Official UK procurement notice
Celtic Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Celtic Framework is a mutual call-off framework contract through which contractors may be acquired for project assurance reviews and/or programme/project
management (hereinafter “PPM”)-specific purposes for the devolved governments of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
The objectives of the Celtic Framework are two-fold:
- To provide [suitably qualified] external advisers to lead and/or participate in assurance reviews managed through the assurance hubs in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales; and
- To provide [suitably qualified] external advisers for the provision of “other assurance services.
- Recurrence: 48 months
CPV: Auditing services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Management-related services · Project-management services other than for construction work · Project-supervision services other than for construction work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 6 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 6 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · 2 with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £6,500,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Celtic Framework: Lot 1 - Northern IrelandAwardedRenewal Northern Irelandceiling above
Lot #2Celtic Framework: Lot 2 - Scottish GovernmentAwardedRenewal ScotlandLot estimate not published
Lot #3Celtic Framework: Lot 3 - WalesAwardedRenewal Walesceiling above
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 70
- Price: 30
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Celtic Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 48 months
- First published
- 12 Jun 2023, 08:43 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Nov 2023, 16:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Jul 2023 – …
- Authority reference
C132/2022/2023- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033101- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03d549Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents
Publisher note: E-Tender Information: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk - The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation. - Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration. - On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password. - The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page. - In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password. - Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?” - Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation. - If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again. - Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform. - Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation). - Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform. - Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 14:00. Late bids will not be accepted. How To Find The ITT: - Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’ - The e-tender references for this contract are: project_53712 and the following ITT's: itt_103305, itt_103310 & itt_103311. - Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the 'Express an Interest' button. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page. - You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the‘Attachments’ area. - Any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice. Please note that the Client may utilise EU finding in respect of the Contract. As a result, the successful Bidder will be required to manage finances and records so as to comply with EU audit requirements. (WA Ref:136288)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 14 Jul 2023, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 17 Jul 2023, 10:00 BST
Timeline
14 Jul 2023 → 8 Nov 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown14 Jul 2023, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Jul 2023, 10:00 BST
- Notice published8 Nov 2023, 16:15 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 Nov 2023, 16:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 3 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £6,500,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Celtic Framework: Lot 1 - Northern Ireland
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Celtic Framework: Lot 2 - Scottish Government
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Celtic Framework: Lot 3 - Wales
- Signed
- 2 Sept 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Celtic Framework: Lot 1 - Northern Ireland | 6bids · 6 electronic | 5 | — | — |
| 2 · Celtic Framework: Lot 2 - Scottish Government | 6bids · 6 electronic | 5 | — | — |
| 3 · Celtic Framework: Lot 3 - Wales | 6bids · 6 electronic | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- ACTICA CONSULTING LTDFramework contractor
- AxolveFramework contractor
- Gardiner & TheobaldFramework contractor
- Glen Shuraig Consulting LtdFramework contractor
- QI ConsultingFramework contractor
- ValutaFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria