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:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Legal Services for the Caerau Mine Water Heat Scheme

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

This is an Invitation to tender for the provision of Legal Services in respect of the Caerau Mine Water Heat Scheme to Bridgend County Borough Council (BCBC).

There are potentially three (3) sequential Work Packages (WP's):

Work Package 1 – Review and Recommendations relating to the Proposed Delivery Model.

Work Package 2 - Commercial Arrangements for Business Case Preparation.

Work Package 3 - Legal advice for subsequent activities

Bridgend County Borough has extensive areas of coal mining and in late 2013 BCBC began to investigate the potential that the former mine workings offered as a geo-thermal source of heat. To date, several studies including heat and master planning have been completed, the most recent being the Upper Llynfi Valley Heat Network Project Feasibility Study (FS) focusing on the development of a mine water geothermal District Heat Network (DHN) in Caerau, delivered by a consortium led by Cardiff University. The study is currently going through final amendments and will be made available to the successful tenderer. The development of a DHN in the area will help reduce dependency upon fossil fuels and has the potential to reduce fuel poverty, create jobs, improve energy security and reduce emissions.

Under the planned scheme, heat will be extracted from the mine water and transported to residents’ properties using a network of pipes. It is expected that the scheme would use central heat pumps, but it is possible that a solution in which individual properties have their own heat pump may be advantageous.

In 2016, BCBC submitted a European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) application for capital funding of the proposed scheme. The ERDF application was approved in 2017 with a budget of £6.5M. As such, where appropriate, the successful contractor will need to adhere to all ERDF publicity guidelines. https://gov.wales/docs/wefo/publications/170207-publicity-guidance-v3-en.pdf

See Tender Documents

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=87219

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

This Tender consists of potentially 3-Work Packages (WP).

Work Package 1 – Review and Recommendations relating to the Proposed Delivery Model. (Budget: 10,000 GBP)

Work Package 2 - Commercial Arrangements for Business Case Preparation. (Budget: 14,000 GBP)

Work Package 3 - Legal advice for subsequent activities. (Estimated Budget: 64,000 GBP).

The Tenderer should note that WP's 2 & 3 will be invoked at the sole discretion of the Authority and dependant upon the outcome and success of WP1 and indeed WP2 for invoking WP3.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

See Tender Documents.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

Q446

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

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

Welsh

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

See Tender Documents.

(WA Ref:87219)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice