Prior information notice
This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3000628803
E-mail: CPSProcurementAdvice@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang=en
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Welsh Government Energy Service
Reference number: C181/2017/2018
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71314000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Welsh Government is developing a new Energy Service to provide the technical, commercial and project management support needed to deliver energy and resource efficiency and renewable energy projects that contribute to our energy and decarbonisation targets.
This new service will bring together a number of existing strands of work, that currently exist under the Local Energy Service and Green Growth Wales areas of work.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71314300
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Pan Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Welsh Government Energy Service will initially provide delivery support including pipeline development and opportunity identification, technical feasibility, commercial, procurement and project management expertise to existing and new clients of the Local Energy and Green Growth Wales services in the areas of energy and resource efficiency, and renewable energy. The Welsh Government Energy Service however is expected to be flexible enough to respond to new opportunities as they arise.
This support includes scoping opportunities, identifying projects, and supporting clients to take appropriate strategic projects through to delivery. A number of existing functions are not included within this contract, and the successful bidders will be required to work with them to ensure delivery: Local Energy investment fund, Salix Finance, Invest to Save Green Growth and Re:fit Cymru (or any replacements of those services that come into existence during the life of this contract). Outside of this service, other support will continue to be provided through the Rural Development Programme and Business Wales. The successful bidder will be expected to work effectively alongside these.
The Welsh Government Energy Service will operate across the sectors previously supported by the Local Energy and Public Sector services. Although the needs of these sectors are different, key functions are similar between them:
Pipeline development; Opportunity identification; Technical feasibility; Financial and commercial advice and support; Procurement advice and support; Technical project management; and Leadership engagement and support for decision making.
II.2.14) Additional information
It is anticipated that the Welsh Government Energy Service will commence in April 2018. Some functions may rely on a transition period from existing support operations, and so may not begin immediately. We expect the contract to run for a maximum of 4 years.
The value of call off contract(s) will vary year on year and will be dictated by the availability of funding.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
24/11/2017
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) and the 'Meet the Buyer' event are hoped to provide an opportunity for interested parties to highlight any important views on the proposed new service before the tendering period begins and to give interested organisations an opportunity to consider whether they wish to form consortia to bid for the Framework.
The PIN and proposed 'Meet the Buyer' event are intended to assist potential bidders (individual organisations or consortia) to identify the capabilities and experience necessary to deliver the services.
A key aim of the revised service design is to create greater integration in our support and use the specialists we procure to greatest effect. This PIN and the event enables interested bidders to clarify our needs and the expectations we have for the service.
Responding to this PIN
This notice (and the forthcoming 'Meet the Buyer' event) are aimed to provide prior information and to support market engagement only. It is not compulsory for those intending to bid once a specification is published to reply to this PIN, and responding does not confer any advantage to bidders.
PLEASE NOTE: Recording your interest in this notice does not book a place on the Meet the Buyer event, nor will it result in you automatically being invited to tender.
The 'Meet the Buyer' event will take place on 6th November 2017 (11am)at:
Welsh Government Aberystwyth Office
Rhodfa Padarn
Llanbadarn Fawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 3UR
You must book your place using the following link: https://wales.business-events.org.uk/en/events/welsh-government-energy-service-meet-the-buyer/
This event will give prospective bidders an opportunity to understand the requirement and to ask questions about the contract approach. We anticipate using these questions to clarify our specification and we may publish the questions and answers in full as part of any tendering process.
Please note for information purposes only at this stage:
The Welsh Government, on behalf of the Welsh Ministers, will be conducting the eventual procurement exercise through the etenderwales portal
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.
Tender documents and other information must be downloaded from and returned through this portal. If you require any further assistance, the BravoSolution helpdesk is available on:
Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk Phone: 0800 368 4850 / Fax: 020 7060 0480
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=72228.
(WA Ref:72228)
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/10/2017