Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Lantra
Royal Welsh Showground
Builth Wells
LD2 3WY
UK
Contact person: Philippa Gough
Telephone: +44 1982552646
E-mail: philippa.gough@lantra.co.uk
Fax: +44 1982552523
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1058
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://sell2wales.gov.wales
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://sell2wales.gov.wales
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Lantra Wales which is a company registered in England and Wales
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
ITT Invitation to tender Farming Connect Lifelong Learning and Development Programme - Accredited Training
Reference number: 2023 -2025
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Invitation to procure a network of approved training providers to deliver accredited short courses on behalf of the Farming Connect Programme
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
617 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Lantra,Royal Welsh Show ground Builth Wells, Powys LD2 3WY
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This tender has been submitted by Lantra to procure a network of training providers to deliver short, accredited
training courses on behalf of the Welsh Government's Farming Connect Lifelong Learning and Skills Development
Programme.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality of Training Courses provided
/ Weighting: 50 %
Quality criterion: Value for money
/ Weighting: 50 %
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
617 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Possibility of a 1 year extension - to be confirmed
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
The aim of this tender is to procure a network of training providers to deliver quality accredited training courses in line with the Farming Connect eligibility criteria for Farming Connect clients. We are looking to establish a framework of training providers who can deliver a variety of short accredited training courses from 1st April 2023 - until 31st March 2025.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/03/2023
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
31/03/2023
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
31/03/2023
Local time: 12:30
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
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=129465.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://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.
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
Procurement in Wales is governed by the Wales Procurement Policy Statement which sets out 10 principles for the public sector in Wales. Principle 4 requires the delivery of social, economic, and environmental benefits through the effective application of Community Benefits. WG views the use of the Community Benefits approach as integral to its commitment to sustainable development and a key mechanism for delivering against its duties under the requirements of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act 2015 Wellbeing Goals.
The Community Benefits Policy is designed to support a number of strategic priorities in other policy areas. In relation to the Contract the Client wants Bidders to focus on the following Community Benefits:
Retention and training for the existing workforce
New entrants and Job creation
Reducing Carbon Footprint
Supply chain opportunities
Promotion of Environmental Benefits
(WA Ref:129465)
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
28/02/2023