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:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Design & Installation of Photovoltaic & Battery Storage Systems (Sports Centres)

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’, acting on behalf of Aneurin Leisure Trust, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Client’, invites Tenders in accordance with the published Instructions and Client’s Requirements to set up a contractual agreement for the design and installation of Photovoltaic and Battery Storage Systems at Abertillery and Tredegar Sports Centres.

NB: this contract is time sensitive and must be completed by the 26th April 2023. Tenderers will be required to evidence that they are able to commit to this requirement.

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=128696

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

As per the Tender documents

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

As per the 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_100876

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.

— 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.

— 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 Bravo-Solution portal by no later than 12:00 noon 27th February 2023.

How to find the ITT:

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

— The Etender reference for this contract is ITT_100876.

— 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 ‘My ITT'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.

— Tenderers are required to provide responses to:

—the Selection Questionnaire within the Qualification Envelope

—the Method Statements within the Technical Envelope

—upload the requested Pricing information within the Commercial Envelope.

— Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages' area to contact the buyer directly. no other forms of communication will be acknowledged or responded to. Do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

Deadlines for submissions is 12:00 noon 27th February 2023 with clarifications allowed until 12:00 noon 20th February 2023.

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.

(WA Ref:128696)

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:

Community Benefits and Well-Being Objectives are considered as key components in maximising social, economic, environmental and cultural benefits within our community. As such, there is a commitment as an Authority to ensuring community benefits and well-being objectives are considered on all our contracts and a common approach is adopted by all, providing a consistent experience for suppliers and maximising value add that can be retained within Blaenau Gwent.

The successful supplier will be expected to embrace Blaenau Gwent’s commitment to delivering community benefits and wider well-being objectives, achievable through a range of measures, including:-

-Targeted Recruitment and Training

-Local Supply Chains, including use of social enterprises

-Community Initiatives and Activity

-Promoting Environmental Benefits

-Ethical Employment

-Contribution to the Community Investment Fund

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice