Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff University
Procurement Services, McKenzie House, 30-36 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0DE
UK
Telephone: +44 2920879648
E-mail: oliverj6@cardiff.ac.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0258
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CU.1025.ZS-Support for Year in Industry Engineering
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80531000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The service provided is:
-Supporting the School of Engineering with preparing 2nd Year Engineering Students for a year in industry for those that wish to take the opportunity.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
240 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80531000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service provided is:
-Supporting the School of Engineering with preparing 2nd Year Engineering Students for a year in industry for those that wish to take the opportunity.
--Identifying suitable placements by leveraging industry contacts to meet the students’ requirements i.e., relevant engineering disciplines (Mechanical, Medical, Civil, Electrical and Electronics Engineering).
--Supporting the student in the placement (including visiting the student in the workplace), this ensures the student is benefitting from the placement and is given good opportunities to develop the required professional training objectives.
--Providing the first-assessment and feedback on student submission post-placement (portfolio and presentation).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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 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
This is a VEAT notice. The purpose of this is to notify the market that Cardiff University are to enter into an arrangement for a service that delivers support to Students in Engineering specifically Industry Year Placements.
The justification for this award is reg 32 (2) (b) (ii), competition is absent for technical reasons.
Higher Education Industry Placement does not normally involve the assistance of a partner and according to market research other Universities Engineering Industry Placements are organised in-house utilising job boards and industry connections.
As this provision is enduring and the University requires a further 2 years of support from Academic year 23/24, during this time the University will consider the option to bring the service in-house and will therefore require the second year to allow for transition.
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:
2023/S 000-005517
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CU.1025.ZS
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/02/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Symmons Madge Associates LLP
Vale Forge, North Rd
Cowbridge
CF717DF
UK
Telephone: +44 0000000000
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:
: 240 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:131219)
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
02/05/2023