Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Bridgend County Borough Council
Bridgend County Borough Council, Procurement Unit, Civic Offices, Angel Street
Bridgend
CF31 4WB
UK
Telephone: +44 1656642596
E-mail: procurementteam@bridgend.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL17
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.bridgend.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0417
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Management of the Regional Resilient Economy - Local Supply Chains Project
Reference number: B501/17
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79410000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Bridgend County Borough Council as lead body for the Resilient Economy- Local Supply Chains project is seeking to appoint an appropriate Service Provider to deliver a comprehensive programme of work with small, new and hard-to-reach producers of land-based goods. The Service Provider will facilitate engagement and other types of support for those producers to increase participation, maximise economies of scale and increase opportunities; deliver or commission market research and communications activities; develop robust action plans and business cases and submit well evidenced funding applications for a range of co-operation projects. The programme will operate in the Rural Development Programme areas of Bridgend, Caerphilly & Blaenau Gwent, Cwm Taf (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhondda Cynon Taf), Vale of Usk (Monmouthshire & Newport), Neath Port Talbot, Powys, Torfaen and the Vale of Glamorgan
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
553 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79411100
79000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL17
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bridgend County Borough Council as lead body for the Resilient Economy- Local Supply Chains project is seeking to appoint an appropriate Service Provider to deliver a comprehensive programme of work with small, new and hard-to-reach producers of land-based goods. The Service Provider will facilitate engagement and other types of support for those producers to increase participation, maximise economies of scale and increase opportunities; deliver or commission market research and communications activities; develop robust action plans and business cases and submit well evidenced funding applications for a range of co-operation projects. The programme will operate in the Rural Development Programme areas of Bridgend, Caerphilly & Blaenau Gwent, Cwm Taf (Merthyr Tydfil & Rhondda Cynon Taf), Vale of Usk (Monmouthshire & Newport), Neath Port Talbot, Powys, Torfaen and the Vale of Glamorgan
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/09/2017
End:
30/09/2019
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Identification of the project:
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Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
26/06/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
27/07/2017
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Bridgend Council Offices
Angel Street, Bridgend
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=66910
(WA Ref:66910)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bridgend County Borough Council
Bridgend County Borough Council, Procurement Unit, Civic Offices, Angel Street
Bridgend
CF31 4WB
UK
Telephone: +44 1656642596
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
24/05/2017