CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

National Nature Service Cymru - Pilot phase evaluation

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The National Nature Service for Wales is a country-wide movement for action to restore nature by creating good new jobs and livelihood opportunities in nature and embed green skills across the workforce of the future.

A proposal to establish a National Nature Service for Wales was developed through a collaborative co-design process involving a wide range of people, organisations, and networks from all sectors. The original outline for the idea can be here.

The proposal was submitted to Welsh Government which resulted in WCVA being awarded £166,598 of funding to deliver the pilot phase of the National Nature Service in Wales. Alongside WCVA named partners in the delivery of the pilot phase included Food, Farming and Countryside Commission (FFCC), and Bridgend County Borough Council.

Bridgend County Borough Council were identified as a key partner regarding establishing the Valleys Regional Park (VRP) as an ‘early adopter’ acting as a demonstrator in the development of a business case.

By the end of January 2023, the pilot phase of the project is expected to deliver to Welsh Government:

A fully costed, detailed Business Plan for the proposed Valleys Regional Park Demonstrator of the National Nature Service.

A written evaluative report of the pilot phase and the learnings from the whole collaborative process.

An engagement plan communication and dissemination of the learning from the pilot

Mae’r Gwasanaeth Natur Cenedlaethol ar gyfer Cymru yn ymgyrch drwy’r holl wlad i weithredu i adfer natur drwy greu cyfleoedd da am swyddi a bywoliaethau newydd ym myd natur ac ymwreiddio sgiliau gwyrdd ar draws gweithlu’r dyfodol.

Datblygwyd cynnig i sefydlu Gwasanaeth Natur Cenedlaethol i Gymru drwy broses gydweithredol a gyd-gynlluniwyd ag amrediad eang o bobl, mudiadau a rhwydweithiau o bob sector. Gellir gweld amlinelliad gwreiddiol o’r syniad yma.

Cyflwynwyd y cynnig i Lywodraeth Cymru ac, o ganlyniad, enillodd CGGC £166,598 o gyllid i gyflawni cyfnod peilot y Gwasanaeth Natur Cenedlaethol yng Nghymru. Ochr yn ochr ag CGGC, roedd partneriaid a enwyd yn y gwaith gyflawni’r cyfnod peilot yn cynnwys y Comisiwn Bwyd, Ffermio a Chefn Gwlad (FFCC) a Chyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr.

Nodwyd Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr fel partneriaid allweddol o ran sefydlu Parc Rhanbarthol y Cymoedd (VRP) fel ‘mabwysiadwr cynnar’ a oedd yn gweithredu fel arddangoswr wrth ddatblygu achos busnes.

Erbyn diwedd mis Ionawr 2023, disgwylir i gyfnod peilot y prosiect gyflwyno’r canlynol i Lywodraeth Cymru:

Cynllun Busnes manwl, â chostau llawn, ar gyfer Arddangoswr arfaethedig Parc Rhanbarthol y Cymoedd y Gwasanaeth Natur Cenedlaethol.

Adroddiad gwerthuso ysgrifenedig ar y cyfnod peilot a’r hyn a ddysgwyd o’r holl broses gydweithredol.

Cynllun ymgysylltu sy’n cyfathrebu a rhannu’r hyn a ddysgwyd o’r cynllun peilot

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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.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

Up to £10,000

A written report of the pilot phase, which should detail:

A review of the approach and achievements

Lessons learned

Address questions outlined in tender document

Recommendations for the future of the National Nature Service.

Adroddiad ysgrifenedig o’r cyfnod peilot, a ddylai gynnwys:

Adolygiad o’r dull gweithredu a’r cyraeddiadau

Y gwersi a ddysgwyd

Rhoi sylw i’r cwestiynau a amlinellir isod yn adran 3.3

Argymhellion ar gyfer dyfodol y Gwasanaeth Natur Cenedlaethol.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

We will need to see a copy of your organisation’s last full audited accounts. If these are more than 12 months old, please also provide recent management accounts.

You will need to address each question under section 3 of the attached Invitation to tender.

You will need to complete and submit the attached pricing schedule.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

All submissions will be through the Sell2Wales postbox

(WA Ref:126790)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice