Contract

Economic and Housing Growth Assessment for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot

  • Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
  • City and County of Swansea Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-015633

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0321d3

Published 7 June 2022, 1:53pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council

Civic Centre

Port Talbot

SA13 1PJ

Email

j.stenlake@npt.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1639763929

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL17 - Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.npt.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0274

one.1) Name and addresses

City and County of Swansea Council

Swansea

Email

tom.evans@swansea.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL18 - Swansea

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.swansea.gov.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Economic and Housing Growth Assessment for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot

Reference number

NPT-1694

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79311400 - Economic research services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Economic and Housing Growth Assessment for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot NPT-1694

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £177,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79311410 - Economic impact assessment
  • 79300000 - Market and economic research; polling and statistics

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL17 - Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The authorities of the City and County of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot (NPT) are jointly seeking suitably qualified and experienced consultants to undertake a comprehensive assessment of housing and economic growth for their administrative areas which also takes into account linkages with neighbouring authorities.

The purpose of the commission is to formulate robustly evidenced, housing and economic growth projections to inform the preparation of both the Swansea and NPT Replacement Local Development Plans (RLDPs), which are at early stages of formation and are being progressed independently by each Council. The work will also feed into the preparation of background evidence, policies and proposals to be formulated for the first South West Wales Strategic Development Plan (SDP).

In order to complete this task, Swansea and NPT are seeking consultants to quote to undertake a Housing and Economic Growth Assessment for their administrative areas comprising the following pieces of evidence:

-Housing Market Area Assessment (HMAA);

-Functional Economic Market Assessment (FEMA);

-Population and housing forecasts;

-Economic Needs Assessment; and

-Housing and Economic Growth Assessment (summary drawing together findings from the above).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Response to the Brief and proposed activities / Weighting: 50

Quality criterion - Name: Consultancy team / Weighting: 20

Quality criterion - Name: Environmental credentials / Weighting: 2.5

Quality criterion - Name: Well-Being for Future Generations Credentials / Weighting: 2.5

Price - Weighting: 25

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-006969


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

NPT-1694

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 May 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0

Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Turley Associates Ltd

1 New York Street

Manchester

M14HD

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKD33 - Manchester
The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £177,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £177,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(WA Ref:121958)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court

Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079477501

Country

United Kingdom