CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Supply of carbon monoxide alarms

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

NCH proposed installing carbon monoxide alarms in all properties with fossil burning appliances (gas, oil, solid fuel and wood burner appliances) to protect people against the escape of carbon monoxide (CO). The installation of CO alarms is an additional protection to the annual safety inspection / servicing of gas / oil and solid fuel appliances to our homes and will form a second line of defence against CO.

Scope of Work

Newport City Homes requires a single supplier of Carbon Monoxide alarms. The supplier shall ensure they have the capacity and adequate stock levels throughout the duration of the contract to deliver the required number of units on a call off basis. The supplier will be expected to deliver 350 -400 units weekly to NCH central office

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=50915.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://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.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

10,000 units approximately

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Please note Newport City Homes will be adding Community Benefits clause into this contract. Please refer to appendicies for more details.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

NCH/002/16

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:50915)

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

Community Benefits are sometimes referred to as Social Clauses or Social Requirements. By incorporating Community Benefits into our Procurement Exercises in addition to delivering the primary objectives of the contract. NCH is seeking to promote additional opportunities which will benefit the wider community. This might include training and employment opportunities, improved supply chain opportunities, increased educational contributions and community initiatives.

Why is NCH asking tenderers to include Community Benefits as part of our tender bids.

NCH is committed to maximising the value for every pound it spends, and via the use of Community Benefits we believe we can promote social, economic and environmental wellbeing in the widest possible sense. We are maximising the value of NCH's spending and regeneration investment demonstrating effective use or wellbeing powers, and also how strategies designed to tackle worklessness and unemployment can address demand side issues by working in partnership with other RSL’s.

For this contract we will be looking at donations for our community incentive programmes and welcome the bidders to provide a response in the technical question.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice