
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Nature and Us public engagement to date has been exclusively online as a result of the pandemic. Because of this, there are gaps in our engagement with some audiences that we have not been able to reach. This purchase will deliver additional, targeted and face to face engagement to address those gaps, and to explore which of the ideas and actions we have gathered reflect the views of different communities in Wales; where there is agreement and where further work is needed to find common ground
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: £91,160
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79416200 - Public relations consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
" Planning and delivery of up to 5 bilingual, public events across Wales, between June and the end of September 2022, for the playing back of nature and Us phase 1 findings and collection of further narratives to highlight the key themes. These events will build our evidence around shared and contested values and beliefs, common themes and statements, and to test how these are received by different audiences. While overall volume of responses is not a major consideration, the audience for this activity needs to be as diverse as possible. The purchase includes potential venue costs and provision of 1-2 researchers per event to capture views from the audience effectively.
" Planning and delivery of focused, regional events targeted at up to 20 specific groups (e.g. sectors, age groups or communities) at locations across Wales by end September 2022. The purchase includes potential venue costs and provision of 1- 2 researchers per event to capture views from the audience effectively. NRW will identify and confirm the target groups for these events.
" Support for NRW with identifying the right technology to facilitate the play back of findings and capture responses at these events, ensuring compliance with accessibility standards and data protection requirements for all engagement methods.
" Data analysis and a full report on findings to identify shared and contested themes, and the commonalities and differences between groups for all of the above events, and up to 10 additional events held by NRW independently.
" PR and communications / engagement support for both; a) the events listed above, to ensure sufficient take up and from the right audiences, and, b) ongoing communication of activity and findings from the Nature and Us programme.
" Supporting the transfer of any online legacy assets (www.natureandus.wales) to an alternative website.
" Data collection and processing for any of this work should be fully conform General Data Protection Regulation requirements.
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:
This arrangement is in accordance with Regulation 32(b)(ii) & (iii) of the Public Contract Regulations (2015) which allows for the negotiated procedure without prior publication to be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts where (b) the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator due to (ii) competition being absent for technical reasons or (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
Additional ground relevant to new works or services which repeat similar ones
(9) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for new works and services consisting of the repetition of similar works or services entrusted to the economic operator to which the same contracting authority awarded an original contract, provided that such works or services are in conformity with a basic project for which the original contract was awarded following a procedure in accordance with regulation 26(1) and (2).
This is a critical phase in the Nature and Us programme that is tightly linked to the engagement work undertaken to date. Outputs from this work will complete the evidence base and the communications platform for the final visioning process which will be the next phase of Nature and Us.
The amount of work already conducted by this suppliers to go out to any other supplier would cause disproportionate cost to NRW and offer long-term savings to the public purse. To go to another supplier would be a repetition of similar works or services, and the requirement to repeat work already completed due to the loss of data already gathered. Also carrying out and duplication of public engagement sessions related to the original contract.
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
83207
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
6 June 2022
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
FRESHWATER U K PLC
FRESHWATER U K PLC, MALTHOUSE AVENUE
CARDIFF
CF238BA
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKL - Wales
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £89,880
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £285,326.60
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:121907)
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