Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Shropshire Council
Shirehall
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
UK
Contact person: Procurement team
Telephone: +44 1743252992
E-mail: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.shropshire.gov.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.bipsolutions.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
DMNV 026 - Severn Valley Funding and Finance Strategy
Reference number: DMNV 026
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66171000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Highly experienced and forward thinking consultancy support is required with technical expertise in funding, finance and delivery models
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG22
Main site or place of performance:
Shropshire CC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Severn Valley Water Management Scheme (SVWMS) is an ambitious project at a strategic scale which focuses on exploring how the natural landscape and natural processes may be used to contribute to climate resilience and improved community wellbeing across the Upper Severn. To deliver this integrated catchment approach, a joint project team has been established. The Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales are leading the technical water management work and Shropshire and Powys Councils are taking the lead on the local place-based requirements, including understanding and quantifying the integrated benefits across environmental, social and economic drivers and using these to develop a funding and finance strategy. Given the transformative nature of the scheme, Shropshire Council is seeking support to provide a flexible and innovative approach to funding models, focusing on the delivery of key outputs for the funding and finance workstream. This needs to be achieved at pace in line with the wider SVWMS work programme up to December 2025. Highly experienced and forward thinking consultancy support is required with technical expertise in funding, finance and delivery models. With demonstratable experience in strategic scale infrastructure and providing robust and innovative financing solutions, the contractor must be able to develop a comprehensive funding strategy which accompanies the technical infrastructure solution. This must capitalise on the unique cross border geography between England and Wales, consider the wider ecosystem and integrated approach to benefits, provide a model which supports delivery, management and maintenance and takes an innovative approach which unlocks investment and a long term commitment from the private sector.
Whilst initially focused on establishing the funding and delivery approach within a strategy for the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme, subsequent work will be required to progress the overarching strategy into a suite of robust business cases. Subject to the outcome of this initial phase, the successful contractor may therefore be required to take the funding and finance work forward into the next stage.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
250 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
18/10/2024
End:
30/09/2025
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
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
See tender documentation
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.2.3) 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:
20/09/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
31/10/2024
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/09/2024
Local time: 12:00
Place:
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Shrewsbury:-Financial-consultancy-services./C8N3M29S9H
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/C8N3M29S9H
GO Reference: GO-2024816-PRO-27413204
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Shropshire Council
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ND
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/08/2024