CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Life Sciences & Medical Technology Market Sector Database

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Life Sciences Hub Wales seeks the provision of an up-to-date and continually updated Market Sector Database to enable horizon scanning for emerging life science and medical technology solutions which can be further developed, trialled and adopted in Wales.

A Market Sector Database is required by Life Sciences Hub Wales to support the work of its internal Sector Intelligence Team, specifically to enable horizon scanning, technology scouting and market analytics for new healthcare innovations.

The requirement is for access to a Market Sector Database that provides search functionality allowing Life Sciences Hub Wales to:

- Identify solutions (providers and/or products) to meet enquiries from health boards and private industry;

- Access market data to gain insight and understanding of the main manufacturers / suppliers and submarkets within the wider life sciences sector;

- Gain information related to upcoming / currently marketed products; and

- Seek detailed information and analytics to enhance internal understanding / appreciation of emerging and priority issues within the life sciences sector.

The Market Sector Database must provide up-to-date information related to the target market sector(s) (life sciences), including specific company data that includes products, location (base and satellite), company size and financial information.

The Market Sector Database must provide global coverage, but also ensure that data related to Wales is granular enough to enable a Welsh industry search when required.

2.3 The Market Sector Database will be used internally on a daily basis by members of the Life Sciences Hub Wales Sector Intelligence Team exclusively, either proactively and independently to research the life sciences sector and to guide internal strategy or upon request by external stakeholders (stakeholders in public sector health and social care and stakeholders from private industry) for research into solutions and markets.

The research attained via the Market Sector Database will typically form the basis of various reports produced by the Life Sciences Hub Wales Sector Intelligence team, for use both internally and externally.

The intention is to source, procure and implement a fit-for-purpose Market Sector Database that is able to directly facilitate, or effectively replicate, the current functionality, application and processing with a view to also providing efficiency and added-value via additional features, functionality and capabilities.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=132298.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The initial requirement is for a minimum of x3 user licences, with the potential for a fourth licence if possible within budget.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As per the Invitation to Tender document:

Overview of the Assessment Process

The Assessment Process is comprised of three parts as detailed below:

1. Qualification Questionnaire;

2. Quality Award Criteria; and

3. Commercial Award Criteria.

Tenderers are required to respond to each part in full in order for their submission to be deemed compliant and eligible for inclusion within the evaluation process.

The Qualification Questionnaire, provided as a supporting template for completion entitled ‘Market Sector Database Qualification Questionnaire (LSHW.006.2023)’ includes a number of qualifying questions wherein Tenderers must self-certify that their proposed solution meets the Life Sciences Hub Wales mandatory requirements (by responding as instructed in each instance).

The Qualification Questionnaire includes a number of Pass / Fail questions; unless otherwise clearly stated, wherever a question is stated as Pass / Fail a response of ‘No’ will be deemed as a failure to meet the Life Sciences Hub Wales minimum requirements and will invalidate the Tenderers response. The response will be discounted and will not be evaluated further.

Responses that meet all of the Qualification Questionnaire criteria (will progress to the next stage of the evaluation process; the Quality and Commercial evaluation.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

LSHW/006/2023

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

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

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Full details of the requirement and assessment process (including award criteria) are provided in the Invitation to Tender document.

(WA Ref:132298)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice