CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Wales/UK

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Centre requires the services of organisations (the “Organisation”) to provide specialist Organisational Development Support Services to both emerging and established social businesses.

On the basis of the tender proposal, one or more organisations will be added to the Centre’s Framework Agreement for Organisational Development Support Services (the “Service”).

A key aspect of the client Service will be to support the organisational development of social businesses to enable them to move from voluntary activity to business activity, providing the much needed specialist knowledge and skills in this field that would not be available through mainstream business support.

To help them realise their full potential a menu of assistance will be available to social businesses supported by the Project. This will ensure their tailored support package is relevant, timely and specific to their individual needs.

As part of the Service, social businesses will have access to:

- Advice and Guidance;

- Workshop and Master Classes.

The Framework Agreement and Service provision will commence in April 2014 and will run until March 2015 in the first instance, subject to continued EU and Welsh Government funding. Any extension beyond this will be dependant on the Centre securing future programmes and the requirements within those programmes. Any extension will be subject to approval by the Centre.

All client beneficiaries will receive the Service local to their business area.

The Centre requires Organisations to provide the following:

- Specialist organisational development advice and guidance – provided by an adviser (the “Adviser”).

- Workshops and Master Classes – provided by a trainer (the “Trainer”)

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=5365.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

In the case of group tenders the lead Organisation must be identified

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

The performance of the Organisations delivering services will be monitored and the quality of each piece of work will be assessed by the Centre. Payment and future contracts will be dependant on the on-going satisfactory performance of the Organisation.

It is a requirement of service that detailed evidence of activities, outputs and costs incurred are provided to the Centre to monitor performance and to support claims for EU and Welsh Government funding.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

(1) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.

(2) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

ITTWCC0414

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

In part this relates to the Social Enterprise Support Projects (Convergence & Competitiveness), the Business Succession and Consortia Project and potential future projects but is not restricted to these.

VI.3)

Additional Information

(WA Ref:5365)

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

III)

Address and contact points to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Lot 1.1 Business Planning

Lot 1.2 Financial Planning

Lot 1.3 Marketing

Lot 1.4 Human Resources

Lot 1.5 E-Marketing and Social Media

Lot 1.6 VAT/Tax

Lot 1.7 Corporate Legal Services

Lot 1.8 Employee Engagement

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

A maximum of 55 organisations providing under Lot 1

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Lot 2.1 Business Planning for Sustainability

Lot 2.2 Financial Planning and Management

Lot 2.3 Marketing

Lot 2.4 E marketing and social media

Lot 2.5 Social and Environmental Auditing

Lot 2.6 HR including employment law

Lot 2.7 Governance

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Maximum of 35 organisations providing workshop training

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots