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

Vale of Glamorgan Council: Net Zero Carbon Buildings Feasibility Study and Cost Assessment

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Vale of Glamorgan Council (“the Council”) wishes to appoint suitably qualified consultants to undertake a Net Zero Carbon Buildings Feasibility Study and Cost Assessment (“the Services”) to inform policy development for the Vale of Glamorgan Replacement Local Development Plan 2021 – 2036 (Replacement LDP).

In addition to the preparation of the main report, consultants should be prepared to support the Council at the Replacement LDP examination in respect of the completed study and any other related issues should expert advice be required.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=134823.

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Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The objective of this work is to produce an evidence base that will allow us to consider the viability implications of requiring new buildings to be net-zero in their construction and operation, alongside other policy requirements of the forthcoming Replacement LDP. This evidence base should also satisfy the requirement set out in paragraph 5.8.5 of Planning Policy Wales (Edition 11), highlighted above. To allow for this evidence base to result in policy potentially included within the Replacement LDP, this work would also have to develop a policy framework.

The Scope included within the RFQ is derived from an analysis of similar policy interventions in English Local Planning Authorities and their associated evidence bases. Whilst it is anticipated that Welsh policy and legislation would not require a wholly dissimilar evidence base, Stage 1C of the Scope exists to account for this. The Council would be prepared to consider amended scopes, if they would achieve the objective set out in the preceding paragraph and a clear methodology could be demonstrated.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Please see attached documents

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

The Vale of Glamorgan Council has declared a Climate and Nature emergency and is committed to working with suppliers that contribute to our journey towards Net Zero Carbon.

Tenders may be submitted in Welsh and will be treated no less favourably than a tender submitted in English.

(WA Ref:134823)

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:

Please see RFQ document

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice