CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

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Authority Name and Address

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Address from which documentation may be obtained

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Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Economies of the Future Analysis

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Description of the goods or services required

We wish to commission a piece of research that will provide valuable insight and future thinking and inform an economic regeneration strategy for Monmouthshire.

The research will identify and provide:

• The most appropriate growth sectors that will provide the economies of the future for Monmouthshire;

• A detailed observational study of the accommodation and locational needs of the identified growth sectors;

• An assessment of the suitability and deliverability of existing employment sites as identified by the Local Development Plan;

• Other potential employment sites that can be put forward as options for consideration in the Local Development Plan process;

• An indication of the skills sets that will be required to address the growth sector needs and whether it is feasible for Monmouthshire citizens to meet these needs or whether the County needs to look to attract labour from elsewhere, if so where?

• An assessment of:

o Whether current population levels can sustain the economic growth required in the county;

o Potential inward migration required to develop and sustain the identified growth sectors;

• Potential locations for a new settlement that can be put forward as options for consideration in the LDP revision process;

• Modelled scenarios and associated ambition targets, to include current and predicted geodemographic segmentation analysis;

• The additional infrastructure required to service the changing demographic and economic landscape over and above residential and commercial property;

• An assessment of the economic and population impact on existing retail sectors, taking account of the ‘Monmouthshire Retail Expenditure Forecasts Update 2016’ and identification of potential growth and development opportunities for the county;

• Impact of inward migration on indigenous population and house prices and the mitigation that will need to be built in to offset any negative impact;

• A draft, scalable inward investment strategy that will determine the most cost effective method to attract these new growth sectors into Monmouthshire

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=73329.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

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Total quantity or scope of tender

It is expected that the contract to take 60 days to complete.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

1 In responding to this tender request, consultants understand that the project will need an immediate start upon appointment and completed within the time frame designated. Resources must be available to comply with this condition. Consultants should note that Monmouthshire County Council is not obliged to appoint any contractors as a result of this tender process.

2 Tenders should specify a day-rate and a fully inclusive cost (i.e. day rate x number of days).

3 The contractor is required to provide a fixed fee proposal to produce the activity outputs identified within Section Four, inclusive of all fees and expenses. Any assumptions made by the consultant in their costs should be stated clearly in their proposal.

4 Submissions should not exceed 5 pages of A4 typed excluding appendices, e.g. details of previous projects and curriculum vitas and references. Appendices should not exceed 10 pages.

5 All submissions should include a draft programme which the company intend to deliver if selected.

6 All quotations are submitted on the basis that they are compiled at the company’s expense.

7 Companies must declare that the quote content, price and any other figure or particulars concerning the tender have not been disclosed by the company to any other party (except where such a disclosure is made in confidence for a necessary purpose).

8 Companies are required to include within their proposal evidence of professional and public liability insurance.

9 The successful consultant will be required to maintain close contact with the Client at all stages of the Report, and regular meetings should be accounted for within the consultant’s project programme.

10 Overall cost will form part of the quotation evaluation, as indicated below.

11 The submission should provide a detailed CV and relevant experience of all members of the team who will undertake the preparation of the study. The submission should clearly state the tasks to be undertaken by the individual members of the team, the days allocated to those individuals broken down by task and the day rate charged by the consultants. Companies that tender quotations for the execution of this contract should provide the names of personnel to be assigned to the contract, their status in the organisation and their previous experience of dealing with contracts of a similar nature. Firms should also give details of a nominated contact point.

12 Sub-Contracting. Should it be the intention of a bidder, at the outset, to involve and/or employ the services of such third parties then it is required that details of the intended subcontractor/s should be submitted along with the quotation /tender document.

13 In each case, such details should outline the experience and expertise of the relevant sub-contractor listing recent experience and clients in the relevant field. Should the need arise for the successful bidder, during the course of the contract, to engage or employ or use the service/s of a sub-contractor or third party then it should be noted that that would require the prior written consent of the client.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

T2013

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Time Limits

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

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Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:73329)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: This project has received funding through the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government

funding through the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020,

which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice