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Published 15 Dec 2022, 15:58 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Evaluation of Buvidal · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£650,000exc. VAT38.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 6 Feb 2023awarded 8 Mar 2023
Awarded to USW Commercial Services Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Welsh Government (WG) wishes to commission an evaluation of the rapid implementation of Injectable Buprenorphine (Buvidal) which forms part of the range of interventions within opioid substitution treatment (OST) services. Buvidal is a new form of OST which replaces the need for daily supervised consumption with weekly or monthly injections.

CPV: Market and economic research; polling and statistics · Market research services · Research and development consultancy services · Research and development services and related consultancy services · Research and experimental development services · Research consultancy services · Research services · Social research services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • The proposed methodology, detailing how the aims, objectives and requirements (section 2 within the specification) of the project will be addressed.: 30%
  • Details of the staff who will be directly involved in delivering the project, including the suitability of personnel who will be deployed, in terms of their roles, knowledge and expertise: 15%
  • Demonstration of a clear understanding of the policy context and need for the research.: 15%
  • Understanding of and ability to meet the project timetable, taking account of dependencies and risks. A draft risk register, outlining any mitigations, must be provided.: 10%
  • Approach to assessing and addressing ethical issues (including data protection) arising in the proposed work.: 10%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (6)
  • The proposed methodology, detailing how the aims, objectives and requirements (section 2 within the specification) of the project will be addressed.: 30
  • Details of the staff who will be directly involved in delivering the project, including the suitability of personnel who will be deployed, in terms of their roles, knowledge and expertise: 15
  • Demonstration of a clear understanding of the policy context and need for the research.: 15
  • Understanding of and ability to meet the project timetable, taking account of dependencies and risks. A draft risk register, outlining any mitigations, must be provided.: 10
  • Approach to assessing and addressing ethical issues (including data protection) arising in the proposed work.: 10
  • Price: 20
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Dec 2022, 15:58 GMT
Last source update
8 Mar 2023, 16:21 GMT
Award evaluation window
7 Feb 2023 – …
Authority reference
C195/2022/2023
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006802
Classification (CPV)
Market and economic research; polling and statisticsMarket research servicesResearch and development consultancy servicesResearch and development services and related consultancy servicesResearch and experimental development servicesResearch consultancy servicesResearch servicesSocial research services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038de1 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in the tender documentation.

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. - The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation. - 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 2pm HOW TO FIND THE ITT: - Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’ - The etender references for this contract are: Project_52033 and ITT _99855 - 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. - Should you have 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. NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process.To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID= 127356 (WA Ref:127356) 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: as described in the tender documents The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding. (WA Ref:129818)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
6 Feb 2023, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 Feb 2023, 09:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Feb 2023 → 8 Mar 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    6 Feb 2023, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Feb 2023, 09:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    8 Mar 2023, 16:21 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Mar 2023, 16:21 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £399,9901 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Mar 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
USW Commercial Services Ltd£399,990 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Parc Cathays / Cathays Park, Caerdydd / Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3NQContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • USW Commercial Services LtdAwarded supplier University of South Wales, Llantwit Road Treforest, Pontypridd, UK, CF371DLContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria