CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

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

Tender for a Contractor to Refurbish the External Wall Cavities of Properties at Isyrhos, Caerbont,

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Council are seeking suitably qualified and experienced contractors to tender for the appointment of a contractor for refurbishment of the external wall cavities at properties at Isyrhos, Caerbont, Ystradgynlais.

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=104914

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

As per procurement documents.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

The minimum requirements of the tender are as follows:

Constructionline Silver registration with relevant categories.

CHAS Registration

One operative on site will be required to have Category B Working with Non-Licensable Asbestos training. All other operatives will be required to have Category A Asbestos Awareness training.

Passing of a financial assessment of the tenderers latest set of accounts, to be assessed in accordance with the Appendix I – Financial Assessments Information document found under the Attachments Area of the Portal:

Tenderers must provide their latest set of full accounts, to include the Profit & Loss Account and Balance Sheet. This will be assessed in accordance with the Appendix I – Finance Assessment Information (found under the Attachments Area of the Portal).

Due to the current Covid-19/Coronavirus global pandemic Tenderers are asked to provide their latest set of management accounts for the period of the pandemic in the UK (March 2020 to present).

The Council reserves the right to request: a bank guarantee, a parent company guarantee, or a performance bond at its sole discretion.

Insurances are required as follows:

Public Liability Insurance - £5,000,000.

Employers Liability Insurance - £5,000,000

Demonstrable experience of delivering contract(s) of a similar nature.

Acceptance of the JCT Minor Works, Schedule of Amendments (Appendix A, found under the Attachments Area of the Portal).

Any Tenderers who fail to meet the minimum requirements will have their tender response rejected and not further evaluated by the Council.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

itt_83811

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

Instructions for Suppliers – Registration on eTenderwales -

Powys County Council will be conducting this tender through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This

can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk, all information may be downloaded and returned

through this channel.

Internet address(es): http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender

1. Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once)

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- Click the “Click here to register” link

- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete

- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender

- Login to the portal with the username/password

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- Click the “Open Access ITTs” link.

- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.

- This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer

Attachments” in the “Actions” box

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)

- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help

available)

If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon –

Fri (8am – 6pm) on:

- eMail: help@bravosolution.co.uk

- Phone: 0800 368 4850 / Fax: 020 7080 0480

Tenders or Requests to Participate must be sent to:

Official name: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

(WA Ref:104914)

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:

As per Tender documents.

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

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice