Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNCIL
2 Llys Cadwyn, Taff Street
Pontypridd
CF39 9BT
UK
Contact person: Kelly Joanne Smith
Telephone: +44 1443
E-mail: purchasing@rctcbc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL15
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.rctcbc.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0276
I.1) Name and addresses
Bridgend County Borough Council
Bridgend County Borough Council, Procurement Unit, Civic Offices, Angel Street
Bridgend
CF31 4WB
UK
Telephone: +44 1656642596
E-mail: procurementteam@bridgend.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL17
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.bridgend.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0417
I.1) Name and addresses
Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Civic Centre, Castle Street
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 8AN
UK
Telephone: +44 1685725000
E-mail: procurement@merthyr.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL15
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.merthyr.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0347
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Procurement of a Strategic Partner for Consultancy of Core Engineering Services on behalf of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Bridgend and Merthyr Tydfil
Reference number: RCT/SP/R508/24
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Three Local Authorities are all working together to procure a multi-disciplinary consultancy service for the delivery of Engineering Services: 1) Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council; 2) Bridgend County Borough Council; and 3) Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (together “the Local Authorities”).
The services to be delivered under the Contract are:
Core Services – these are services that must be delivered under the Agreement:
1. Civil and Highway Engineering Consultancy
2. Transportation Consultancy
3. Ground and Water Management Consultancy
4. Site Supervision Consultancy
5. Geotechnical Consultancy
6. Structural Engineering Consultancy
7. Cost Consultancy / Quantity Surveyor Services
8. Project Management Services
9. Ecologist
Non-Core Services– these are services that may be delivered under the Agreement:
1. Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Consultancy
2. Master Planning / Urban Design
3. Architectural Design Services
4. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Design Services
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71530000
71000000
71210000
71240000
71250000
71310000
71311000
71311200
71320000
71300000
71311210
71311220
71312000
71311300
71324000
71332000
72224000
71313000
90733700
71315210
71521000
71351914
71410000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL15
UKL17
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Description of the service
The services to be delivered under the Contract are:
Core Services – these are services that must be delivered under the Agreement:
1. Civil and Highway Engineering Consultancy
2. Transportation Consultancy
3. Ground and Water Management Consultancy
4. Site Supervision Consultancy
5. Geotechnical Consultancy
6. Structural Engineering Consultancy
7. Cost Consultancy / Quantity Surveyor Services
8. Project Management Services
9. Ecologist
Non-Core Services– these are services that may be delivered under the Agreement:
1. Archaeological and Cultural Heritage Consultancy
2. Master Planning / Urban Design
3. Architectural Design Services
4. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Design Services
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 72
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Contract shall be for an initial 6 years commencing 1st April 2025 with the option to extend for a further period 4 years
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 3
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority's
economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental
considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
Further information can be obtained in the tender documents
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
IV.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
08/08/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
16/09/2024
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Whilst not guaranteed, it is likely that the Authorities will re-procure for a similar replacement contract to become effective at the expiry of this contract. It is likely that such procurement will take place early 2033
VI.3) Additional information
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=142754
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
RCT CBC is committed to delivering its well-being objectives through the provision of goods, works and services. RCT CBC has developed a number of Social Value Measures that bidders will be able to provide proposals against. Further information will be made available in the procurement documents available to those selected to tender.
(WA Ref:142754)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/07/2024