CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Provision of a feasibility study for a Neath Museum

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council has recently secured funding via the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) to engage an experienced museum and heritage consultant to undertake a feasibility study of a new museum provision for Neath.

Neath Port Talbot Library & Museum Service is seeking to engage an experienced museum and heritage consultant to undertake a feasibility study examining the case for the development and long-term sustainability of a new museum provision to increase access to the collections and achieve accreditation status in accordance with the ‘Accreditation Scheme for Museums and Galleries in the United Kingdom’.

The study will consider the case to improve physical and intellectual access and engagement with collections that illustrate the rich heritage and culture of the area from prehistory to the present day.

The consultant will provide a detailed report for a developing project with an assessment of options within three key objectives:

1) Collection and Accreditation

2) Governance

3) Operation.

The report will include a funding strategy to implement the recommendations.

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=137170

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

As set out in the "ITT".

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Please refer to the "ITT".

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CPU23-24-46

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

If you require independent support or advice in the tendering process, Business Wales provide guidance and

advice (free of charge) by way

of:

- On-line information

- Telephone support

- Workshops

Further information on how to access this guidance and advice is available by accessing this ITT or by

contacting Business Wales on 03000 603000.

Suppliers' Instructions 'How to Express Interest in this ITT:

1. Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is required only once. However if your details

have changed since you registered you will need to up-date them).

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

- Click the 'Suppliers register here' link.

- Complete the ‘Organisation Details’ and ‘User Details’ sections.

- Note the username you choose and click 'Save' when complete.

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

- Agree to the terms and conditions and click 'continue'.

2. Express an interest in the ITT.

- Login to the portal with the username / password.

- Click the ITT Open to all Suppliers’ link.

- Alternatively, search for the relevant ITT (itt_108180).

- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.

- Click the 'Express Interest' button on the right-hand side of the screen.

- This will move the ITT into your 'My ITT pages'. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only.)

- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by selecting ‘Buyer Attachments'.

3. Responding to the ITT.

- You can now choose to 'Respond’ 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 ‘Closing Date’, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.

(WA Ref:130741)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

(WA Ref:137170)

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice