Opportunity

Timber Despatch Portal & Mobile Services

  • Natural Resources Wales

F02: Contract notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-018840

Published 5 August 2021, 9:04am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Natural Resources Wales

Ty Cambria House, 29 Newport Road

Cardiff

CF24 0TP

Contact

Peter Lees

Email

peter.lees@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk

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.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

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

Timber Despatch Portal & Mobile Services

Reference number

88424

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 72212514 - Remote access software development services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Natural Resources Wales is approaching organisations with a view to awarding a contract for the provision of an external portal and various mobile telephone services to support Despatch of Timber from NRW’s forest estate. These include the PIN Approval service for timber dispatches matched against customers and product stock lines, and Vehicle Check systems. Services may require the secure transfer of data to and from NRW systems, a web portal and interactive voice or text based services, together with automated notification to system users by SMS and email.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £125,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48514000 - Remote access software package

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL - Wales
Main site or place of performance

WALES

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Natural Resources Wales is approaching organisations with a view to awarding a contract for the provision of an external portal and various mobile telephone services to support Despatch of Timber from NRW’s forest estate. These include the PIN Approval service for timber dispatches matched against customers and product stock lines, and Vehicle Check systems. Services may require the secure transfer of data to and from NRW systems, a web portal and interactive voice or text based services, together with automated notification to system users by SMS and email.

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

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

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.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Included in ITT documents


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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

7 September 2021

Local time

1:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English, Welsh

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

7 September 2021

Local time

2:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.3) Additional information

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=112945

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

Non Core - Detail in Specification

(WA Ref:112945)

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