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

All Wales Hydrometry and Telemetry Framework 2022-26

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

This relates to general site maintenance, repair, landscaping, fencing and grass cutting of Hydrometry and Telemetry sites across Wales. Work also includes eel pass maintenance and in-river gravel obstruction management. Activities such as grass/weed cutting, strimming, invasive species control, desilting and blockage removal, painting, wood work, in channel weed removal, tree limb clearance (overhanging branches), weir cleaning, weed spraying (rain gauge compounds) and minor fencing can be carried out either routinely or reactively on H&T sites.

Appropriate contractors will maintain, repair, service or upgrade existing physical structures and / or associated land.

Appropriate contractors will complete small scale construction jobs for the purpose of housing monitoring and communication equipment including concrete work, ducting, carpentry & drilling.

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=117739

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

NRW intends to conduct this procurement using the BravoSolution etenderwales portal: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml

BravoSolution has overall responsibility for any technical queries including:

Access to the BravoSolution etenderwales portal;

Access to the online ITT and technical parameter documents via the portal; and

System advice and guidance.

BravoSolution can be contacted on 0800 368 4852 or by email to help@bravosolution.co.uk.

Any clarification requests relating to the contents of the ITT should be directed to NRW via the message portal in etenderwales. Once a bidder raises a clarification NRW’s response will be posted via the message portal within the etenderwales system and broadcast to all interested parties. Clarification responses will include both the original clarification request and the response but will be anonymised.

Bidders must raise clarifications on the content of this ITT by the deadline set out. NRW is under no obligation to respond to clarification requests received after this deadline.

Any clarification requests should clearly reference the appropriate paragraph in the ITT documentation and, to the extent possible, should be aggregated rather than sent individually.

Bidders must return their tender response via the etenderwales system by the deadline set out. Late tender responses may, at NRW’s discretion, be discounted from further consideration.

NRW reserves the right to extend the deadlines set out at its absolute discretion. Any extensions granted will apply to all bidders.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage - Any candidate may submit a tender.

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

NRW49451

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

welsh

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:117739)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice