Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Cardiff Council
County Hall, Atlantic Wharf
Cardiff
CF10 4UW
Contact
Bradley Moses
highwayswasteandparks@cardiff.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 7494200504
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.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
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Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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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
Rainwater Harvesting System at Bute Park
Reference number
ERFX1008534
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 42912310 - Water filtration apparatus
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Cardiff Council require the installation of a rainwater collection scheme for Bute Park Nursery. Works will include:
-Collect rainwater from two glasshouses to irrigate all glasshouse crops on site.
-Install a 9’ x 4’ ring corrugated steel tank, liner, steel roof and access hatches
-Install pump in rainwater collection tank
-Install pipes above ground
-Install Slow Sand Filter, to ensure the collected rainwater is sufficiently cleaned
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £65,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 42912350 - Filtration plant equipment
- 42912310 - Water filtration apparatus
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKL22 - Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Main site or place of performance
Bute Park, Cardiff
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bute Park Grows over 350K plants each year for the Council’s Parks Department. To keep all these plants healthy, we use a significant amount of water for irrigation. Currently our water is fed by mains into a large storage tank before passing through a pump to the glasshouses.
New Scheme:
We have successfully bid for monies from One Planet Cardiff to install a scheme to collect and filtrate rainwater which falls on the nursery glasshouses to irrigate the plants we grow. Calculations based on rainfall from 2018-2022 estimate that there is a potential to collect 1738.6 m3 of water annually.
We propose to:
Install a rainwater collection tank
Replace and install new pipes on existing glasshouses to divert rainwater into new collection tank
Install a system to transfer water from new collection tank to existing water storage tank
Installation of a Slow Sand Filter to sterilise rainwater before it is used for irrigation
Carbon Reduction and OPC Benefits:
The main ecological benefit offered using rainwater collection systems is the reduction in the use of mains water which means that less water will need to be artificially drawn from the environment. Mains water is pumped long distances and heavily treated to make it potable.
One of the other ecological benefits of rainwater harvesting systems is that they lessen the load placed upon drainage systems.
Other Benefits:
Significant savings in water bills.
Could be used as an educational tool for water use as Nursery is the same site as the Bute Park Education Centre.
Project could be used as a trail to see if similar systems could be used on other council buildings with large surface area leading to significant rainfall collection potential.
Filtration system could lead to water freer of contaminants leading to better plant health and a reduction in chemicals used.
Location of the project: Bute Park, Cardiff
Crop: Ornamentals
Electrical grid parameters: 230–400-volt 50 Hz
Investigate options to collect rainwater from two glasshouses for potential use in irrigating all glasshouse crops on site.
Existing rainwater runs to waste outlets below nursery site
Existing irrigation water tank supplied with mains water
Based on data retrieved from the Bute Park weather station, it has been calculated that an average of 145 m3 of rainfall is available per month for collection from Glasshouses 4 and 6 (367 m3 maximum). Pro-rating these figures, daily indicative amounts of 4.8 m3 (average) to 11.8 m3 (maximum) have been used to size an appropriate collection and filtration tank size.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £65,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
1
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.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
18 November 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English, Welsh
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
18 November 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
All information can be found at: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
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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