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

Containment, Transportation, Processing, Recovery and Reporting of Local Authority Mixed Wood Waste

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (BGCBC), hereinafter referred to as the Authority, invites Tenders, in accordance with the Authority’s Requirements and subject to the attached terms and conditions to set up a contractual agreement for the transportation, processing, recovery and reporting of local authority mixes wood waste from householders that have delivered waste wood to our Household Waste Recycling Centre. The main aim of the contract is to manage wood wastes in line with the waste hierarchy.

At the conclusion of the procurement exercise, it is the Council’s intention to award a contract for an initial period of one (1) year, with the option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months reviewable after the first year subject to performance and funding.

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=129158

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Details contained within the Tender documentation.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is administering this opportunity electronically via the Etenderwales portal.

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

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

E-Tender access information: Go to https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

In order to log-in to the platform please enter your Username and Password. Once logged in you must click on "ITT's Open to all Suppliers".

The E-tender reference for this contract is:itt_101120

You will then see the full details of the ITT comprising Qualification, Technical and Commercial envelopes along with any relevant documents within the "Attachments" area. Should you have any questions in relation to this ITT, please use the portal's "Messages" facility

No other form of communication will be acknowledged or responded to.

Please Do not contact the named person/buyer by any other means.

Tender applications must be uploaded to the EtenderWales portal by no later than 12:00 noon Wednesday 5th April 2023.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

itt_101120

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

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

Welsh

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is administering this procurement opportunity electronically via the Etenderwales portal.

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.

— On registering on the Platform the 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).

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

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_52536 and ITT_101120.

— 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 all 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.

- Tenders must be uploaded to the Etenderwales / Bravo Solution portal by no later than 12:00 noon Wednesday 5th April 2023.

(WA Ref:129158)

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:

Please note that this Method Statement will not be ‘scored’. However, submitted responses will form part of the Terms and Conditions of any subsequent Contract Award.

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