Planning

Pre-Market Engagement: Swansea Council More Homes Development Programme – Potential Package Deal Opportunities

  • City & County of Swansea

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-038889

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04c1c6

Published 3 December 2024, 12:21pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

City & County of Swansea

Civic Centre

Swansea

SA1 3SN

Contact

James Beynon

Email

james.beynon@swansea.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1792636000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKL18 - Swansea

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.swansea.gov.uk/dobusiness

Buyer's address

https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0254

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Housing and community amenities


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Pre-Market Engagement: Swansea Council More Homes Development Programme – Potential Package Deal Opportunities

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

Swansea Council is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) as part of its More Homes Strategy, informing the market that it is interested in exploring the availability of package deals to deliver 100% affordable housing schemes. It is important to note that this PIN is not a call for competition or part of a selection questionnaire or selection process.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £9,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45211100 - Construction work for houses
  • 45211300 - Houses construction work
  • 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKL18 - Swansea

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Swansea Council, as part of its More Homes Strategy is notifying the market that it is interested in exploring the availability of package deals that will deliver 100% affordable housing schemes. Future delivery of potential package deals will be subject to funding/grant availability and consideration will be given to schemes which meet the following criteria:

-Total scheme cost (including land cost)

-100% affordable housing scheme for retention as

Council owned stock.

-Previous experience of delivering package deals with

other social housing providers in Wales

-Familiarity with WG technical scrutiny process and

grant requirements

-Specification built to WQDR21 requirements as a

minimum.

-Demand for affordable housing within the location of

scheme offered

-A scheme providing between 10 and 40 units

-Schemes currently within the planning process and

ability to commence construction within 2 years

The Council may contact interested parties following closure of the expression of interest period about how to proceed with these opportunities.

To this end, interested parties are invited to initially submit an expression of interest to the Council:

Rosie.Jackson@swansea.gov.uk no later than 16th January 2025 with the following information:

1) Name of your organisation and brief description of its background and experience.

2) Would you be interested in working with the Council on future development opportunities described above? If yes, please explain full detail of what you are able to provide in line with the criteria detailed above.

3) Please provide the contact details of a named person within the organisation should the Council wish to contact you to have a further discussion.

3) Any other comments or suggestions.

Additional Information:

Responses to this Prior Information Notice are understood by all parties to be purely informal and will not form part of any subsequent procurement process and is being used for market engagement and capacity only.

Not responding to this Prior Information Notice shall not prevent any economic operator from participating in any future procurement process.

two.2.14) Additional information

The publication of this Prior Information Notice does not signify the beginning of any formal procurement process and does not constitute a commitment by the Council or partners to undertake any future procurement process. The Council may withdraw or amend any information contained in this Prior Information Notice at anytime and without notice.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 July 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=146484.

(WA Ref:146484)