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

Rural Housing Action Guide for Wales

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Welsh Government is actively working towards the delivery of the 7 wellbeing goals and 5 ways of working identified in the Well Being of Future Generation (Wales) Act 2015: https://www.gov.wales/well-being-future-generations-act-essentials-html. It is believed that there are clear health benefits of having a good quality home which is affordable and located in a safe environment. Investing public money in delivering new homes, and improving existing homes, contributes to national and local economies by creating and supporting jobs and training opportunities as well as improving people’s health, well-being, and quality of life.

The Welsh government has set a target of delivering 20,000 additional homes for rent in the social sector in this Senedd term (2021-2026), which is being supported by record levels of funding of circa £1.2billion over the first four years of the Senedd term. The capacity and skills of developers to design, plan and deliver these homes is essential in meeting this target – including in the rural communities of Wales.

There is a general consensus that delivering new homes in rural areas faces additional challenges to those in urban areas, this range from accurately understanding housing needs and aspiration, identifying appropriate sites, achieving economies of scale, securing funding and meeting planning requirements.

Therefore, the purpose of this project is to increase the supply of new affordable homes in rural areas by developing a rural housing action guide (‘the guide’) with key stakeholders based on research on the support required by communities and social housing providers.

The guide should aim to inform Local Authorities and social landlords with improving the supply of social and affordable housing in rural areas by increasing the pace and scale of delivery. It should encourage new collaborative ways of working across the sector, promote innovation and partnership, and challenge issues that are barriers to affordable housing delivery through a clear and cohesive approach with in the guide.

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=139194

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Budget range £35,000 - £41,666 excluding VAT

6 month contract

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

E-Tender Information:

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.

- 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 email 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.

- Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 14:00. Late bids will not be accepted.

How To Find The ITT:

- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’

- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_55734 and itt_108975

- 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 and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.

- Any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.

Please note that the Client may utilise EU finding in respect of the Contract. As a result, the successful Bidder will be required to manage finances and records so as to comply with EU audit requirements.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

C238/2023/2024

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

(WA Ref:139194)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice