PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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Section I: Contracting Authority
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I.1)
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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National Procurement Service (Welsh Government) |
T’yr Afon, Bedwas Road |
Caerphilly |
CF83 8WT |
UK |
ICT Category
Zoe Fisher/ Rob Newman |
+44 3007900170 |
NPSICTCategoryTeam@wales.gsi.gov.uk |
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http://npswales.gov.uk
http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA27760
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I.2)
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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities
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Yes The National Procurement Service is a pan public sector organisation that will deliver 'All-Wales' contracts and frameworks for all public sector organisations in Wales. The current list of organisations signed up to using the National Procurement Service can be found at http://npswales.gov.uk/about-us/customer-member-organisations?lang=en. This list may be subject to change during the life of the agreement. In addition, the agreement will be available for use by All Schools and Town and Community Councils within the City and County Boundaries of Wales. Further details on the organisations that can use the Agreement will be included in the OJEU Notice.
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Section II.B: Object of the Contract(SUPPLIES OR SERVICES)
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II.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
Commoditised Software and Software Solutions Framework
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II.2)
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Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance
Various Across Wales UKL |
II.3)
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Short description of nature and quantity or supplies or servicesThe National Procurement Service (NPS) on behalf of the Welsh public sector wishes to establish a framework agreement for the supply of SOFTWARE.
KEY AREAS are likely to include but are not limited to:
- Commercial Off-The-Shelf Software (COTS)
- Security Software
- Microsoft Software
- Adobe Software
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software Solutions
- Finance Software Solutions
- Human Resources (HR) & Payroll Software Solutions
- Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software Solutions
- Data Management And Reporting (DMS) Software Solutions
- Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Software Solutions
- Mobile Application Solutions
Full details of scope and how the requirement will be split will be included in the OJEU Contract Notice. NPS will carry out market engagement to test assumptions behind the above list of proposed services and shape the optimal structure to achieve the commercial aims of this procurement.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=17208.
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II.4)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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48300000 |
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II.5)
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Scheduled date for start of award procedures 01-09-2015
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II.6)
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Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA) Yes |
II.7)
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Additional information
- MARKET ENGAGEMENT: National Procurement Service will engage with suppliers to establish the most appropriate commercial models and contracting terms to deliver best value. In order to do this, market engagement and consultation will take place via a supplier workshop to be held in Wales. You should record your interest in the Notice via the ‘Further Information’ tab, ‘Additional Notice Options’. By recording your interest you will be automatically sent information including invites to Supplier Days, clarifications and deadline date changes etc. Please note that recording your interest does not automatically enter you into the tender process for this notice.
- COMMUNITY BENEFITS: The commitment to deliver ‘community benefit' outcomes from our procurement activity is designed to ensure that wider social and economic issues are taken into account when spending public money. The intention is to achieve the very best value for money in the widest sense.
- National Procurement Service may change both the scope and the structure of this framework procurement as a result of market and customer engagement.
- National Procurement Service does not guarantee that a call for competition will definitely take place as a result of this Prior Information Notice.
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Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information
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III.1)
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Conditions relating to the contract
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III.1.1)
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Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the
relevant provisions regulating them
It is anticipated that payment will be made in Sterling. |
III.2)
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Conditions for participation
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III.2.1)
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Reserved contracts No
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Section VI: Complementary Information
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VI.1)
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Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community fund No
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VI.2)
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Additional information
(WA Ref:17208)
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VI.3)
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Information on general regulatory framework
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/
https://www.gov.uk/browse/business/waste-environment/environmental-regulations
https://www.gov.uk/browse/employing-people |
VI.4)
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Date of dispatch of this notice 04-11-2014 |
ANNEX A
Additional Addresses and Contact Points
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I)
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Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained
National Procurement Service (Welsh Government) |
T’yr Afon, Bedwas Road |
Caerphilly |
CF83 8WT |
UK |
ICT Category
Zoe Fisher/ Rob Newman |
+44 3007900170 |
NPSICTCategoryTeam@wales.gsi.gov.uk |
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http://npswales.gov.uk |
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