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

Management and Operation of the Former Neath Library as a Creative Hub

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (the “Council”) is seeking a suitable organisation (the “Operator”) to lease and manage the soon to be refurbished Grade II listed, former Neath Library, situated at Victoria Gardens, Neath SA11 3BA.

The building is to be renovated within the parameters of its Listed Building status, for use as a ‘Creative Industries Hub’. This will consist of flexible use workspaces and offices, with an emphasis on creative and cultural industries such as arts, digital, writing, illustration, photography, podcasting, events, consultancy and associated professional services.

The Council wishes to engage with and secure a preferred Operator at an early stage, to ensure that on-going development and design of the facility is appropriate, in order to maximise opportunity and ensure the long-term sustainability of the venue.

The lease and the operating agreement will be for a period of 15 years

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=146491

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The lease and the operating agreement will be for a period of 15 years

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

CPU24-25-24

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 are a Welsh based Small and Medium Sized Enterprise and require general procurement advise/guidance you may contact Business

Wales: https://businesswales.gov.wales

Suppliers’ Instructions ‘How to Express Interest in this ITT’:

1.Register you 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 and email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

-Agree to the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’.

2.Express and 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_115052).

-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).

-Note the ‘Closing Date’, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.

-There is help available Monday – Friday (8am – 6pm) on: help@bravosolution.co.uk or by telephone on 0800 368 485.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on

Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=81370

(WA Ref:81370)

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia

(WA Ref:146491)

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

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice