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Contract Notice

Research into and Options Appraisal on Second Homes and Short-term Holiday Lets in Carmarthenshire

  • First published: 19 January 2024
  • Last modified: 19 January 2024

The buyer is not using this website to administer the notice.

To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-kuma6s-137769
Published by:
Carmarthenshire County Council
Authority ID:
AA0281
Publication date:
19 January 2024
Deadline date:
16 February 2024
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
No

Abstract

Carmarthenshire is committed to ensuring its communities are sustainable in the long-term, with a sufficient supply and a suitable choice of housing to meet the needs of local communities. In this respect, it is recognised that uncontrolled high numbers of short-term holiday accommodation and second homes can undermine the social, cultural and economic prosperity of communities and erode the availability of housing stock, and notably the provision of affordable homes. Carmarthenshire County Council are inviting tenders for a consultant to undertake research into Second Homes and Short-Term Holiday Lets in Carmarthenshire and to prepare an options appraisal on future policy approaches including but not limited to the use: i. Of area specific or County wide Article 4 Directions, ii. Land Use Planning Policies, iii. Use of Council Tax premiums, planning Conditions or a combination of approaches.

Full notice text

CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

SERVICES

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address


Carmarthenshire County Council

County Hall,

Carmarthen

SA31 1JP

UK

Ian R Llewellyn

+44 1267234567


http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained


Carmarthenshire County Council

County Hall,

Carmarthen

SA31 1JP

UK


+44 1267234567


http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:


Carmarthenshire County Council

County Hall,

Carmarthen

SA31 1JP

UK


+44 1267234567


http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Research into and Options Appraisal on Second Homes and Short-term Holiday Lets in Carmarthenshire

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Carmarthenshire is committed to ensuring its communities are sustainable in the long-term, with a sufficient supply and a suitable choice of housing to meet the needs of local communities. In this respect, it is recognised that uncontrolled high numbers of short-term holiday accommodation and second homes can undermine the social, cultural and economic prosperity of communities and erode the availability of housing stock, and notably the provision of affordable homes.

Carmarthenshire County Council are inviting tenders for a consultant to undertake research into Second Homes and Short-Term Holiday Lets in Carmarthenshire and to prepare an options appraisal on future policy approaches including but not limited to the use:

i. Of area specific or County wide Article 4 Directions,

ii. Land Use Planning Policies,

iii. Use of Council Tax premiums, planning Conditions or a combination of approaches.

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=137769

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services
79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

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

Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders
    16-02-2024  Time  14:00

Estimated award date
 01-03-2024

4.5

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

EN  CY 

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

To assist you in locating these opportunities on the BRAVO E Procurement System the project code is: project_55275

As this is an Open procedure, Tenderers must ensure that all ITT questions are fully responded to. The following ITT Project codes may further assist you in locating the opportunities:

ITT Code: itt_107934

Please also ensure you check the Attachments area for any documents/ information which may assist you with your submission or you are required to upload as part of your submission as per information contained within the tender pack.

Suppliers Instructions How to express interest in this Tender:

1. Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is only required once)

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- Click the "Suppliers register here" link

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose 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 Project

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the "ITTs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Invitation to Tender Documents open to any registered supplier)

- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.

- Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the screen

- This will move the ITT into your "My ITTs" page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the ''''Buyer Attachments" on the left hand side of the screen

3. Responding to the tender

- At the top of the screen you can choose to Create Response or Decline to Respond (please give a reason if declining)

- You can now use the Messages function on to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon - Fri (8am - 6pm) on:

- email: help@bravosolution.co.uk

- Phone: 0800 368 4850/ Fax: 020 7080 0480

Tenders or Requests to Participate must be sent to:

Official name:

www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

Postal Address:

Carmarthenshire County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk , all information may be downloaded and returned though this channel.

(WA Ref:137769)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice

 19-01-2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services Construction and Real Estate
79300000 Market and economic research; polling and statistics Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
73000000 Research and development services and related consultancy services Research and Development

Delivery locations

ID Description
1014 South West Wales (Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion)

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
19 January 2024
Deadline date:
16 February 2024 00:00
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Authority name:
Carmarthenshire County Council
Publication date:
01 May 2024
Notice type:
Contract Award Notice
Authority name:
Carmarthenshire County Council

About the buyer

Main contact:
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Admin contact:
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Technical contact:
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Other contact:
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Further information

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