Contract award: UK-Aberystwyth: research and development services and related consultancy services
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UK-Aberystwyth: research and development services and related consultancy services
2010/S 50-073603
CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
- I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
The Welsh Assembly Government on Behalf of the Welsh Ministers, Welsh Assembly Government, DRAH - Countryside Policy, Rural Development Plan Management Unit, Rhodfa Padarn, Llanbadarn Fawr, Contact: Catherine Lawton, Attn: Catherine Lawton, Aberystwyth SY23 3UR, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 3000622159. E-mail: catherine.lawton@wales.gsi.gov.uk.
- I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Body governed by public law.
Economic and financial affairs.
Education.
Environment.
General public services.
Health.
Housing and community amenities.
Public order and safety.
Recreation, culture and religion.
Social protection.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
- II.1)DESCRIPTION
- II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract:
Mid term evaluation of the Wales Rural Development Plan 2007 - 2013.
- II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Services.
Service category No 8.
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Wales.
NUTS code UKL.
- II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
The European Commission requires member states to evaluate the assistance from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for the programming period 2007 to 2013.
The contract is to provide the mid term evaluation for the Wales Rural Development Plan (RDP) 2007-2013 as required by the European Commission with an option to also provide other related research studies and evaluations.
It is intended to award the contract no later than December 2009. The final version of the mid term evaluation must be submitted to the European Commission by the end of December 2010. Work must commence on the contract no later than 2.1.2010.
The mid term evaluation will address a set of common evaluation questions set by the Commission, and falls within the common monitoring and evaluation framework. The evaluation will include examining the relevance of the strategy, the balance of resources between the axes and measures, the utilisation of resources, its effectiveness and efficiency of the assistance along with the results and impact achieved then draw conclusions and recommendations from the findings. The mid term evaluation will be used to help optimise the allocation of resources and improve the quality of the Rural Development Plan. The mid term evaluation will also set the impacts for the programme.
Beneficiary surveys will be used to assess the impact of some elements of programme activity; additional strands of research will address issues of particular interest within the programme.
Details of any subcontractors expected to be used in relation to the contract must be included within the expression of interest. Suppliers should note that successful expressions of interest invited to tender may be requested to provide a presentation.
This contract will be available for use by other government departments and associated bodies with the prior written approval of the Authority. The Welsh Assembly Government, on behalf of the Welsh Ministers, will be conducting this procurement exercise through the etenderwales portal https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.
Tender documents and other information must be downloaded from and returned through this portal.
If you require any further assistance the BravoSolution helpdesk is available on:
Email: help@bravosolution.co.uk.
Phone: +44 08000112470/ Fax: +44 2070800480.
Full information in accessing the portal is found in section VI.3.
- II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
73000000.
- II.1.6)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
- II.2)TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)
- II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s):
Value: 272 704 GBP.
Excluding VAT.
II.1.3)The notice involves:
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
- IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE
- IV.1.1)Type of procedure:
Restricted.
- IV.2)AWARD CRITERIA
- IV.2.1)Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
1. Understanding of the research aims and objectives. Weighting: 15.
2. Ability of the project team to undertake suggested methods. Weighting: 15.
3. Understanding of the evaluation issues raised in relation to the mid term eValuation of the RDP for Wales 2007 - 2013. Weighting: 20.
4. Ability of the project team to manage the contract and delivery within the timescales given. Weighting: 20.
5. Cost. Weighting: 30.
- IV.2.2)An electronic auction has been used:
No.
- IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
- IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
245/2008/09.
- IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
Contract notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 163382-2009.
SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT
- V.1)Date of contract award decision:
22.2.2010.
- V.2)NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED:
9.
- V.3)NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR IN FAVOUR OF WHOM A CONTRACT AWARD DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN:
Adas UK Ltd, Woodthorne, Wergs Rosd, West Midlands, Wolverhampton WV6 8TQ, UNITED KINGDOM. E-mail: tendernotices@adas.co.uk. Tel. +44 1623848350. URL: http://www.adas.co.uk.
- V.4)INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 272 704 GBP.
Excluding VAT.
If annual or monthly value: number of months: 12.
CONTRACT NO: C245/2008/09
TITLE: Mid term evaluation of the Wales Rural Development Plan 2007 - 2013.
V.5)THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED:
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
- VI.1)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS:
- VI.2)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Buy4Wales reference number: 20285.
- VI.3)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL:
- VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Head of Corporate Procurement Services, Welsh Assembly Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ, UNITED KINGDOM. E-mail: alan.james@wales.gsi.gov.uk. Fax +44 2920823130.
- VI.4)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
10.3.2010.
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals:
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
