CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

REMade in Wales tender

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

The objective of the work is to stimulate demand for recycled materials in manufacturing SMEs and to increase both the percentage of recycled material incorporated into manufactured goods and packaging and overall quantity of recycled material used by the manufacturing sector in Wales. This objective will be achieved through the provision of expert consultancy support delivered 1-2-1 to manufacturing businesses and will include feasibility studies and technical reports addressing barriers to incorporating recycled content in to products or packaging.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=5703.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

This tender invitation is for 5 separate geographically based contracts with associated targets and budgets. Tenders may be submitted for no more than two contracts.

1)Contract 1 - SE Wales (Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Merthyr, Rhondda Cynon Taf) The project requires 10 beneficiaries to be secured for this region and for 1-2-1 business support services to be provided for each business. Contract value not to exceed £50,000.

2)Contract 2 – (Cardiff, Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan). The project requires 8 beneficiaries to be secured for this region and for 1-2-1 business support services to be provided for each business. Contract value not to exceed £40,000.

3)Contract 3 - SW Wales (Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Carmarthenshire & Pembrokeshire).The project requires 8 beneficiaries to be secured in this region and for 1-2-1 business support services to be provided for each business. Contract value not to exceed £40,000.

4)Contract 4 - Mid Wales (Powys & Ceredigion). The project requires 5 beneficiaries to be secured in this region and for 1-2-1 business support services to be provided for each business. Contract value not to exceed £25,000.

5)Contract 5 - N Wales (Wrexham, Flimtshire, Denbighshire, Conwy, Gwynedd, Anglesey). The project requires 11 beneficiaries to be secured in this region and for 1-2-1 business support services to be provided for each business. Contract value not to exceed £55,000.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

as per the tender document

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

WCB003

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

(WA Ref:5703)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice