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Contract Award

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Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   ABERYSTWYTH
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:73603-2010
Publication Date:   Mar 12, 2010
Buyer:   THE WELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF THE WELSH MINISTERS
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   THE WELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF THE WELSH MINISTERS
ABERYSTWYTH, WALES
United Kingdom
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Notice Type: 2280 - Contract award
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 50/2010, #73603-2010
Referenced Document Number: 163382-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Not applicable
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender
Successful Bidder: 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.

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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.
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
CONTRACT NO: C245/2008/09
TITLE: Mid term evaluation of the Wales Rural Development Plan 2007 -
2013.
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.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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.
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