CREATION OF A DIGITAL EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE MINECRAFT PLATFORM

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    "description": "Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd (CCDG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Welsh Government trading as Gyrfa Cymru Careers Wales, we are contracted to provide an all age, independent and impartial careers information, advice and guidance service for Wales.We support the Welsh Government\u00e2\u0080\u0099s strategic objectives as identified in the Programme for Government and related Welsh Government policies.Part of our remit is to support the delivery of Careers and Work-Related Experiences (CWRE) in primary, secondary and special school settings, as part of the Curriculum for Wales. Careers Wales is responsible for the delivery of the Welsh Government supported \u00e2\u0080\u009cBig Ideas Wales\u00e2\u0080\u009d project in education settings across Wales, which is intended to promote enterprise and entrepreneurship to learners. Further details of the Big Ideas Wales project can be accessed via the Big Ideas Wales websiteTenders may be submitted in Welsh or English. In all aspects of this procurement process, tenders submitted in Welsh will be given equal consideration to those submitted in English.Careers Wales is looking to create a digital experience, aimed at Key Stage 2 learners (7-11 years) to educate and engage learners about enterprise and entrepreneurship through the Minecraft platform. We expect the final product to offer gamified learning activities to promote and inspire entrepreneurial thinking with a specific Welsh element.We are tendering to appoint an external Minecraft builder to work with Careers Wales and key stakeholders on the development of this product.The indicative value of this tender will be \u00c2\u00a3115,000.The contract value will cover the initial build plus a three-year maintenance agreement (to cover bug fixes and/or issues related to platform upgrades).The contract will also include future development work within the three-year period following the delivery of the product, should funds become available.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=159766.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.\n\nThe tenders should be submitted in electronic format by 2:00pm on Friday 23rd January 2026. Tenders received after the due date and time will not be considered.(WA Ref:159766)",
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    "eligibilityCriteria": "Tender SubmissionPlease submit your proposal by answering the following:Section 1: Pricing 30%The scoring will be based on a single price which includes the following elements:\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\tCreation of a Minecraft Education World to educate and engage learners about enterprise and entrepreneurship through the Minecraft platform, to include engagement with young people and other stakeholders\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\tTraining materials and guides for teachers\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\tCosts for creating bespoke media assets \u00e2\u0080\u00a2\tA fixed-price three-year maintenance packageSection 2: Quality 70%There is no requirement to add any additional information other than the answers to the section headers below.1.Relevant experience of working on similar projects \u00e2\u0080\u0093 30%Please provide 3 examples of where you have worked on Minecraft Education projects that engaged learners, including the learning objectives for each project and how these were achieved \u00e2\u0080\u0093 max 400 words per project - 10% awarded for each project.2. Project Delivery \u00e2\u0080\u0093 10%Please provide a high-level project plan, showing how you would engage with Careers Walers to deliver the product within the expected timescale - max 300 word 3. Collaboration -10%Please provide an example of how you have developed a Minecraft product via collaboration with multiple stakeholders4. Personnel \u00e2\u0080\u0093 10%Please provide details of personnel assigned to the project, including relevant qualifications and experience of working on Minecraft developments  \u00e2\u0080\u0093 max 300 words5.Environment \u00e2\u0080\u0093 5%What are some of the best practices or initiatives that you have implemented or plan to implement to promote sustainability in your operations?6.Ethical Employment 5%Please describe how you will commit to fair working practices for workers, including sub-contractors engaged in the delivery of this contract, and how you ensure that any contractors or employees have the right to work in the UKScoringThe contract will be awarded based on the following scoring methodology:Section A: Price 30%Price will be scored using the \u00e2\u0080\u009clowest Price Benchmark Method\u00e2\u0080\u009d. With the lowest price receiving the highest score and the others scored proportionally. The formula is:Price = (Lowest Tender Price / Tenderer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Price) X Maximum Price Pointe.g. \tMaximum Price Point = 30\tLowest Tender Price - \u00c2\u00a3100,000\tSecond Tender Price - \u00c2\u00a3120,000Lowest Tender Price would receive 30 marksSecond Tender Price would receive (\u00c2\u00a3100,000/\u00c2\u00a3120,000) X 30 = 25 marksSection B: Quality 70%The following marks are allocated to each section:\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Experience - 30%\u00e2\u0080\u00a2 Project Delivery - 10%\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\tCollaboration \u00e2\u0080\u0093 10%\u00e2\u0080\u00a2\tPersonnel \u00e2\u0080\u0093 10%\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Environment - 5%\u00e2\u0080\u00a2Ethical Employment - 5%The scoring methodologyLevel\tScore\tDescriptionExcellent\t100\tAn excellent comprehensive response that meets the requirements. Indicates an excellent response with detailed supporting evidence and no weaknesses resulting in a high level of confidence.Good\t75\tA good response that meets the requirements with good supporting evidence. Demonstrates good understanding.Met\t50\tMeets the requirements - the response generally meets the requirements, but lacks sufficient detail to warrant a higher mark.Poor\t25\tA poor response with reservations. The response lacks convincing detail with risk that the proposal will not be successful in meeting all the requirements.Failed\t0\tFailed to provide confidence that the proposal will meet the requirements. An unacceptable response with serious reservations.The tender will be awarded to the company achieving the highest score out of a maximum 100%.",
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