Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Menter a Busnes
Y Parc Gwyddoniaeth, Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3AH
UK
Telephone: +44 1970636565
E-mail: gwenith.elias@menterabusnes.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://menterabusnes.cymru/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0860
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Not for Profit Economic Development Company
I.5) Main activity
Economic and financial affairs
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Voluntary Notification of the Award of the Contract for the "Tasty Careers" Campaign
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Specialist food and drink industry skills, employment and training support providers, a contract to extend the provision already in place elsewhere in the UK to Wales.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Specialist food and drink industry skills, employment and training support
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Requirement will be reviewed on an annual basis in line with project needs and on the basis of needs identified within the sector.
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation:
The choice of potential suppliers is heavily limited due to the niche nature of the services required. Additionally, this requirement seeks to expand on a current provision which is subject to copyright. On this basis, it is deemed that a conventional tendering process is not viable.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
12/07/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NSAFD
The Catalyst, Baird Lane
York
YO105GA
UK
Telephone: +44 7827345110
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://nsafd.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Total value of the concession/lot:
200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=133136.
(WA Ref:133136)
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
17/07/2023