CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Consultancy for Newport Housing Review

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Newport City Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced consultant to undertake a Housing Supply Review. This review will consider what constraints or barriers are facing the housing development industry in Newport and what can be done to improve delivery rates.

The first is to consider any obstacles facing both market and affordable housing delivery in Newport and for the report to set out recommendations to positively plan for future housing rates.

The second purpose is the identification and recording of land and buildings within the urban boundary of Newport that are empty or being underutilised and which could be acceptable for locating residential units. This should include consideration of the following sites:

Vacant/dormant/derelict land and buildings that have been previously development (and that is not housing)

LDP designations other than for housing e.g. employment

Redevelopment of car parks

Intensification of land use (in residential area) e.g. underutilised areas such as garage forecourts, excess land surrounding retail centres etc.

Conversion of commercial buildings that are dormant or underused, e.g. upper floors in city centre

Sites will not be considered appropriate for residential development where:

Statutory environmental designation e.g. SAC, SPA, SSSI, NNR

Designated Environmental Space

Well performing employment sites e.g. EM1i,iv,v,vii)

Well used public buildings and community facilities

Within Flood Zone C2

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=113827

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

£25,000

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

ITT 89816

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

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 “Suppliers register here” link

- Agree to 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 Project

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)

- Click on the relevant ITT (itt_89816) available from 9th September 2021 to access the content.

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on 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 to access the content

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Create Response” or “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining)

- 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

(WA Ref:113827)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice