Voluntary ex ante transparency notice
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government
Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Parc Cathays / Cathays Park
Caerdydd / Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement Service
Telephone: +44 3000257095
E-mail: cpsprocurementadvice@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.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
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
Toyota Lean Clusters Wales Programme
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79632000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Delivery of the Toyota Lean Clusters programme to offer a world class intervention to support Welsh companies improve their operational performance and increase levels of productivity through prioritising the development of people via project delivery through the Toyota Way (Systems Thinking) approach.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
700 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79632000
80000000
80500000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
All Wales
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of the Toyota Lean Clusters programme offering a world class intervention to support Welsh companies improve their operational performance and increase levels of productivity through prioritising the development of people via project delivery through the Toyota Way (Systems Thinking) approach.
The delivery will include direct observation of Toyota's practices through in-depth site tours, provision of expert coaches and Lean simulation exercises.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
This is a notice confirming the Authorities intention to enter into a contract.
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 voluntary ex ante transparency notice is intended to provide notice of the Authority’s decision to award a contract to Toyota Manufacturing UK for the delivery of Toyota Lean Clusters Wales programme.
The Toyota Lean Clusters programme has been established offering a world class intervention to support Welsh companies improve their operational performance and increase levels of productivity through prioritising the development of people via project delivery through the Toyota Way (Systems Thinking) approach. The programme is unique as it focusses on direct observation. Toyota call this Genchi Genbutsu. This is the unique feature of the programme. There is no other organisation for which so many books and articles have been written about Lean Thinking, and added to this the remarkable offer Toyota make to open their doors and share their thinking, expertise and practices. The programme provides many in-depth site tours, with detailed explanations provided through expert coaches at the point of observation, all of which could not be obtained elsewhere. There are also Lean simulation exercises to prepare the clients for the changes they will make at their own facilities.
It is the opinion of Welsh Government that the contract in question satisfies the requirement of Regulation 32 Use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication as the only comprehensive provision of this service can be provided by Toyota. Therefore the requirements of regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii)(iii) apply to the contract.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract/concession
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
21/01/2025
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
Toyota UK Limited
Zone 3, Tenth Avenue, Deeside Industrial Park
Deeside
CH52TW
UK
Telephone: +44 7960151246
NUTS: UKL
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the concession and main financing terms (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: 700 000.00 GBP
Total value of the concession/lot:
700 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This notice is being used to note the Authority's intention to enter into a contract for the services included.
(WA Ref:147485)
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
22/01/2025