Hysbysiad dyfarnu contract
Canlyniadau'r weithdrefn gaffael
Adran I:
Endid
contractio
I.1) Enw a chyfeiriad
Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru /Books Council of Wales
Castell Brychan, Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 2JB
UK
Person cyswllt: Mererid Boswell
Ffôn: +44 1970629544
E-bost: mererid.boswell@books.wales
Ffacs: +44 1970625385
NUTS: UKL
Cyfeiriad(au) rhyngrwyd
Prif gyfeiriad: www.llyfrau.cymru
Cyfeiriad proffil y prynwr: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0798
I.4) Y math o awdurdod contractio
Arall: Registered Charity
I.5) Prif weithgaredd
Addysg
Adran II: Gwrthrych
II.1) Cwmpas y caffaeliad
II.1.1) Teitl
A new system for a Book Wholesale and Distribution business
II.1.2) Prif god CPV
48000000
II.1.3) Y math o gontract
Cyflenwadau
II.1.4) Disgrifiad byr
The Books Council wishes to engage a winning bidder with the capability to deliver a book distribution (wholesale and distribution) system and professional and technical consultancy support to replace several its existing IT Systems between 2020 and 2022. It plans to replace both its existing system and websites. This Invitation to Tender is only focused upon the system replacement, but proposals should include the system’s ability to interface with other systems, including selling websites.
It is expected that companies choosing to tender will be specialists in the book trade with their systems designed around this. They should be able to provide current and recent examples of successful implementations with other companies in the book trade, and the Book Distribution Industry.
II.1.6) Gwybodaeth am lotiau
Mae’r contract hwn wedi’i rannu’n lotiau:
Na
II.1.7) Cyfanswm gwerth y caffaeliad
Gwerth heb gynnwys TAW: 500 000.00 GBP
II.2) Disgrifiad
II.2.2) Cod(au) CPV ychwanegol
48100000
48000000
II.2.3) Man cyflawni
Cod NUTS:
UKL1
Prif safle neu fan cyflawni:
Aberystwyth
II.2.4) Disgrifiad o’r caffaeliad
The Books Council of Wales is a registered charity, set up over 50 years ago to ensure that Welsh books or books of Welsh content are distributed effectively. After a period of growth, it acts as a distributor to some publishers, and as a Welsh wholesaler to other publishers. The distribution business has a net turnover of 2.7m GBP per annum and employs 15 members of staff.
The current system was introduced in 1996, and several developments over the period has meant a complex relationship with other bespoke products including ONIX feeds, EDI ordering, finance system, order to cash, title database, customer database and the e-commerce platform.
The Books Council of Wales (“Books Council”) is a national charity (number 505262) which supports the publishing industry in Wales and promotes reading for pleasure. Due to the lack of distributors in Wales, it has acted as a book distributor since the 1970’s, focussing mainly on Welsh customers. The charity’s core functions are to provide specialist editing, design, marketing, and distribution services to ensure high standards of book production and publication in both Welsh and English. Funded by the Welsh Government, it also administers and distribute grants to publishers in Wales from our headquarters in Aberystwyth. Another vital element of our work is the active promotion of reading and literacy across Wales through a range of campaigns, activities, and events.
The Books Council is not a publisher and does not publish its own titles, it is concentrated on the Distribution, Wholesale and Consignment of books for Client Publishers.
The Books Council predominantly distributes books focussing on Wales and the Welsh language. Roughly 50% of the titles distributed are written in Welsh and the Books Council promotes titles published both by established Welsh publishers and individual authors. Most of the Welsh language publishers are in an exclusive distribution arrangement with the Books Council, whereas English language publishers will have another main distributor, but will use the Books Council to distribute in Wales. Titles cover multiple subject areas, both fiction and non-fiction, children’s books, academic and professional publishing. Books Council also distributes a limited range of non-book items, e.g. toys, especially where complimentary to a book, or meets the requirement of the customers (schools primarily).
The Books Council’s primary market is the Welsh book trade, libraries, schools and colleges in Wales and sales to the public. It does sell books to the wider UK markets, with some export sales, and acts to some extent as a wholesale operation buying titles from other UK publishers for resale – for example travel guides to Wales, sports titles about Welsh teams and individuals, etc. The Books Council also supplies books on consignment to some customers. It also has the ability, as it does for several clients to provide ‘White Label’ distribution services.
The Books Council wishes to engage a winning bidder with the capability to deliver a book distribution (wholesale and distribution) system and professional and technical consultancy support to replace several its existing IT Systems between 2020 and 2022. It plans to replace both its existing system and websites. This Invitation to Tender is only focused upon the system replacement, but proposals should include the system’s ability to interface with other systems, including selling websites.
It is expected that companies choosing to tender will be specialists in the book trade with their systems designed around this. They should be able to provide current and recent examples of successful implementations with other companies in the book trade, and the Book Distribution Industry.
II.2.5) Meini prawf dyfarnu
Maes prawf ansawdd: Technical Specification
/ Pwysoliad: 65
Price
/ Pwysoliad:
35
II.2.11) Gwybodaeth am opsiynau
Opsiynau:
Na
II.2.13) Gwybodaeth am Gronfeydd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd
Mae'r broses gaffael yn gysylltiedig â phrosiect a/neu raglen a ariennir gan gronfeydd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd:
Na
Section IV: Gweithdrefn
IV.1) Disgrifiad
IV.1.1) Y math o weithdrefn
Gweithdrefn agored
IV.1.8) Gwybodaeth am Gytundeb Caffael y Llywodraeth (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Na
IV.2) Gwybodaeth weinyddol
IV.2.1) Cyhoeddiad blaenorol mewn perthynas â’r weithdrefn hon
Rhif yr hysbysiad yn OJ S:
2020/S 144-355943
Section V: Dyfarnu contract
Dyfernir contract/lot:
Ydy
V.2 Dyfarnu contract
V.2.1) Y dyddiad y daeth y contract i ben
25/03/2021
V.2.2) Gwybodaeth am dendrau
Nifer y tendrau a ddaeth i law: 3
Nifer y tendrau a ddaeth i law gan BBaChau: 2
Nifer y tendrau a dderbyniwyd gan dendrwyr o Aelod-wladwriaethau yr UE: 1
Nifer y tendrau a dderbyniwyd gan dendrwyr o Aelod-wladwriaethau nad ydynt yn aelodau o'r UE: 1
Nifer y tendrau a ddaeth i law drwy ddulliau electronig: 3
Dyfarnwyd y contract i gr?p o weithredwyr economaidd:
Na
V.2.3) Enw a chyfeiriad y contractwr
knk Software UK Ltd
71-75 Shelton Street
London
WC2H9JQ
UK
Ffôn: +44 7903870595
NUTS: UK
BBaCh yw’r contractwr:
Na
V.2.4) Gwybodaeth am werth y contract/lot (heb gynnwys VAT)
Cyfanswm gwerth y contract/lot: 503 800.00 GBP
V.2.5) Gwybodaeth am is-gontractio
Section VI: Gwybodaeth ategol
VI.3) Gwybodaeth ychwanegol
It is imperative that all systems support the Welsh language and the extended Welsh character set. The core software can be in English, but all external communication must be in both Welsh and English. Text fields must support Welsh (and offer spelling corrections) as well as supporting characters. Certain fields may need to be completed in both Welsh and English (e.g. title descriptions) and reports must have the option for Welsh and/or English headings.
All websites must fully support Welsh. See www.gwales.com where users can select the Welsh or English version. Customers can further select whether correspondence is to be in Welsh or English and all emails and other communications must fully support Welsh.
All portals must also support both languages.
(WA Ref:109646)
VI.4) Gweithdrefnau adolygu
VI.4.1) Corff adolygu
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
UK
VI.5) Dyddiad anfon yr hysbysiad hwn
08/04/2021