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

The Appointment of a Consultancy Service - Business Improvement District (BID)

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council wishes to engage the services of a suitably qualified and experienced specialist consultant to undertake a feasibility study to determine the viability of introducing a Business Improvement District (BID) scheme for the Rassau Industrial Estate, Ebbw Vale & Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate, Tredegar. The role of the consultant will be to assess the viability of such a scheme on both industrial estates involving the following phases:

• Phase 1 Feasibility (7 months from contract award)

• Phase 2 Engagement and consultation with the local business community.

• Phase 3 Post ballot and assess results, providing an overall recommendation on the viability of the scheme to Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council.

The Business Improvement District (BID) feasibility study will be an economic development focused document, setting out a collaborative approach to delivering sustainable solutions to: ensure both industrial estates thrive and meet the needs of the business community; support enterprise: attract investment; and assists in the creation of sustainable business communities on both of the aforementioned industrial estates.

The Strategy study will identify the level of demand for such a scheme, whilst harnessing ideas and energy from the business community. This will involve consulting with the business community to gain an understanding of the appetite for taking the scheme forward and a commitment to the establishment of the company allowing the BID to move forward. The Local Authority interest will diminish to one of an advisor role once, and if the scheme is established; therefore it is important that the feasibility study identifies key stakeholders willing to participate and fulfil the role of Board members.

The Study will set out how stakeholders, including Council teams, local businesses on the identified estates and other key partners, could deliver regeneration activity and monitor/track performance improvements over the 5 years following implementation.

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=84242

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council wishes to engage the services of a suitably qualified and experienced specialist consultant to undertake a feasibility study to determine the viability of introducing a Business Improvement District (BID) scheme for the Rassau Industrial Estate, Ebbw Vale & Tafarnaubach Industrial Estate, Tredegar. The role of the consultant will be to assess the viability of such a scheme on both industrial estates involving the following phases:

• Phase 1 Feasibility (7 months from contract award)

• Phase 2 Engagement and consultation with the local business community.

• Phase 3 Post ballot and assess results, providing an overall recommendation on the viability of the scheme to Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council.

The Business Improvement District (BID) feasibility study will be an economic development focused document, setting out a collaborative approach to delivering sustainable solutions to: ensure both industrial estates thrive and meet the needs of the business community; support enterprise: attract investment; and assists in the creation of sustainable business communities on both of the aforementioned industrial estates.

The Strategy study will identify the level of demand for such a scheme, whilst harnessing ideas and energy from the business community. This will involve consulting with the business community to gain an understanding of the appetite for taking the scheme forward and a commitment to the establishment of the company allowing the BID to move forward. The Local Authority interest will diminish to one of an advisor role once, and if the scheme is established; therefore it is important that the feasibility study identifies key stakeholders willing to participate and fulfil the role of Board members.

The Study will set out how stakeholders, including Council teams, local businesses on the identified estates and other key partners, could deliver regeneration activity and monitor/track performance improvements over the 5 years following implementation.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As per Tender documentation

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

ITT_69435

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

This Procurement exercise is being run by the Authority's e-tendering portal Bravo Solutions https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

All documentation has been uploaded to enable direct access following registration.

NB: You must download all documentation directly from the portal, tender documents will not be communicated by any other means.

E-Tender access information:

— Go to https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.

— The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.

— Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.

The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.

— On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.

— The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.

— In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.

— Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click ‘Forgot your password?’.

— Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.

— If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.

— Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.

— Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).

— Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration.

Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.

— The Help desk is available Monday-Friday: 8:00-18:00.

Telephone: +44 8003684852 e-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk

— Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 12:00 noon Friday 6th September 2018.

How to find the ITT:

— Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT's Open to all Suppliers'.

— The etender references for this contract are: Project_39653 and ITT_69435.

— Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button'. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers' area to the ‘MyITT's' on the home page.

— You will then see the full details of the ITT in the Qualification, Technical and Commercial envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments' area.

— Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages' area to contact the buyer directly

—Do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

Deadlines for submissions is 12 noon Thursday 6th September 2018 with clarifications allowed until 5:00pm on Thursday 30th August 2018.

(WA Ref:69490)

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

(WA Ref:84242)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice