Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
GCRE Ltd
Global Centre Of Rail Excellence, Onllwyn
Neath Port Talbot
SA10 9HN
UK
Contact person: Tamara Evans
Telephone: +44 7590603692
E-mail: tamara.evans@gcre.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.gcre.wales/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA81204
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Railway Technology Testing Facility
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Development of Branding for GCRE
Reference number: GCRE_Proc_00001
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
GCRE has procured a creative, innovative and ambitious team to lead the development of brand, brand strategy, identity and associated assets.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79000000
79340000
79342000
79342100
79413000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Cardiff and South Wales at a site located on land within the local authorities of Powys and Neath Port Talbot
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Global Centre of Rail Excellence will be an infrastructure and rolling stock testing and R&D facility which will create innovation opportunities to complement the testing offering and will offer bespoke Innovation accelerator, rolling stock and infrastructure testing, storage, decommissioning, maintenance and servicing asset to the industry and the wider supply-chain. GCRE has procured a creative, innovative and ambitious team to lead the development of brand, brand strategy, identity and associated assets. GCRE is a working name adopted to establish the company and promote its concept and vision. It is now developing and evolving the long-term brand strategy in an innovative and strategic manner, building on firm foundations to achieve long-term impact. It has appointed and is collaborating with an agency with the expertise, strategic perspective and consultative approach to conceive and develop brand / brand identity based on representative insight.
The initial piece of work relating to the branding requirements is estimated at GBP100k. The Estimated Total Contract Value in this Contract Notice relates to the initial branding requirements and any other branding and/or marketing requirements that GCRE may request from the supplier from time to time during the contract period.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial piece of work is regarding the development of branding. However rates provided in the tender submission will also be used for any additional branding and/or marketing requirements requested by GCRE from time to time during the contract period (including any extension).
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
The initial piece of work relating to the branding requirements is estimated at GBP100k. The Estimated Total Contract Value in this Contract Notice relates to the initial branding requirements and any other branding and/or marketing requirements that GCRE may request from the supplier on a call of basis from time to time during the contract period.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-024511
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/12/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 16
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 16
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 16
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 16
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Golley Slater
Wharton Place, Wharton Street
Cardiff
CF101GS
UK
Telephone: +44 2920388621
Fax: +44 2920228554
NUTS: UKL22
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 250 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The initial piece of work relating to the branding requirements is awarded at GBP85k. The Awarded Contract Value in this Contract Award Notice relates to the initial branding requirements and any other branding and/or marketing requirements that GCRE may request on a call basis from the supplier from time to time during the contract period up to the Contract Value.
(WA Ref:128526)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/01/2023