1. News
NPS supports Procurex Wales Live 2016 & GO Awards Wales 2016/17
Are
you ready to play your part in Wales’ Day of Procurement?
Procurex
Wales Live returns to Cardiff this year, following the amazing success of the first
event of its kind in 2015. Taking place at the Motorpoint Arena on 6 October
2016, the event will be followed by the inaugural GO Awards Wales that evening
at the Marriott Hotel in Cardiff.
This
Day of Procurement will enhance the knowledge and understanding of both buyers
and suppliers engaged in the public procurement process. Through a mixture of presentations and
exhibitions, attendees will be able to learn more about the planned initiatives
and legislative changes that are taking place within this evolving marketplace.
There
will be opportunities to network and engage with key decision makers from
across the Welsh public sector buyer community, including representatives from
local government, health, education, housing and the Welsh Government.
Over 500
delegates attended Procurex Wales Live 2015 – don’t miss your chance to be a
part of this year’s event!
For more information on how to register, please visit: www.procurexwales.co.uk and www.goawards.co.uk/wales
 IT Products and Services Launch Events
The NPS ICT Category team held launch events in Swansea and Llandudno last month, for the IT Products and Services (ITPS) Framework Agreement which went live on 4 January. The events showcased a number of framework suppliers' goods and services to Welsh public sector buyers, and offered opportunity for customers to learn more about how to use the framework.
The events, which were the first of this type, were attended by 106 Welsh public sector buyers and 31 SMEs.
David Nicholson, Head of Commercial & Procurement ICT said:
"This was a great event and gave the category team the opportunity to meet both the buyers and suppliers and see what a real benefit and difference the NPS ICT contracts are starting to make."
Feedback has been extremely positive and suppliers are now actively promoting the framework by following up buyer and supplier opportunities, with one Wrexham based SME being added to an ITPS framework supplier's supply chain within one week of the event.
The ITPS framework suppliers in attendance were, Centerprise; Comcen; Comparex; Computacenter; Dell; Millennium Business Systems; Softcat; SCC; and XMA. ITPS partner vendors also in attendance included; Cisco; Citrix; EMC; HP; Lenovo; Microsoft; Toshiba; Epson; Promethean; Polycom; SMART; Yorktel; ElectraNet; NC; Clevertouch; Alcatel-Lucent; Brocade; Huawei; Digital Message; UCi2i; Nimble; Checkpoint; and AMD.
Read more about the NPS ITPS Framework here.
Please contact NPSICTCategoryTeam@wales.gsi.gov.uk if you wish to discuss the Framework
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 NPS Food Framework Evaluations
The NPS Food Category Pipeline is progressing with evaluations taking place recently in North and South Wales for the upcoming Prepared Sandwiches and Sandwich Fillings framework agreement.
NPS would like to thank all stakeholders who gave up their time to take part in the evaluation days. The Prepared Sandwiches and Sandwich Fillings framework agreement is due to go live in June 2016.
If you would like to find out more about the upcoming Food framework agreements, please contact the NPS Food team on NPSFood@wales.gsi.gov.uk
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2. Forward Look
To ensure we give both
buyers and suppliers as much advance notice of NPS events as possible, we have
created the following Forward Look table. Please contact the relevant category
mailbox for further information, and remember to keep an eye on the NPS Twitter and LinkedIn
pages and Sell2Wales for event announcements.
Buyer events
For further information on the above events, please contact the
corresponding category mailbox below:
Construction and Facilities
Management
Corporate and
Business Support Services
Fleet and Transport
Food
Information and
Communications Technology
People Services
and Utilities
Professional
Services
3. Current and upcoming activity by category
There are a number of Prior Information
Notices and Contract Notices listed below. All will be advertised through Sell2Wales, however please share this information with
as many suppliers as possible if you think they would be interested.
If you would like further information, please contact the relevant team by e-mail.
 Construction and Facilities Management
Speculative Notices
Upcoming Contract Notices
- Facilities Management Phase 2 - due to be issued 1 June 2016.
Category Forum Groups' Outcome Reports
Updates
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Timelines have been reviewed and head line details for amended start dates are as follows:
- Facilities Management - Phase 2 - Mechanical Services, Pest control, Security, Fire Equipment and Maintenance - 1 August 2016
- Construction Equipment: Non operated Plant & Equipment Hire - 27 March 2017
Contact: NPSConstruction&FM@wales.gsi.gov.uk
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Corporate and Business Support Services
Upcoming Contract Award Notices
- Supply of High Visibility and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Uniforms, Workwear and Leisurewear - the evaluations have now concluded and we are now moving into the award stage.
Updates
- NPS All Wales Framework for Stationery and Copier Paper - NPS would like to request that customer organisations nominate sector representatives to assist with the tender evaluations. Please contact the mailbox below if you are interested.
- NPS-CS-0013-14 Lot 2 Office Copier, Digital and Offset Paper - customers are requested to note that Corporate Express are now trading as Staples. Any customers completing further competitions are asked to contact andy.coxon@staples.com. New customer quick guides will be uploaded to the Sell2Wales website along with updated contact details. A core goods review will also be undertaken in the coming months and new catalogues will be uploaded to Sell2Wales and the ePS Product Manager.
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Timelines have been reviewed and head line details for amended start dates are as follows:
- Stationery and Copier Paper - 19 September 2016
Contact: NPSCorporateServices@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Fleet and Transport
Updates
- Tyres - NPS will continue to coordinate collaborative mini-competitions. Customers should contact the mailbox below if their organisation wishes to take part in these mini-competitions. Not only is NPS trying to take the burden of the mini-competition from customers, but the mini-competitions conducted to date have all returned savings.
- Fuel Cards - NPS undertook a Further Competition against the Crown Commercial Service Framework Agreement for Fuel Cards and Associated Services Ref: RM1027. Any customer wishing to make use of the terms agreed under the mini-competition, please contact the mailbox below. Please note the All Wales Fuel Card user group meeting will be held on 28 June and all stakeholders are welcome to attend.
- Timelines have been reviewed and head line details for amended start dates are as follows:
- Vehicle Spares - 2 January 2017
- Driver Licence Checks - Further discussions are being undertaken with the DVLA.
Contact: NPSFleet@wales.gsi.gov.uk
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Food
Upcoming Contract Award Notices
- Prepared Sandwiches and Sandwich Fillings - due to be awarded and go live in June 2016.
- Supply of Frozen Plated Meals - due to be awarded and go live in June 2016.
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Updates
- Katie Wilson MCIPS has now joined the Food team, replacing Mark Grant as Head of Category.
Contact: NPSFood@wales.gsi.gov.uk
 Information and Communications Technology
Contract Notices
- Information Assurance Services - issued 7 May 2016. Deadline for submissions 20 June 2016.
Upcoming Contract Notices
- Digitisation, Storage and Disposal - due to be issued in May.
Upcoming Contract Award Notices
- Structured Cabling Services - due to go live mid June.
Updates - A 'Thank You' from the ICT Category Team!
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We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the ICT Category's work over the last few months including:
- Attending the ITPS Framework launch events to meet the suppliers and find out more about the framework agreement.
- Providing feedback via the ITPS Customer Satisfaction Survey on your experience of using the ITPS Framework. The feedback is being used to identify areas for improvement which will be discussed with suppliers at their review meetings.
- Providing your view on what the future of the ICT Pipeline should look like via the 'Shaping the Pipeline of Future Work' questionnaire.
We are very grateful to everyone who has invested time and effort to support the category over the last six months.
Contact: NPSICTCategoryTeam@wales.gsi.gov.uk
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People Services and Utilities
Contract Notices
Upcoming Contract Award Notices
- Provision of Waste Disposal Bags - due to be awarded late May and go live 6 June 2016.
Category Forum Groups' Outcome Reports
Updates
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Corporate Training, Learning and Development Services - Evaluation Panel Members required.
We are currently seeking organisational representation to participate in the evaluation process for the above framework. The framework will comprise of 8 Lots and it's possible to volunteer for specific Lots if you wish. The Lots are:
Lot 1 - Legislation and Constitutional Affairs
Lot 2 - Policy and Ministerial Skills
Lot 3 - Skilled pool of trainers/facilitators to deliver customers' existing training materials (both English and Welsh)
Lot 4 - Psychometric Assessment, 360 feedback and Team Development
Lot 5 - Core Skills comprising of; Managing People; HR Issues; Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; Communications; Customer Relationship Skills; Programme and Project Management; Finance; and Accredited Learning
Lot 6 - Health and Safety Training
Lot 7 - First Aid Training
Lot 8 - Wellbeing Training
If you wish to join the evaluation team, please contact the mailbox below for further information.
Contact: NPSPeopleServices&utilities@wales.gsi.gov.uk
 Professional Services
Upcoming Prior Information Notices
- Alternative Delivery Models - due to be issued week commencing 6 June 2016.
Upcoming Contract Notices
- Insurance - due to be issued week commencing 23 May 2016. This will comprise of brokerage; risk management; claims handling and defence insurance litigation services.
Category Forum Groups' Outcome Reports
Updates
- Barristers Services - we are currently undertaking an extensive consultation exercise upon our procurement approach with both the public sector and barristers chambers. To date we have been grateful to receive some very valuable feedback and look forward to receiving further feedback in the coming weeks.
- Existing Frameworks - should any organisation wish to receive further information on any of the existing Professional Services frameworks, we would be very pleased to join you at your offices to provide a briefing. Please contact the mailbox below to express an interest.
Contact: NPSProfessionalServices@wales.gsi.gov.uk
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4.
Savings
NPS is reporting a 4.68% savings rate this financial year against
total spend through Contracts and Framework Agreements under management. This
includes additional negotiated savings and on-boarded agreements.
The overall total savings equate to £4,491,826 from 1st April 2015 – 29th February 2016.
If you require further clarification
of these savings, please contact your NPS Sector Representative or your Head of Procurement.
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