Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Civic Centre
Port Talbot
SA13 1PJ
UK
Contact person: Oonagh Gavigan
Telephone: +44 1639763929
E-mail: o.gavigan@npt.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL17
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.npt.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0274
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
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
Homes as Power Stations Project (HAPS)
Reference number: NPT-1712
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Homes as Power Stations project (HAPS) is a pioneering project to facilitate the adoption of the ‘HAPS approach’ i.e. the integration of energy efficient design and renewable technologies in new build and existing housing stock across the public, private and third sectors in the Swansea Bay City Region.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
73200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL17
Main site or place of performance:
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council invites interested organisations to bid to undertake the monitoring and evaluation for the Homes as Power Stations project (HAPS) as part of the Swansea Bay City Deal.
The Swansea Bay City Deal is an investment of up to 1.3 billion GBP in a portfolio of major programmes and projects across the Swansea Bay City Region – which is made up of Carmarthenshire, Neath Port Talbot, Pembrokeshire and Swansea.
The City Deal is being funded, subject to the approval of project business cases, by the UK Government, the Welsh Government, the public sector and the private sector.
In the 15-year life span of the City Deal, the investment portfolio will boost the regional economy by at least 1.8 billion (GBP), while generating more than 9,000 jobs.
City Deal programmes and projects are based on key themes including economic acceleration, life science and well-being, energy, smart manufacturing and digital.
HAPS is a regional project led by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council on behalf of the four local authority partners in the Swansea Bay City Region (SBCR): Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, City and County of Swansea, Carmarthenshire County Council and Pembrokeshire County Council.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Demonstration of your Track Record
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Proposed Methodology
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Resource, Technology and Staff
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Social / Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 5
Price
/ Weighting:
20
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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
II.2.14) Additional information
This project is funded by the UK and Welsh Government.
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
As stated in the ITT
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
02/11/2022
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
02/11/2022
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
If you require independent support or advice in the tendering process, Business Wales provide guidance and advice (free of charge) by way
of:
- On-line information
- Telephone support
- Workshops
Further information on how to access this guidance and advice is available by accessing this ITT or by contacting Business Wales on 03000 603000.
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: https://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 an 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_97273).
- 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).
- You can now use the 'Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.
- 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.
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=124949
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:
As set out in the ITT
(WA Ref:124949)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/10/2022