Tender

All Wales Grounds Maintenance Equipment & Spares Framework Agreement

  • Newport City Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-024183

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03641e

Published 30 August 2022, 3:26pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Newport City Council

Civic Centre

Newport

NP20 4UR

Email

procurement@newport.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1633656656

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL - Wales

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.newport.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0273

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html

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

All Wales Grounds Maintenance Equipment & Spares Framework Agreement

Reference number

NCC-2022-037

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 43325100 - Grounds-maintenance equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Newport City Council Invites tenders on behalf of the wider public sector in Wales for the supply through purchase of Grounds

Maintenance Equipment & Spares via a framework agreement.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £14,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Purchase of Grounds Maintenance Spares

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 34913000 - Miscellaneous spare parts
  • 34312000 - Engine parts
  • 42675100 - Parts of chain saws
  • 16810000 - Parts of agricultural machinery
  • 34224100 - Parts of trailers and semi-trailers

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL - Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The establishment of a framework for the supply through purchase of spares parts for the grounds maintenance fleet of the wider public sector in Wales.

NCC is establishing this framework to support the Welsh Public Sector in delivering joint collaborative contracts and framework agreements for the procurement of goods and services. It is the intention that the contract or framework entered into between the Council and the Supplier shall be deemed a collaborative arrangement and those bodies referred to below shall, if required, be entitled to engage in the agreement upon the terms and conditions set out hereto;

Welsh Ministers, their agencies, sponsored and statutory bodies and other contracting authorities funded by them, whether or not they operate independently of Welsh Ministers

The Welsh Assembly Commission

Any company, limited liability partnership or other corporate entity wholly or partly owned by or controlled (directly or indirectly) by Welsh Government

UK Government, their agencies, companies and limited liability partnerships or other corporate entities, wholly or partly owned by or controlled by departments of the UK Government and which operate in Wales

Non-ministerial governmental departments which operate devolved offices in Wales

Local Authorities in Wales their agencies, companies and limited liability partnerships or other corporate entities wholly or partly owned by or controlled by and any county and county borough, city, community or other council or local authority in Wales

Contracting authorities established for the provision of culture, media and sport in Wales

NHS Health Boards in Wales, NHS Trusts in Wales, Special Health Authorities in Wales, Community Health Councils in Wales, the NHS Wales Shared Services

Partnership and Board of Community Health Councils and any other contracting authorities operating within or on behalf of the NHS in Wales

Higher and further education bodies in Wales, including colleges, community colleges and universities, WEA Cymru and Colleges Wales

Police and crime commissioners and police forces in England and Wales; national park, and fire and rescue authorities in Wales

Wales Council for Voluntary Action and those associated charities and voluntary organisations

Citizen Advice Bureaux in Wales

Registered social landlords on the register maintained by Welsh Government

Schools, sixth-form colleges, foundation schools and academies in Wales (but not independent schools)

HM Inspectorate of Schools in Wales (Estyn);

One Voice Wales (Town & Community Councils) and town & community councils in Wales

Tribunals administered by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service acting as the Executive Agency of the Ministry of Justice (and which operate in Wales)

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Purchase of Grounds Maintenance Equipment

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 43325100 - Grounds-maintenance equipment
  • 16310000 - Mowers
  • 16311000 - Lawnmowers
  • 16311100 - Lawn, park or sports-ground mowers
  • 16700000 - Tractors
  • 16710000 - Pedestrian-controlled agricultural tractors
  • 16000000 - Agricultural machinery
  • 34223300 - Trailers
  • 34223310 - General-purpose trailers

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL - Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The establishment of a framework for supply through purchase of grounds maintenance equipment to the wider public sector in Wales

NCC is establishing this framework to support the Welsh Public Sector in delivering joint collaborative contracts and framework agreements for the procurement of goods and services. It is the intention that the contract or framework entered into between the Council and the Supplier shall be deemed a collaborative arrangement and those bodies referred to below shall, if required, be entitled to engage in the agreement upon the terms and conditions set out hereto;

Welsh Ministers, their agencies, sponsored and statutory bodies and other contracting authorities funded by them, whether or not they operate independently of Welsh Ministers

The Welsh Assembly Commission

Any company, limited liability partnership or other corporate entity wholly or partly owned by or controlled (directly or indirectly) by Welsh Government

UK Government, their agencies, companies and limited liability partnerships or other corporate entities, wholly or partly owned by or controlled by departments of the UK Government and which operate in Wales

Non-ministerial governmental departments which operate devolved offices in Wales

Local Authorities in Wales their agencies, companies and limited liability partnerships or other corporate entities wholly or partly owned by or controlled by and any county and county borough, city, community or other council or local authority in Wales

Contracting authorities established for the provision of culture, media and sport in Wales

NHS Health Boards in Wales, NHS Trusts in Wales, Special Health Authorities in Wales, Community Health Councils in Wales, the NHS Wales Shared Services

Partnership and Board of Community Health Councils and any other contracting authorities operating within or on behalf of the NHS in Wales

Higher and further education bodies in Wales, including colleges, community colleges and universities, WEA Cymru and Colleges Wales

Police and crime commissioners and police forces in England and Wales; national park, and fire and rescue authorities in Wales

Wales Council for Voluntary Action and those associated charities and voluntary organisations

Citizen Advice Bureaux in Wales

Registered social landlords on the register maintained by Welsh Government

Schools, sixth-form colleges, foundation schools and academies in Wales (but not independent schools)

HM Inspectorate of Schools in Wales (Estyn);

One Voice Wales (Town & Community Councils) and town & community councils in Wales

Tribunals administered by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service acting as the Executive Agency of the Ministry of Justice (and which operate in Wales)

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

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 three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

6 October 2022

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English, Welsh

four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

6 October 2022

Local time

1:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

1. Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is only required once)

- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

- Click the “Suppliers register here” link

- Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”

- Enter your correct business and user details

- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete

- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

2. Express an Interest in the Project

- Login to the portal with the username/password

- Click the “ITTs Open to All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)

- Click on the relevant ITT (itt_97515 available from 2nd September 2022) to access the content.

- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the page.

- This will move the ITT into your “My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)

- Click on the ITT code to access the content

3. Responding to the tender

- You can now choose to “Create Response” or “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining)

- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification

- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT

- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)

If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:

- email: help@bravosolution.co.uk

- Phone: 0800 368 4850

Please note that the ITT Project Code in e-Tender Wales is - itt_97515 - NCC - All Wales Supply of Grounds Maintenance and Spares

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=124246

(WA Ref:124246)

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