Voluntary Notification of the Award of the Contract for the "Tasty Careers" Campaign

Official notice

Authority: Menter a Busnes

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Awarded value£200,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Jul 2023no call for competition

Awarded to NSAFD2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Specialist food and drink industry skills, employment and training support providers, a contract to extend the provision already in place elsewhere in the UK to Wales.

CPV: Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Specialist food and drink industry skills, employment and training supportAwarded

Delivery: Wales

Extensions: Requirement will be reviewed on an annual basis in line with project needs and on the basis of needs identified within the sector.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Jul 2023, 15:15 BST
Last source update: 25 Jan 2024, 14:20 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-002602
Classification (CPV): Training services
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03e29d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: The choice of potential suppliers is heavily limited due to the niche nature of the services required. Additionally, this requirement seeks to expand on a current provision which is subject to copyright. On this basis, it is deemed that a conventional tendering process is not viable.

Publisher note: (WA Ref:138390)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 2latest 12 Jul 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
NSAFDSME	£200,000 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
NSAFDSME	£200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 002602-2024-1 · NSAFDSME
Signed
12 Jul 2023
Value
£200,000
Status
active
Contract 020511-2023-1 · NSAFDSME
Signed
12 Jul 2023
Value
£200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Menter a Busnes

Contracting authorityNot for Profit Economic Development CompanyEconomic affairs Y Parc Gwyddoniaeth, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, UK, SY23 3AHContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

NSAFDAwarded supplier The Catalyst, Baird Lane, York, UK, YO105GAContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.