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:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Provision of a Strategic Outline Case for the Mid Wales Advanced Manufacturing Campus

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Powys County Council wishes to procure the drafting of a Strategic Outline Case (SOC) in a form that will best meet the needs of all partners and optimise opportunities for the Project.

The Mid Wales Growth Deal has identified 8 key themes relating to Applied Research and Development, Agriculture/Bioscience, Strengthening of Tourism, Energy, Digitalisation, Support of Enterprise, Transport, Skills, and Employment.

One of the recommended interventions emerging from the recent SQW Applied Research and Innovation Report was the development of an Innovation/Advanced Manufacturing Campus for Mid Wales, with the aim of improving the supply of skills into industry and provide a hub for collaboration/R&I activity.

Following the strategic review by SQW, the Mid Wales Growth Deal agreed that an Advanced Manufacturing Centre should be a priority managed via Inter County Agreements, Private Sector Advisory Group, and the Growing Mid Wales Advisory Group. To this end, the industry sector and Industry Wales were invited to work with the said stakeholders to build the project scoping proposal prior to full Business Case Assessment and bidding process.

Phase 1 of the project was completed by Industry Wales in August 2022 and the Scoping document was presented to the Mid Wales Growth Deal Board for further discussion.

Agreement was made to allow the project to progress to the first stage of the Mid Wales Growth Deal process (the Strategic Outline Case) and then further development for the Outline Business Case, should this be agreed.

The next stage in the development of the MWAMC (Mid Wales Advanced Manufacturing Campus) is to develop the Strategic Outline Case for the Mid Wales Growth Deal Office. The Strategic Outline Case must provide the required detail for the Strategic and Economic Cases. However, the Commercial, Financial and Management Cases will require consideration to ensure these can be further developed at the next stage.

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2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

A budget of a maximum of 100000 GBP

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

See tender documentation.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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

See Tender documentation.

(WA Ref:128048)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice