Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
Contact
Gerrard O'Neill
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.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
Agricultural and Environmental Advice Services
Reference number
C412/2021/2022
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 77100000 - Agricultural services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Welsh Ministers aims to award a contract to enable the commissioning of technical agricultural and environmental advice services to inform policy development and operations. The contract will be used for a wide range of services, from the development of Regulatory Impact Assessments to assess proposed regulatory interventions to the delivery of the helpline to support farms to implement the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations and includes the following areas:
-Agricultural pollution, climate change, environment and biodiversity
- Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA Agriculture).
- Agricultural Land Tribunal.
- Plant Health, Invasive Non-Native Species, Pesticides and Biocides, Seeds, Genetically Modified (GM) crops and Wildlife.
- Soils (including Agricultural Land Classification – ALC - and peatlands),
- Agricultural tenancies,
- Agricultural Minimum Wage
- Any other additional agricultural or environmental advice.
Much of the work completed under this contract is vital to ensuring that our statutory duties are met.
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: £2,000,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 77100000 - Agricultural services
- 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
- 90714200 - Corporate environmental auditing services
- 90714300 - Sectoral environmental auditing services
- 90714400 - Activity specific environmental auditing services
- 90714500 - Environmental quality control services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
Main site or place of performance
Pan Wales
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Welsh Ministers aims to award a contract to enable the commissioning of technical agricultural and environmental advice services to inform policy development and operations. The contract will be used for a wide range of services, from the development of Regulatory Impact Assessments to assess proposed regulatory interventions to the delivery of the helpline to support farms to implement the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations.
A 3 year contract will be awarded valued at approximately GBP 500,000 per annum with an option to extend by a further year. Details of the procurement can be found within this notice and the tender exercise including all documentation can be found on eTenderWales - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
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: 2022/S 022-122264
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
C412/2021/2022
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 September 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSK ADAS Limited
Spring Lodge, 172 Chester Road, Helsby
Frodsham
WA60AR
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,000,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:125114)
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