Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Anvil Court, Church Street
Abertillery
NP13 1DB
UK
Telephone: +44 1495311556
E-mail: sallyann.jones@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL16
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0278
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The Provision of a Floating Support Service for Vulnerable People
Reference number: ITT_98684
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Blaenau Gwent Council are looking for interested parties to register an interest for the Provision of a Floating Support Service for vulnerable people who may have additional needs such as learning disabilities, learning difficulties or ASD and therefore to provide an effective and innovative housing related support enabling them to live independently within the community.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
540 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85310000
85300000
98000000
85100000
85320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL16
Main site or place of performance:
Within the locality of Blaenau Gwent
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council are looking for experienced companies to tender for the provision of a Floating Support Service for vulnerable people who may have additional needs such as learning disabilities, learning difficulties or ASD. The successful company would be required to provide effective and innovative housing related support to vulnerable people enabling them to live independently within the community.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
540 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 72
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract will be renewed at either the conclusion of the initial 3 year period or during the extension period allowed. The renewal will be subject to external funding.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Please refer to Tender documentation.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2016/S 177-317578
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/12/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
08/12/2022
Local time: 09:00
Place:
Anvil Court, Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Authorised representatives of the awarding authority only.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
The contract will be renewed at either the conclusion of the initial 3 year period or during the extension period allowed. The renewal will be subject to external funding.
Therefore this requirement maybe advertised in September 2025
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is administering this procurement opportunity electronically via the Etenderwales portal.
All documentation has been uploaded to enable direct access following registration.
NB:You must download all documentation directly from the portal, tender documents will not be communicated by any other means.
E-Tender access information:
-Go to https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
-The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
—Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.
—The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.
—On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.
—The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
—In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
—Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click ‘Forgot your password?’.
—Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.
—If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.
—Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.
—Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
—Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.
—The Help desk is available Monday-Friday: 8:00-18:00.
Telephone: +44 8003684852 e-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
—Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 12:00 noon 21st October 2016.
How to find the ITT:
—Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT's Open to all Suppliers'.
—The Etender references for this contract are: Project_51591 and ITT_98684.
—Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender click the ‘Express an Interest button'. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers' area to the ‘My ITT's' on the home page.
—You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification, technical and commercial envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments' area.
-Tenders are required to provide responses to:
-the selection questionnaire within the Qualification Envelope;
-the method statements within the Technical Envelope; and
-upload the requested pricing information to the Commercial Envelope.
—Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages' area to contact the buyer directly — Do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.
Please note that there will be information sessions being held at the Metropole Theatre in Abertillery on the 18th November 2022. There are 2 timeslots available - 1 in the morning and the other in the afternoonw. Timeslots available are:-
10:00am - 12:00am
13:00pm - 15:00pm
Bidders will be required to demonstrate their previous approach / experience in delivering community benefits and are required to submit a Method Statement in the form of a ‘Community Benefits Plan' setting out how they will incorporate and deliver ‘community benefits' through this appointment. This will not be scored however may form part of the terms and conditions of this project.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=126084
(WA Ref:126084)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Legal Services
Anvil Court, Church Street
Abertillery
NP13 1DB
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Head of Legal and Corporate Support, General Offices, Steelworks Road
Ebbw Vale
NP23 6AA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
31/10/2022