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

Upgrade lighting, Emergency Lighting and Controls at various Powys School - 2022

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Powys County Council is seeking to enter into a contract/s with a single contractor using the JCT Minor Works Building Contract with Contractor's Design 2016 Edition with Schedule of Amendments for the Design, Supply & Installation of general light fittings, emergency light fittings & occupancy sensors at various Powys Primary & Secondary & Schools.

The Works have been divided into 4 Lots.

Heart of Wales Property Services Ltd have been appointed to act as agent of behalf of Powys County Council in all matters.

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=115616

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Contractors must be CHAS (or fully equivalent under SSIP) compliant and Constructionline Level 2 Silver registered with verified work categories that are relevant to the subject matter of this tender at the deadline for tender submission, and throughout the tender period. If not in place it will be deemed that Contractors have not met the mandatory requirements of this invitation to tender and the submission will not be considered.

Contractors are required to provide accounts for the most recently completed financial year. These accounts will be assessed as shown within Appendix J of the attachments section of the ITT documents on eTenderWales. This is a pass/fail requirement. Any contractors who's accounts fail to meet this requirement will be unsuccessful.

The Council/HOWPS reserve the right to request and consider more recent management accounts. The Council/HOWPS may also perform a credit check through Equifax, and may wish to clarify any areas of concern not picked up within the contractors ITT response. The Council reserve the right to request a suitable form of performance bond or bank guarantee where it is deemed necessary.

The Council may only select your submission if you have appropriate levels of insurance for public liability, professional indemnity and employers liability, or you agree to put these in place before the date of contract award. The levels required for this tender are: Public Liability Insurance £5,000,000. Employers Liability Insurance £5,000,000 and Professional Indemnity Insurance £1,000,000.

The Technical Question relating to Previous Experience in this ITT is a ‘Pass/Fail’ question. Tenderers must score a minimum of 6 (SIX) on this question. Failure to achieve a minimum score of 6 (SIX) will be deemed to have failed, the submission will be deemed to have not met the mandatory requirements of this tender and your submission will not be considered.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

ITT_91053

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

- Instructions for Suppliers – Registration on eTenderwales -

Powys County Council will be conducting this tender through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk, all information may be downloaded and returned through this channel.

Internet address(es): http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender

1. Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once)

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- Click the “Click here to register” link

- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete

- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the tender

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the “Open Access ITTs” link.

- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.

- This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)

- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:

- eMail: help@bravosolution.co.uk

- Phone: 0800 368 4850 / Fax: 020 7080 0480

Tenders or Requests to Participate must be sent to:

Official name: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

(WA Ref:53212)

(WA Ref:115616)

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:

See tender documentation on eTenderWales.

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice