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

2020-2021 Waterfall Country Visitor Survey - Invitation to Tender

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Brecon Beacons National Park Authority and Ystradfellte and Pontneddfechan Community Council wishes to commission consultants to design, deliver and analyse data from a survey of the visitors to what is known as Waterfall Country. The current ‘core’ and best known Waterfall Country is to the east/north of Pontneddfechan at the top of the Vale of Neath in South Wales and is a massively popular area for visitors and has led to very high visitor numbers, (some 400,000 per year) especially at peak periods and this is causing negative impacts on the local community and the environment. There is now an increasing need for evidence-based decision making, so the data from such a survey will be essential to making those decisions and finding solutions to the issues.

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=104193.

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

Survey to run over one calendar year to ensure accurate data from quiet and busy periods. 90% of the survey to focus on the 'core' area of Waterfall Country which is Pontneddfechan, Ystradfellte, Cwm Porth and Gwaun Hepste. The other 10% will take in the outlying waterfalls of Henrhyd, Melincourt and Aberdulais. Two months after finishing the survey to prepare and present a final report.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Good track record of managing surveys with diverse members of the public and disseminating the information to create reports.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

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

Please see tender document for full outline of requirements.

(WA Ref:104193)

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice