Official UK procurement notice
Export Services Framework · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Welsh Government
What is being bought7 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis tender exercise aims to provide an export consultancy service that will assist Wales-based companies to develop the exporting side of
their business. The service will work with businesses on a one-to-one basis and focus on three distinct areas:
International Trade Development (ITD) – Research provision covering overseas markets and the requirements for exporting particular
goods / services.
International Trade Opportunities (ITO) – Identification of specific opportunities for export sales.
New Exporter Programme (NEP) – Recruit and develop an annual cohort of approximately 15 businesses into successful and sustainable
exporters
CPV: Business and management consultancy services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 17 suppliers · 8 bids on the busiest of 7 lots (0.5 per place) · 6 appointed
Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure
7 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1International Trade DevelopmentAwardedRenewal
The primary requirements of this Lot are to provide practical advice and support to businesses to develop their capability to enter international markets with ease and confidence. Working with businesses on a one-to-one basis, anticipated types of support required could include:
Developing an export strategy
Research and qualifying the best market for a given product / service
Defining the best route to market
Use of E-commerce for international business
Clarifying financial considerations such as pricing, payments, currency and tax
Providing insight into export procedures, regulations and logistics
Lot #2International Trade Opportunities - EuropeAwardedRenewal
The primary requirement of these Lots is to help ‘export ready’ companies to identify and access opportunities in a range of overseas markets. Working with businesses on a one-to-one basis, examples of support required could include:
Providing business information at a local level
Advising on local trading conditions and regulations
Identifying and contacting potential customers, agents or distributors
Arranging face-to-face meetings with interested parties
Supporting businesses during their time in market
Lot #3International Trade Opportunities - Middle East and AfricaAwardedRenewal
The primary requirement of these Lots is to help ‘export ready’ companies to identify and access opportunities in a range of overseas markets. Working with businesses on a one-to-one basis, examples of support required could include:
Providing business information at a local level
Advising on local trading conditions and regulations
Identifying and contacting potential customers, agents or distributors
Arranging face-to-face meetings with interested parties
Supporting businesses during their time in market
Lot #4International Trade Opportunities - AmericasAwardedRenewal
The primary requirement of these Lots is to help ‘export ready’ companies to identify and access opportunities in a range of overseas markets. Working with businesses on a one-to-one basis, examples of support required could include:
Providing business information at a local level
Advising on local trading conditions and regulation Identifying and contacting potential customers, agents or distributors
Arranging face-to-face meetings with interested parties
Supporting businesses during their time in market
Lot #5International Trade Opportunities - South AsiaAwardedRenewal
The primary requirement of these Lots is to help ‘export ready’ companies to identify and access opportunities in a range of overseas markets. Working with businesses on a one-to-one basis, examples of support required could include:
Providing business information at a local level
Advising on local trading conditions and regulations
Identifying and contacting potential customers, agents or distributors
Arranging face-to-face meetings with interested parties
Supporting businesses during their time in market
Lot #6International Trade Opportunities - Asia PacificAwardedRenewal
The primary requirement of these Lots is to help ‘export ready’ companies to identify and access opportunities in a range of overseas markets. Working with businesses on a one-to-one basis, examples of support required could include:
Providing business information at a local level
Advising on local trading conditions and regulations
Identifying and contacting potential customers, agents or distributors
Arranging face-to-face meetings with interested parties
Supporting businesses during their time in market
Lot #7New Exporter ProgrammeAwardedRenewal
The overarching aim of the NEP is to create new, regular and sustainable Welsh exporting companies. The programme will require the:
identification and recruitment of an annual cohort of 15 non-exporting companies (sporadic/reactive exporters will also be acceptable);
provision of a range of intensive training and mentoring support to those recruited companies in order to help them develop their capabilities, confidence and capacity for exporting;
undertake market research and identify specific exporting opportunities and contacts in a target market for each member of the cohort, the organisation and delivery of a trade mission to this market; and,
subsequent support for the businesses to follow up, with the aim of them securing new export orders/deals within the market.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Export Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 17 suppliers, 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 15 Feb 2023, 15:20 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Oct 2023, 11:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Mar 2023 – …
- Authority reference
C235/2022/2023- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-029933- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a5f3Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: 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 e-tender references for this contract are: project_52516 - 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. (WA Ref:135419)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 20 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bids opened
- 20 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
20 Mar 2023 → 11 Oct 2023 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown20 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published11 Oct 2023, 11:07 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Oct 2023, 11:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £700,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
International Trade Development
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- £3,500,000
- Status
- active
International Trade Opportunities - Europe
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- £7,000,000
- Status
- active
International Trade Opportunities - Middle East and Africa
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
International Trade Opportunities - Americas
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
International Trade Opportunities - South Asia
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
International Trade Opportunities - Asia Pacific
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
New Exporter Programme
- Signed
- 7 Jun 2023
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · International Trade Development | 8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · International Trade Opportunities - Europe | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 3 · International Trade Opportunities - Middle East and Africa | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · International Trade Opportunities - Americas | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 5 · International Trade Opportunities - South Asia | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
| 6 · International Trade Opportunities - Asia Pacific | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 7 · New Exporter Programme | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- BIC InnovationFramework contractor
- Grant ThorntonFramework contractor
- IBDGFramework contractor
- Newable LtdFramework contractor
- OCOFramework contractor
- Structural Change and InnovationFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria