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Contract Notice

Black Mountains Land Use Partnership - Investing in Skills Proof of Concept Options Paper

  • First published: 08 January 2018
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-070204
Published by:
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
Authority ID:
AA0501
Publication date:
08 January 2018
Deadline date:
29 January 2018
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
Yes
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Black Mountains Land Use Partnership (the Partnership), by way of the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, has been awarded a Sustainable Management Scheme grant as part of Welsh Government Rural Communities-Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the Welsh Government and the European Union. This award allows the Partnership to implement a series of landscape-scale projects focused on three key themes: bracken management, peatland management and visitor management. Each theme has multiple project elements associated with it. The Partnership wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to create a proof of concept document which outlines future options for revitalising rural skills and hill farming specific to the Black Mountains area. The contractor must be willing to work closely with graziers, landowners and other Partners throughout the project’s length. The successful contractor will produce a detailed report highlighting forward thinking options that could be implemented in the Black Mountains. The completed proof of concept will aid the Partnership in identifying where scholarships should be focused through the rural skills element of the Sustainable Management Scheme grant.

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address


Brecon Beacons National Park Authority

Plas y Ffynnon, Cambrian Way,

Brecon

LD3 7HP

UK

Dr Bradley Welch

+44 1874624437

bradley.welch@beacons-npa.gov.uk

+44 1874622574
http://www.beacons-npa.gov.uk/
http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained


Brecon Beacons National Park Authority

Plas y Ffynnon, Cambrian Way,

Brecon

LD3 7HP

UK

Dr Bradley Welch

+44 1874624437

bradley.welch@beacons-npa.gov.uk

+44 1874622574
http://www.beacons-npa.gov.uk/

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Black Mountains Land Use Partnership - Investing in Skills Proof of Concept Options Paper

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Black Mountains Land Use Partnership (the Partnership), by way of the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority, has been awarded a Sustainable Management Scheme grant as part of Welsh Government Rural Communities-Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the Welsh Government and the European Union. This award allows the Partnership to implement a series of landscape-scale projects focused on three key themes: bracken management, peatland management and visitor management. Each theme has multiple project elements associated with it.

The Partnership wishes to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced contractor to create a proof of concept document which outlines future options for revitalising rural skills and hill farming specific to the Black Mountains area. The contractor must be willing to work closely with graziers, landowners and other Partners throughout the project’s length.

The successful contractor will produce a detailed report highlighting forward thinking options that could be implemented in the Black Mountains. The completed proof of concept will aid the Partnership in identifying where scholarships should be focused through the rural skills element of the Sustainable Management Scheme grant.

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=70204.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1024 Powys

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The investing in skills, proof of concept contract will require the successful contractor to:

• Identify forward thinking business options that can be implemented in the Black Mountains. These options should be:

• diverse and unique;

• focused around the viability of hill farming from a social and economic stance;

• inspiring and innovative;

• address the current issues the Black Mountains are facing by identifying possible solutions and/or

• Generate a final report detailing options and highlighting positive solutions that will assist with succession planning and retention of rural skills.

• Produce a finalised report within 6 months from the initial inception meeting.

£15,000 has been allocated for this contract.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

•Contractors should carefully describe their approach.

•The Authority will be pleased to receive quotations which include local expertise, knowledge and experience.

•The quotation should be structured as detailed below:

o the experience of the company or individual undertaking this type of work;

o the team members proposed (including any sub-contractors to be used), their qualifications, experience and a detailed breakdown of their role in the project;

o what data and other resources are available to you upon which to base the strategy;

o the approach which you propose to adopt in carrying out the work;

o an indicative timeline for carrying out the proposed works;

o a detailed breakdown of costs showing the number of days and daily rate of each team member, transport costs, meeting costs, copyright fees and production of all paperwork for each phase of the work;

o evidence that contractors adhere to Living Wage provision;

o any costs which are excluded from the project brief;

o evidence of risk management procedures where applicable;

o at least two references for similar work.

•Documentation to accompany the quotation:

o Public liability insurance certificate to cover a minimum of £5million.

o Professional liability insurance certificate to cover a minimum of £1million.

o Completed and signed ‘Freedom of Information Act Notice’.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
    29-01-2018  Time  13:00

Estimated award date
 12-02-2018

4.5

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

EN 

Cymraeg

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:70204)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: The Sustainable Management Scheme (SMS) is a grant scheme that delivers under sub-measure 16.5 of the Welsh Government Rural Communities-Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the Welsh Government and the European Union.

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

SMS_Investing_In_Skills-Options_paper-ProjectBrief_171203
PO-TermsConditions-170803
BMLUP_RDP 2014-2020_Application Form_Part Two_SMS version_170122
SMS_Investing_In_Skills-Options_paper-ProjectBrief_171203-Cymraeg

5.3

Publication date of this notice

 08-01-2018

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
77000000 Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services Agriculture and Food
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services Research and Development

Delivery locations

ID Description
1021 Monmouthshire and Newport
1024 Powys

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
08 January 2018
Deadline date:
29 January 2018 00:00
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Authority name:
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority
Publication date:
22 March 2018
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Authority name:
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority

About the buyer

Main contact:
bradley.welch@beacons-npa.gov.uk
Admin contact:
bradley.welch@beacons-npa.gov.uk
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

Further information

Date Details
11/01/2018 18:17
ADDED FILE: Sustainable Farming and Environment – Action Towards 2020
Reference document

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