Award

Nature and Us

NATURAL RESOURCES WALES

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Award

09 Jun 2022 at 09:01

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Natural Resources Wales, which is seeking a contractor for the "Nature and Us" initiative focused on public relations consultancy services. This project aims to enhance public engagement across Wales, particularly to address gaps in targeting diverse audiences due to the pandemic's emphasis on online interactions. Currently in the Award stage, the tender’s active component is valued at £285,326.60, with the contract signed on 6 June 2022. The project encompasses the planning and delivery of bilingual public events, data analysis, and the provision of ongoing communication support, all to be completed by the end of September 2022.

This procurement opportunity presents significant prospects for businesses, particularly those specialising in public relations, event management, and consultancy services. Companies with experience in engaging specific demographic or community groups, and those skilled in bilingual outreach, will find a favourable landscape to compete. Given the unique focus on diverse audience engagement and the critical need for data collection and analysis, firms that can demonstrate expertise in these areas and offer innovative solutions are well-positioned to succeed.

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Notice Title

Nature and Us

Notice Description

Nature and Us public engagement to date has been exclusively online as a result of the pandemic. Because of this, there are gaps in our engagement with some audiences that we have not been able to reach. This purchase will deliver additional, targeted and face to face engagement to address those gaps, and to explore which of the ideas and actions we have gathered reflect the views of different communities in Wales; where there is agreement and where further work is needed to find common ground

Lot Information

Lot 1

" Planning and delivery of up to 5 bilingual, public events across Wales, between June and the end of September 2022, for the playing back of nature and Us phase 1 findings and collection of further narratives to highlight the key themes. These events will build our evidence around shared and contested values and beliefs, common themes and statements, and to test how these are received by different audiences. While overall volume of responses is not a major consideration, the audience for this activity needs to be as diverse as possible. The purchase includes potential venue costs and provision of 1-2 researchers per event to capture views from the audience effectively. " Planning and delivery of focused, regional events targeted at up to 20 specific groups (e.g. sectors, age groups or communities) at locations across Wales by end September 2022. The purchase includes potential venue costs and provision of 1- 2 researchers per event to capture views from the audience effectively. NRW will identify and confirm the target groups for these events. " Support for NRW with identifying the right technology to facilitate the play back of findings and capture responses at these events, ensuring compliance with accessibility standards and data protection requirements for all engagement methods. " Data analysis and a full report on findings to identify shared and contested themes, and the commonalities and differences between groups for all of the above events, and up to 10 additional events held by NRW independently. " PR and communications / engagement support for both; a) the events listed above, to ensure sufficient take up and from the right audiences, and, b) ongoing communication of activity and findings from the Nature and Us programme. " Supporting the transfer of any online legacy assets (www.natureandus.wales) to an alternative website. " Data collection and processing for any of this work should be fully conform General Data Protection Regulation requirements.

Procurement Information

This arrangement is in accordance with Regulation 32(b)(ii) & (iii) of the Public Contract Regulations (2015) which allows for the negotiated procedure without prior publication to be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts where (b) the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator due to (ii) competition being absent for technical reasons or (iii) the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. Additional ground relevant to new works or services which repeat similar ones (9) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for new works and services consisting of the repetition of similar works or services entrusted to the economic operator to which the same contracting authority awarded an original contract, provided that such works or services are in conformity with a basic project for which the original contract was awarded following a procedure in accordance with regulation 26(1) and (2). This is a critical phase in the Nature and Us programme that is tightly linked to the engagement work undertaken to date. Outputs from this work will complete the evidence base and the communications platform for the final visioning process which will be the next phase of Nature and Us. The amount of work already conducted by this suppliers to go out to any other supplier would cause disproportionate cost to NRW and offer long-term savings to the public purse. To go to another supplier would be a repetition of similar works or services, and the requirement to repeat work already completed due to the loss of data already gathered. Also carrying out and duplication of public engagement sessions related to the original contract.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03447d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015832-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79416200 - Public relations consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£285,326 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Jun 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Jun 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATURAL RESOURCES WALES
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement.enquiries@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3000653000

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF24 0TP
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Plasnewydd
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FRESHWATER U K

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