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

Appraisal of public drinking water supply options in the Yr Wyddfa area

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

As part of the Plastic-free Yr Wyddfa project the Yr Wyddfa Partnership and Snowdonia National Park Authority would like to consider all options and cost for offering visitors to Yr Wyddfa a supply of drinking water during the summer months (ideally the service should be provided -to coincide with the opening of Hafod Eryri (May to October).

Initially, the Authority, the Partnership and Menter Mon would like to support research into the technological options available considering the unique challenges that providing such a service on Yr Wyddfa would entail. The Authority and Partnership would like to gain a better understanding of the possible options and the practicalities and cost of such an ambitious scheme.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=114794.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

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

We will need a qualified individual or organisation to include the following in the research piece:

Factors to consider (rainwater harvesting):

 Location of accumulation and what provision will be made to store the water.

 How big will any tank / reservoir be.

 Weather effects - frost, drought and heat.

 Treatment equipment e.g. ceramic filters and / or UV (list of companies provided by Gwynedd Council).

Factors to consider (general):

 Deliberate misuse.

 Vandalism.

 Terrorism.

 Cleaning procedure - the water storage and distribution equipment will need to be cleaned. Consideration will need to be given to how, how often, and who will carry out the work.

 Need to protect any equipment from the weather – e.g. hot and frosty.

 Drought need to be considered if roof water is used or another private water source.

 If another water source is used further consideration needs to be given to the source and precautions taken to ensure that the water complies with the regulation standards.

 Size of any source / reservoir - if the reservoir is going to be small then it needs to be changed regularly - every 48 hours. Consideration needs to be given to how many consumers will benefit from having a provision to fill a water bottle.

 Public Health Risk when using the equipment - any water dispensing equipment should be designed to ensure Hepatitis infections eg must not able to put mouth around the delivery point or contaminate with fingers.

 If water-related infection cases - Giaradia, Cryptosporidium, E.coli or infections such as Hepatitis are reported by people who have used the refill equipment, consideration should be given to having an emergency closure plan and an established procedure for checking / repairing.

Please refer to section 4 and 5 of the attached brief for additional information.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

MMLDR019

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

Brief is attached for any further information required

(WA Ref:114794)

Relates to the following project/programme financed by EU Community Funds: LEADER Programme 2015-2023

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

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Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice