Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Development Bank of Wales
Development Bank of Wales, 1 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street
Cardiff
CF10 4BZ
UK
Telephone: +44 2920338100
E-mail: procurement@developmentbank.wales
Fax: +44 2920338101
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.developmentbank.wales
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0555
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolutions.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolutions.co.uk/web/login.shtml
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The provision of a Loan Administration System to the Development Bank of Wales
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
DBW is seeking to appoint an organisation to provide loan administration services.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 800 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48442000
48812000
48219300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
DBW wishes to procure a Loan Administration System (‘LAS’) to manage its SME loan portfolio. The look and feel of the system must be modern and intuitive, and must support growth in terms of having the capability to accommodate numerous statutory entities, funds and products, as well as growth in the volume of transactions. The system will be cloud based, and should offer a consistent, high performing user experience across a geographically dispersed workforce. DBW is embarking on a digital transformation project, and the LAS must support this project, providing capability in terms of document and information exchange and integration with other systems. The chosen supplier must have a proven track record in the financial services sector, and be able to demonstrate reliability and flexibility. The supplier should also have experience of complex migration projects.
Full details regarding DBW's requirement can be obtained from the Invitation to Tender.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Please see the information contained in the Qualification Guidance.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Please qualification requirements within the Qualification Guidance document.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/01/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
28/02/2020
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation can be accessed via
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.
- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.
- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.
- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a username and will receive a password.
- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click "Forgot your password?"
- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.
- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.
- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.
- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
HOW TO FIND THE ITT:
- Once logged in you must click on 'ITTs Open to all Suppliers'.
- The etender references for this framework are:
project_43732 The provision of a loan administration system
To access the documents and qualifification questions please see PQQ-32941.
A tender response which is compliant with the requirements of the itt must be submitted by all Tenderers:
project_43732- Click on the title to access summary details of the itt. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the 'Express an Interest button'.
This will move the itt from the 'Open to all Suppliers' area to the 'My itt's' on the home page.
- You will then see the full details of the itt in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the 'Attachments' area.
If you have any queries regarding the requirements please message using the e-tenderwales message portal. If you are seeking help on using the etenderwales system please email the bravo solutions
helpdesk at help@bravosolution.co.uk or 0800 3684852
If you require the documentation in an alternative format, please use the 'Messages' area to contact the buyer directly, who will be able to provide a more suitable format. For example, Braille, Large Print, Word Document or Audio format.
Neither the Welsh Ministers, DBW nor any of their agents or advisors will be responsible for, or liable for, any costs and expenses incurred by organisations participating in the procurement process and responding to the itt. DBW reserves the right at any time without notice and without liability to any bidder to: (i) withdraw from and/or abandon and/or defer the procurement process; and (ii) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process.
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=90464
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
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=98528
(WA Ref:98528)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Development Bank of Wales
Development Bank of Wales, 1 Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street
Cardiff
CF10 4BZ
UK
Telephone: +44 2920338100
Fax: +44 2920338101
Internet address(es)
URL: www.developmentbank.wales
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/12/2019