Official UK procurement notice
Global Teaching Labs Project
Authority: Welsh Government
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWelsh Government is seeking to procure external support for the development and delivery of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Global Teaching Labs (GTL) project in Wales. This project seeks to raise the profile of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects in schools in Wales and to provide additional support in the delivery of STEM education across Wales through collaborative innovation.
- Recurrence: 2026
CPV: Education and training services · Primary education services · Secondary education services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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 (6)
- Demonstrate effective marketing and outreach: 15%
- Demonstrate effective arrival preparations: 15%
- Demonstrate an effective Programme of activity: 15%
- Demonstrate effective Administration and Project Management: 15%
- Effective Project Review: 10%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (6)
- Demonstrate effective marketing and outreach: 15
- Demonstrate effective arrival preparations: 15
- Demonstrate an effective Programme of activity: 15
- Demonstrate effective Administration and Project Management: 15
- Effective Project Review: 10
- 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.
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
- Yes · 2026
- First published
- 30 Mar 2022, 12:09 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jun 2022, 15:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 May 2022 – …
- Authority reference
C308/2021/2022- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017524- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0327edFind a Tender
- Performance terms
As stated in tender 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. - 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_49575 and ITT _92797 - 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= 118141 (WA Ref:118141) 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:122529)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 May 2022, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 10 May 2022, 09:00 BST
Timeline
9 May 2022 → 27 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline9 May 2022, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened10 May 2022, 09:00 BST
- Notice published27 Jun 2022, 15:20 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete27 Jun 2022, 15:20 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-Qual Recruitment Ltd (trading as 'Equal Education')SME | £605,640 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 017524-2022-C308/2021/2022-1 · E-Qual Recruitment Ltd (trading as 'Equal Education')SME
- Signed
- 21 Jun 2022
- Value
- £605,640
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- E-Qual Recruitment Ltd (trading as 'Equal Education')Awarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria