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

Research Appointment to Evaluate ESF Regional Approaches Skills@Work

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Newport City Council is acting as procurement lead for East Wales for the Skills@Work operation on behalf of the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO). The Council invites tenders for the provision of research services to provide a critical assessment of the regional approach to providing support for those in the workforce with no or low skills. More detail as to the requirement can be accessed via https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk, ITT_84033.

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=105092

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

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

NCC-2020-066

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

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 “Suppliers register here” link

- Agree to 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 Project

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link. (These are Invitation to Tender open to any registered supplier)

- Click on the relevant ITT (itt_83044) available from 23 October 2020 to access the content.

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on 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 to access the content

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Create Response” or “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining)

- 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

(WA Ref:105092)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: This requirement is grant funded by European Structural Funds which is administered by the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO).

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice