- 1. Powys County Council
- 2. Caerphilly County Borough Council
- 3. Cardiff Council
- 4. Denbighshire County Council
- 5. Flintshire County Council
- 6. Pembrokeshire County Council
- 7. City & County of Swansea
- 8. Vale of Glamorgan Council
- 9. Wrexham County Borough Council
- 10. Isle of Anglesey County Council
- 11. Cartrefi Conwy Cyfyngedig
- 12. Coastal Housing Group
- 13. United Welsh Housing Association
- 14. Carmarthenshire County Council
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Powys County Council
County Hall
Llandrindod Wells
LD1 5LG
commercialservices@powys.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 01597826000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL24 - Powys
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0354
one.1) Name and addresses
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach
Hengoed
CF82 7PG
Telephone
+44 1443863161
Fax
+44 1443863167
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL16 - Gwent Valleys
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0272
one.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff Council
County Hall, Atlantic Wharf
Cardiff
CF10 4UW
Telephone
+44 2920873732
Fax
+44 1443863167
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0422
one.1) Name and addresses
Denbighshire County Council
Wynnstay Road
Ruthin
LL15 1YN
procurement@denbighshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1824712612
Fax
+44 1443863167
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL13 - Conwy and Denbighshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0280
one.1) Name and addresses
Flintshire County Council
County Hall, Mold
Flintshire
CH7 6NA
procurement@denbighshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1352701814
Fax
+44 1443863167
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0419
one.1) Name and addresses
Pembrokeshire County Council
County Hall, Haverfordwest
Pembrokeshire
SA61 1TP
nigel.morgan@pembrokeshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1437775905
Fax
+44 1437776510
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL14 - South West Wales
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0255
one.1) Name and addresses
City & County of Swansea
Civic Centre
Swansea
SA1 3SN
Telephone
+44 1792637242
Fax
+44 1437776510
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL18 - Swansea
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.swansea.gov.uk/dobusiness
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0254
one.1) Name and addresses
Vale of Glamorgan Council
Civic Offices, Holton Road
BARRY
CF63 4RU
procurement@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1446700111
Fax
+44 1437776510
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0275
one.1) Name and addresses
Wrexham County Borough Council
Commissioning Procurement and Contract Management Unit, Lampbit Street
Wrexham
LL11 1AR
Telephone
+44 1978292798
Fax
+44 1437776510
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0264
one.1) Name and addresses
Isle of Anglesey County Council
Isle of Anglesey County Council, Council Offices, Llangefni
Anglesey.
LL77 7TW
Telephone
+44 1248750057
Fax
+44 1437776510
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL11 - Isle of Anglesey
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0369
one.1) Name and addresses
Cartrefi Conwy Cyfyngedig
Morfa Gele - Cae Eithin, North Wales Business Park
Abergele
LL22 8LJ
Telephone
+44 3001240040
Fax
+44 1437776510
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1206
one.1) Name and addresses
Coastal Housing Group
3rd Floor, 220 High Street
Swansea
SA1 1NW
Telephone
+44 1792479200
Fax
+44 1437776510
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL - Wales
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA29980
one.1) Name and addresses
United Welsh Housing Association
Y Borth, Beddau Way
Caerphilly
CF83 2AX
Telephone
+44 2920858157
Fax
+44 1437776510
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA22244
one.1) Name and addresses
Carmarthenshire County Council
County Hall
Carmarthen
SA31 1JP
CRCorporateProcurement@carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1267234567
Fax
+44 1437776510
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL14 - South West Wales
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0281
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
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
Tender for the Appointment of a Consultant to Design an Innovative Net Zero Carbon Housing Solution
Reference number
pqq_33164
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Powys County Council on behalf of the 14 partners of the Delivering Net Zero Project, are seeking a suitably experienced and qualified supplier, or a group of suppliers acting together as a consortium, to design, test and warrant a net zero carbon housing solution.
The design should be based upon timber, employ modern methods of construction (MMC), and achieve net zero carbon in terms of construction, and in terms of operation from 2030.
The Council expects that a collaborative approach will be required to deliver a solution that fully meets the requirements, and will need to involve architects, engineers, timber frame manufacturers, and contractors.
Collaboration will also be required with the Delivering Net Zero Project and it's partners.
The tenderer (and if necessary its partners) will need to demonstrate experience in the following:
- Net zero / low carbon design
- MMC
- Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) processes
- Managing a multi partner project
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £248,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71200000 - Architectural and related services
- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
- 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings
- 45315100 - Electrical engineering installation works
- 45351000 - Mechanical engineering installation works
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL - Wales
Main site or place of performance
Project is across Wales on behalf of 14 partner local authorities and registered social landlords
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Powys County Council on behalf of the 14 partners of the Delivering Net Zero Project, are seeking a suitably experienced and qualified supplier, or a group of suppliers acting together as a consortium, to design, test and warrant a net zero carbon housing solution.
The design should be based upon timber, employ modern methods of construction (MMC), and achieve net zero carbon in terms of construction, and in terms of operation from 2030.
The Council expects that a collaborative approach will be required to deliver a solution that fully meets the requirements, and will need to involve architects, engineers, timber frame manufacturers, and contractors.
Collaboration will also be required with the Delivering Net Zero Project and it's partners.
The tenderer (and if necessary its partners) will need to demonstrate experience in the following:
- Net zero / low carbon design
- MMC
- Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) processes
- Managing a multi partner project
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery Team and Management / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: Project Programme / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: Proposal for Delivery / Weighting: 24
Quality criterion - Name: Net Zero Carbon in Construction and Operation / Weighting: 16
Quality criterion - Name: Adaptability for Planning / Weighting: 8
Quality criterion - Name: Delivery at Scale and Pace / Weighting: 16
Price - Weighting: 20
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
18
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Maximum number: 5
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.2.14) Additional information
As per procurement documents.
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
As per procurement documents.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
Bidders must meet the minimum requirements as follows:
Bidders must have the following levels of insurance:
- Public Liability - 10,000,000 GBP
- Employer Liability - 5,000,000 GBP
- Professional Indemnity - 10,000,000 GBP (per claim)
Bidders must pass a financial check which will be carried out in accordance with the document Appendix 4 – Financial Assessments Information (found under the Attachments Area of the Portal).
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
Bidders must meet the minimum requirements as follows:
Bidders must have demonstrable experience of designing to zero carbon standards.
Bidders must have demonstrable experience of Modern Methods of Construction.
Bidders must have demonstrable experience of undertaking Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) processes.
Bidders must have demonstrable experience of designing to Welsh Government’s Welsh Development Quality Requirements (WDQR) and/or its predecessor Development Quality Requirements (DQR), Lifetime Homes and Secured by Design (SbD) Gold.
Bidders must have demonstrable experience of coordinating and managing multi-partner projects.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per the procurement documents.
three.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 four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Innovation partnership
four.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
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
15 November 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
14 January 2022
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.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)
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Instructions for Suppliers – Registration on etenderwales
Powys County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This
can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk, all information may be downloaded and returned through this
channel.
Internet address(es): http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender
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 “Click here to register” link
- Accept 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 tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the “Open Access PQQs” link.
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the
“Actions” box
3. Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- 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 PQQ
- 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 / Fax: 020 7080 0480
Tenders or Requests to Participate must be sent to:
Official name: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
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=114874
(WA Ref:114874)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
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