Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Contact person: Gerrard O'Neill
E-mail: gerrard.oneill@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://gov.wales
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Agricultural and Environmental Advice Services
Reference number: C412/2021/2022
II.1.2) Main CPV code
77100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Welsh Ministers aims to award a contract to enable the commissioning of technical agricultural and environmental advice services to inform policy development and operations. The contract will be used for a wide range of services, from the development of Regulatory Impact Assessments to assess proposed regulatory interventions to the delivery of the helpline to support farms to implement the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations and includes the following areas:
-Agricultural pollution, climate change, environment and biodiversity
- Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA Agriculture).
- Agricultural Land Tribunal.
- Plant Health, Invasive Non-Native Species, Pesticides and Biocides, Seeds, Genetically Modified (GM) crops and Wildlife.
- Soils (including Agricultural Land Classification – ALC - and peatlands),
- Agricultural tenancies,
- Agricultural Minimum Wage
- Any other additional agricultural or environmental advice.
Much of the work completed under this contract is vital to ensuring that our statutory duties are met.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77100000
77000000
90700000
90713000
90714200
90714300
90714400
90714500
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 Ministers aims to award a contract to enable the commissioning of technical agricultural and environmental advice services to inform policy development and operations. The contract will be used for a wide range of services, from the development of Regulatory Impact Assessments to assess proposed regulatory interventions to the delivery of the helpline to support farms to implement the Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations.
A 3 year contract will be awarded valued at approximately GBP 500,000 per annum with an option to extend by a further year. Details of the procurement can be found within this notice and the tender exercise including all documentation can be found on eTenderWales - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
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 022-122264
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C412/2021/2022
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/09/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
RSK ADAS Limited
Spring Lodge, 172 Chester Road, Helsby
Frodsham
WA60AR
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:125114)
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
28/09/2022