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:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Specification for a 30x30 assessment of the Vale of Glamorgan’s Council land and a countywide assess

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The Vale of Glamorgan Council requires an assessment of its land holdings to determine the extent to which they are currently being managed effectively for biodiversity and the scale of the opportunity to change management to meet the 30% target by 2030. Additionally, working in collaboration with the Vale Nature Partnership, it also wishes to assess how much of the land, coastal and marine area is currently being managed effectively for biodiversity and the scale of the opportunity to change management and land use to meet the 30% target by 2030. A realistic assessment of habitat expansion is required for the Vale Nature Recovery Action Plan.

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2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The estimated scale of this contract is between £13,000 and £17,000 with an upper ceiling of £20,000.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Experience and expertise in GIS, collation of multiple data sources, evidence of collaborative working, evidence of being able to deliver to agreed milestones, knowledge of biodiversity policy and land management, partnership working and experience of working with local government in Wales.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

VOGC/CC/001/2024

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

The proposal should include:

i. How the assessment and action plan will be delivered;

ii. Detail of the team members, their experience and skills and the extent of their projected involvemnet in the project:

iii. Detail of the consultancies experience of carrying out similar work gving examples;

iv. Demonstration of GIS skills;

v. Evidence of partnership working;

vi. The cost.

(WA Ref:138595)

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

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Additional Documentation

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Publication date of this notice