Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Anvil Court, Church Street
Abertillery
NP13 1DB
UK
Telephone: +44 01495311556
E-mail: sallyann.jones@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL16
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0278
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
The Provision of A Single Person's and Families Homelessness Hostel - Ty Parc
Reference number: ITT_71177
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is looking to commission housing related support within Ty Parc a 24 hour homelessness hostel provision that provides emergency accommodation to both single people and families, aged 16 years and over (there is no upper age limit), who are homeless/potentially homeless.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 926 750.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85300000
85310000
85311000
85312000
98000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL16
Main site or place of performance:
The services will be provided within the locality and boundary of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The purpose of this tender is to commission housing related support within Ty Parc, a 24 hour homelessness hostel accommodating single people, couples and families with children. In terms of this contract specification the term families encompasses both couples and families with children. Support is provided to individuals/families, who have found themselves homeless, to find suitable accommodation as well as maximising levels of independence enabling people to develop the skills to successfully live independently within their own home.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
192 675 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 84
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract will run for a period of four years, commencing 1st April 2019 with an option to extend for a further 36 months at 12 month intervals. The contract will therefore be renewed between 1st April 2023 and 1st April 2026 (dependent on whether the extension periods are utilised).
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Please refer to the Tender documentation.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
16/01/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
16/01/2019
Local time: 14:00
Place:
Corporate Procurement
Floor 9, Anvil Court, Church Street, Abertillery
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Authorised representatives of the awarding Authority only.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
The contract will be renewed at either the conclusion of the initial 4 year period or during the extension period allowed. The renewal will be subject to performance and external funding.
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
This Procurement exercise is being run by the Authority's e-tendering portal Bravo Solutions https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.
All documentation has been uploaded to enable direct access following registration.
NB: You must download all documentation directly from the portal, tender documents will not be communicated by any other means.
E-Tender access information:
— Go to https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.
— The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
— On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.
— The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
— In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
— Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
— Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration.
Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.
— The Help desk is available Monday-Friday: 8:00-18:00.
Telephone: +44 8003684852 e-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
— Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 12:00 noon Wednesday 16th January 2019.
How to find the ITT:
— Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT's Open to all Suppliers'.
— The Etender references for this contract are: Project_40263 and ITT_71177.
— Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button'. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers' area to the ‘My ITT's' on the home page.
— You will then see the full details of the ITT in the Qualification, Technical and Commercial envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments' area.
— Tenderers are required to provide responses to:
—the Selection Questionnaire within the Qualification Envelope
—the Method Statements within the Technical Envelope
—upload the requested Pricing information within the Commercial Envelope.
— Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages' area to contact the buyer directly - Do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.
Deadlines for tender submissions is 12 noon the 16.01.2019 with clarifications allowed until 5:00pm on the 09.01.2019.
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=86905
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:
As part of your submission, bidders will be required to demonstrate their previous approach/experience in delivering Community Benefits and are required to submit a Method Statement in the form of a "Community Benefits Plan" setting out how they will incorporate and deliver "Community Benefits" through this appointment within Blaenau Gwent. Examples of the range of benefits include but are not exhaustive to -
- Targeted Recruitment and Training (including existing workforce and economically inactive)
- Local Supply Chains, including use of social enterprises
- Contributions to education and complimentary activity
- Community Initiatives and activity
- Promoting Environmental Benefits
- Contribution to the Community Investment Fund
*Please note that this element will not be evaluated /scored however it may form part of the Terms and Conditions of the service*.
(WA Ref:86905)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Anvil Court, Church Street
Abertillery
NP13 1DB
UK
Telephone: +44 1495311556
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Head of Legal and Corporate Compliance, General Offices
Ebbw Vale
NP23 6AA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/12/2018