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

Solar Farm and BESS system Design and Construction (S-SParc)

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Customer Organisation, M-SParc wish to appoint a Supplier to undertake the design and construction of an 800 kW (AC) Solar Farm and BESS system on the landscape near the M-SParc Hub building. Installing solar panels will mean a more efficient means of attaining power to the building offering environmental and commercial benefits. The site has attained full planning permission and a connection offer from SPEN.

The Customer Organisation has identified a number of site-specific challenges associated with the proposed electrical cabling arrangement. These challenges are reflected within the technical information and Employer's Requirements provided as part of the tender documentation.

The Customer Organisation recognises that there may be a number of technically viable approaches to addressing these challenges and is therefore open to alternative solutions proposed by suitably experienced Tenderers.

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=170601.

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

800 kW (AC), 500 kWh BESS System

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Tenderers will be required to:

Demonstrate relevant experience of successfully delivering comparable solar photovoltaic (PV) design and build projects, including projects of a similar scale and complexity.

Provide details of relevant previous contracts, including client references, project value, capacity installed and scope of works undertaken.

Demonstrate appropriate technical competence and suitably qualified and experienced personnel to undertake the design, construction, commissioning and handover of the solar PV installation.

Hold, or be able to obtain prior to commencement of the works, appropriate levels of public liability and employers' liability insurance as specified in the tender documents.

Demonstrate appropriate financial capacity to undertake and complete the contract.

Demonstrate appropriate health and safety competence and membership of a recognised Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) scheme, or demonstrably equivalent arrangements.

Comply with all applicable statutory, regulatory and technical requirements relevant to the design and construction of the solar PV installation.

Confirm that they are not subject to any applicable mandatory or discretionary exclusion grounds under the Procurement Act 2023.

Full details of the conditions of participation, including the evidence required and the assessment methodology, are set out in the Invitation to Tender and associated tender documents.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

Solar S-SParc

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Welsh / Cymraeg

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:170601)

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:

Community Benefit plan will have core and non-core elements, found in Annex 2 of the ITT.

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice