Contract

Welsh Public Sector Procurement Centre of Excellence - Alpha/Beta

  • Welsh Government

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-029409

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0376e8

Published 19 October 2022, 10:06am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Welsh Government

Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park

Cardiff

CF10 3NQ

Contact

Commercial Procurement DDaT

Email

CommercialProcurement.DigitalDataICT@gov.wales

Telephone

+44 3000257095

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL - Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://gov.wales/public-sector-procurement

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Welsh Public Sector Procurement Centre of Excellence - Alpha/Beta

Reference number

C466/2021/2022

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A report ‘Procuring well-being in Wales’ was published by the Future Generations Commissioner (FGC) for Wales. One of the key recommendations from this report was to establish a Procurement Centre of Excellence (PCoE).

The, then, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport also commissioned a procurement expert panel to produce a paper on the development of a Centre of Excellence for Procurement.

The Welsh Government have completed a Discovery exercise to review the recommendations into the establishment of a PCoE.

The aim of this procurement is to appoint a supplier to deliver the Alpha and Beta phase of the project to deliver a Procurement Centre of Excellence for the Welsh Public Sector.

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: £1,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

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

Services will be delivered remotely, some travel to sites in Wales may be required

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

A report ‘Procuring well-being in Wales’ was published by the Future Generations Commissioner (FGC) for Wales. One of the key recommendations from this report was to establish a Procurement Centre of Excellence (PCoE).

The, then, Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport also commissioned a procurement expert panel to produce a paper on the development of a PCoE.

Following the above reports a Discovery exercise was undertaken to determine the need and scope of a potential PCoE.

The objective of this procurement is is assist in the establishment of a PCoE, which will:

a) support commercial and procurement professionals in Wales better to understand and implement policy through their work;

b) build commercial and procurement capability through a comprehensive skills programme and develop a pipeline of talent for organisations; and

c) make good practice easily available and join up people and organisations to share knowledge and experience through communities of practice.

The project will be delivered over 2 phases:

a) Alpha phase, on a fixed price basis; and

b) Beta phase, on a time and materials basis. Resource requirements and timeframes for Beta will be determined in Alpha.

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 022-121406


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

C466/2021/2022

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

11 October 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 5

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

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

CURSHAW LTD

Riverside House, 3 Place Farm

Wheathampstead

AL48SB

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH23 - Hertfordshire
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: £1,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:125754)

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