PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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Section I: Contracting Authority
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I.1)
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council |
The Quays, Baglan Energy Park, Brunel Way |
Neath |
SA11 2GG |
UK |
Corporate Procurement Unit
Mr Paul Duffin |
+44 1639763926 |
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http://www.npt.gov.uk
http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0274
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I.2)
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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities
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Section II.B: Object of the Contract(SUPPLIES OR SERVICES)
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II.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
South Wales Trunk Road Agent (SWTRA) Consultancy Services Framework 2016
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II.2)
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Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance12
The South Wales Trunk Road Agent area & within the County Borough of Neath Port-Talbot UK |
II.3)
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Short description of nature and quantity or supplies or servicesThe South Wales Trunk Road Agent is responsible for the motorway and trunk roads from the Severn Bridge in the East to Milford Haven in the West and extends northwards through Fishguard as far as the Ceredigion County Boundary, Carmarthen, Llandeilo, Llandovery, Merthyr Tydfil, Abergavenny and Monmouth.
Neath Port Talbot Council/SWTRA are proposing to undertake the procurement of a framework to appoint civil engineering consultants to carry out a range of highway related consultancy services in connection with the management and maintenance of the South Wales Trunk Road Agent area. This comprises three individual areas namely the Eastern, Central and Western areas for which the proposed framework will be split into three lots, one lot for each of the aforesaid areas.
The proposed contract term is two years with an option in favour of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council/SWTRA to extend thereafter annually by 1 year up to a maximum of two years. The anticipated contract commencement date is May 2016.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=38153.
800000020000000GBP Yes |
II.4)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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71322000 |
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II.5)
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Scheduled date for start of award procedures 01-02-2016
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II.6)
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Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA) Yes |
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Additional information
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (NPTCBC) were appointed by the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) as the South Wales Trunk Road Agency from 1st April 2006 to 31st March 2011.
In 2012 the Welsh Government reviewed the management structure for their trunk road and motorway network and decided that the number of Agents should be reduced to two, namely the North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent (NMWTRA) and the South Wales Trunk Road Agent (SWTRA).
This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is not an invitation to tender. The purpose of this PIN is to serve as an indication of proposed future procurement by NPTCBC/SWTRA, though it may be subject to change, and does not constitute any commitment by NPTCBC/SWTRA to undertake any public procurement exercise in the future.
Interested parties will not be prejudiced by any response, or failure to respond, to this PIN.
Note: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk will be used to conduct any proposed future procurement exercise associated with this PIN.
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Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information
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III.1)
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Conditions relating to the contract
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III.1.1)
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Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the
relevant provisions regulating them
Payment in accordance with the contract provisions to be provided at the Invitation to Tender Stage. |
III.2)
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Conditions for participation
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III.2.1)
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Reserved contracts No
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Section VI: Complementary Information
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VI.1)
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Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community fund No
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VI.2)
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Additional information
Proposed Lotting Structure:
Lot 1: Eastern Area.
The provision of a range of highway related Consultancy Services in connection with the management and maintenance of the South Wales Trunk Road Agent Eastern area.
The Eastern area of the South Wales Trunk Road Agent from M4 J34 (including J34) to Second Severn Crossing including M48, A48(M), A4232, A449, A4042, A466 and in part the A40, A465.
Lot 2: Central Area.
The provision of a range of highway related Consultancy Services in connection with the management and maintenance of the South Wales Trunk Road Agent Central area.
The Central area of the South Wales Trunk Road Agent from M4 J34 (excluding J34) to M4 J49, A4060, A470 (from M4 J32 to junction with A465), A465 (from M4 J43 to junction with A4060).
Lot 3: Western Area.
The provision of a range of highway related Consultancy Services in connection with the management and maintenance of the South Wales Trunk Road Agent Western area.
The Western area of the South Wales Trunk Road Agent from M4 J49 (including J49) west covering Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire including the A483, A48, A40, A4076, A487, A477.
Note: The CPV Codes stated within this PIN relate to all Lots.
(WA Ref:38153)
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VI.3)
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Information on general regulatory framework
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Date of dispatch of this notice 14-12-2015 |