CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

National Parks Wales - Dark Skies:Brilliant Parks

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The three National Parks in Wales all offer opportunities to enjoy dark skies. The National Park Authorities of Snowdonia, Brecon Beacons and Pembrokeshire Coast have come together to develop a joint National Park Wales programme relating to dark skies and are seeking to commission consultants to develop this work. The Dark Skies: Brilliant Parks project will show how these world-class landscapes can be enjoyed just as much by night as they are by day. This project will help promote Wales’ National Parks as high quality locations to enjoy dark skies.

The project activities include:

i. Branding and marketing plan

ii. Suite of activities and adventures relating to the theme

iii. Short film to promote ‘Dark Skies: Brilliant Parks’ to visitors and inspire the trade to be involved

iv. Digital interactive manual to support trade engagement and product development

Submissions must be received no later than 1700 Thursday 5th November 2015.

The commission and all related material must completed by 14th March 2016.

There is a ceiling sum of £32,000 allocated to this commission

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=35148.

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.uk/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

There is a ceiling sum of £32,000 allocated to this commission

The project activities include:

i. Branding and marketing plan

ii. Suite of activities and adventures relating to the theme

iii. Short film to promote ‘Dark Skies: Brilliant Parks’ to visitors and inspire the trade to be involved

iv. Digital interactive manual to support trade engagement and product development

Note: a further commission for developing a website relating to this project will be issued on Sell2Wales in the autumn of 2015.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Indemnity- It will be a condition of the appointment that the Consultant will hold the Client indemnified against any claims arising from the commission whether caused by negligence or otherwise. The Consultant will be required to carry Professional Indemnity Cover of at least £1,000,000 and the existence of this cover should be stated in the response to the brief.

Sub-contracting - The appointed Consultants may provide all services required by this brief or may sub-contract particular tasks. The lead consultant must be responsible for all of the work of the whole team. The appointed consultants will undertake all the research and analysis necessary to achieve the requirements set out in the brief.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

DS:BP061015

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

A further commission for developing a website relating to this project will be issued on Sell2Wales in the autumn of 2015.

(WA Ref:35148)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice