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

Arboricultural Services for Neath Port Talbot CBC

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council invites Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to undertake Arboricultural Services as set out in the Specification.

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=134150

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Lotting Structure:

Lot 1: Neath Area (sites 1 to 8)

Lot 2: Neath Area (sites 9 to 16)

Lot 3: Neath Area (sites 17 to 21)

Lot 4: Port Talbot Area (sites 22 to 27)

Lot 5: Port Talbot Area (sites 28 to 34)

Lot 6: Port Talbot Area (sites 35 to 40)

Lot 7: Pontardawe Area (sites 41 to 48)

Tenderers are not restricted to the number of Lots they wish to be considered for, and may submit a bid for multiple Lots.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As stated in the Tender Documents

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CPU23-24-23

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

Suppliers’ Instructions ‘How to Express Interest in this ITT’:

1. Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is required only once. However if your details have changed since you registered you will need to up-date them).

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

- Click the ‘Suppliers register here’ link.

- Complete the ‘Organisation Details’ and ‘User Details’ sections.

- Note the username you choose and click ‘save’ when complete.

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

- Agree to the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’.

2. Express an interest in the ITT.

- Login to the portal with the username / password.

- Click the ‘ITT Open to all Suppliers’ link.

- Alternatively, search for the relevant ITT (itt_104994).

- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.

- Click the ‘Express Interest’ button on the right-hand side of the screen.

- This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITT pages’. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only.)

- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by selecting ‘Buyer Attachments’.

3. Responding to the ITT.

- You can now choose to ‘Respond’ or ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining).

- Note the ‘Closing Date’, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.

- There is help available Monday – Friday (8am – 6pm) on: help@bravosolution.co.uk or by telephone on 0800 368 485.

(WA Ref:134150)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice