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

Path Surfacing Works on the Public Rights of Way

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Monmouthshire is a county located in South East Wales with a population of approximately 92,000. It is a largely rural county, interspersed with four market towns and a number of villages. The largest town in the county is Abergavenny.

The Countryside Access Team directly manages 9 countryside sites and 2,165km of public rights of way which provide unparalleled opportunities for public access throughout a tremendously varied and rewarding landscape. Our network and sites provide a recreational resource, benefits to health and well-being, and make a significant contribution to the tourism industry and rural economy. The management and improvement of these are through delivery of an effective asset management and partnership approach as laid out in our Countryside Access Improvement Plan and Operational Management Guide. Our vision to improve and promote the benefits of countryside access, encouraging greater use and enjoyment of them, whilst sustaining the quality and diversity of Monmouthshire’s countryside and promoting responsible countryside access for all.

The works which we invite you to Tender for are at 6 locations in the County. Rogiet Country Park and Blackrock Country Park in the south, Trellech in the West, Goetre in the east and Drybridge and Dixton near Monmouth in the North west. Please see attached documentation for further information.

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=114221.

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

Please refer to tender documentation

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Selection Stage is an assessment of whether there is any reason why a contractor should be excluded from the tender evaluation. It is assessed against the tenderer’s response to the questions in the Qualification section. This selection stage is used to determine whether tenderers meet a minimum standard of technical capability and capacity to deliver the required products and/or service. The questions in the selection stage will not be scored but are Pass/Fail and must be completed in full. Please note that we may also request "For Information Only" questions that will not be scored but must be answered in full.

Please refer to tender documentation for further information

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

(WA Ref:114221)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice