CONTRACT AWARD 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

Provision of E-mail marketing services

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

Cardiff

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Finance Wales (FW) is seeking to identify an integrated e-mail marketing service provider to provide an email marketing platform/system/service (“the Solution”) together with a managed service and associated design, marketing and technical support services (the “Services”) in each case which meets the requirements in FW’s invitation to tender for the Services and the Solution, a draft copy of which has been made available to the market with a copy of these instructions and the PQQ.

The Solution and the Services will enable FW to undertake a range of e-mail marketing campaigns to its target market to achieve its marketing objectives, which include:-

- Stimulating the desire for investment;

- Stimulating the desire to invest in FW;

- Exploit the potential of its intermediaries channel;

- Exploit the potential of its portfolio.

A detailed specification and further information regarding FW’s requirements can be obtained from Sections 1 and 3 (FW Requirements) of the Invitation to Tender and the draft contract appended to the Invitation to Tender.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

NJComms/2015

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

(WA Ref:45848)

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

Finance Wales will incorporate a minimum standstill period in compliance with the timescales within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

VI.3.3)

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

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice