Official UK procurement notice
SMART Technology Adoption for Digital Innovation Acceleration Support for Businesses
Authority: Welsh Government
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Welsh Government is seeking to engage with quality providers to deliver a service that will support businesses across Wales to embrace digital and automation technologies, employing an Industry 4.0 approach to create a more resilient manufacturing base, and so a more resilient Wales.
CPV: Engineering-design services for industrial process and production · Production management consultancy services · Systems and technical consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Client is seeking to engage with quality providers to deliver a service that will…AwardedRenewalPublished value£450,000
The Client is seeking to engage with quality providers to deliver a service that will support businesses across Wales to embrace digital and automation technologies, employing an Industry 4.0 approach to create a more resilient manufacturing base, and so a more resilient Wales.
The support will focus on three key areas:
Digital Simulation – including digital twinning, and Augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR) technologies.
Automation – including robotics, mass customisation
Digital systems – including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT).
The successful providers must have substantial industry experience applicable to the Manufacturing sector in order to provide an expert consultancy service to businesses across Wales.
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 (5)
- Demonstrate Skills and expertise to deliver high quality digital technology technical reports within timescale and on a pan-Wales geographical basis: 30%
- Ability to demonstrate a sound Business Support Process: 30%
- Ability to demonstrate Relationships and networks to promote the objectives of the service: 10%
- Demonstrate value added Marketing activities: 10%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (5)
- Demonstrate Skills and expertise to deliver high quality digital technology technical reports within timescale and on a pan-Wales geographical basis: 30
- Ability to demonstrate a sound Business Support Process: 30
- Ability to demonstrate Relationships and networks to promote the objectives of the service: 10
- Demonstrate value added Marketing activities: 10
- Price: 20
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- 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
- 18 May 2021, 14:24 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Oct 2021, 15:54 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 24 Jun 2021 – …
- Authority reference
C300/2020/2021- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-024787- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b23bFind 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_46840 and ITT _86624 - 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= 109699 (WA Ref:109699) 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:114614)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jun 2021, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en, cy
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 24 Jun 2021, 10:00 BST
Timeline
23 Jun 2021 → 5 Oct 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline23 Jun 2021, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened24 Jun 2021, 10:00 BST
- Notice published5 Oct 2021, 15:54 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete5 Oct 2021, 15:54 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wales Trinity Saint David | £309,900 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 024787-2021-C300/2020/2021-1 · University of Wales Trinity Saint David
- Signed
- 8 Sept 2021
- Value
- £309,900
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria