Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Powys County Council
County Hall
Llandrindod Wells
LD1 5LG
UK
Telephone: +44 01597826000
E-mail: commercialservices@powys.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL24
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.powys.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0354
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
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
DPS for the Provision of Highways and Civil Engineering Works within Powys, Mid Wales
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Powys County Council has chosen to continue to offer an exciting opportunity for qualified and experienced contractors to participate in a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Highways and Civil Engineering Works throughout Powys County. This initiative aims to streamline the procurement process and open up new possibilities for local and regional businesses.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
4 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45000000
45100000
45200000
45230000
45233000
45233100
45233200
45233300
45220000
45110000
45112700
45340000
45342000
45233161
45233253
45233340
45213312
45111240
45232451
45232452
45246400
45233223
45233251
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL24
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Powys County Council has chosen to continue to offer an exciting opportunity for qualified and experienced contractors to participate in a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of Highways and Civil Engineering Works throughout the County of Powys.
This opportunity was originally advertised via OJEU under reference number 2018/S 102-232168 on the 31st
May 2018 (https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:232168-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML&src=0).
The DPS is live and the Council continue to seek further expressions of interest from Contractors.
This initiative aims to streamline the procurement process and open up new possibilities for local and regional contractors, and allow the Council to assemble and maintain an approved list of contractors for the stipulated works and to offer a more flexible and responsive procurement.
A DPS is similar to a framework agreement, in many ways, but where new Bidders can apply to join at any point during the life of the DPS. Bidders are not required to submit Tenders in order to join the DPS. All Bidders who meet the selection criteria will be admitted to the DPS, and when a contract opportunity arises the Council will move straight to the mini-competition phase for that package of works.
Contractors must be SSIP compliant (or equivalent) and Constructionline Registered to a minimum of Silver (or equivalent), with relevant work categories in order to be accepted onto the Dynamic Purchasing System.
The Council will also only accept your submission if you have appropriate levels of insurance for public liability and employers liability, or you agree to put these in place before the date of any contract award. The levels required are:
- Public Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP.
- Employers Liability Insurance - 5,000,000 GBP.
Work opportunities shall include but not be limited to:
- Carriageway Resurfacing (and associated works)
- Footways Works
- Drainage Works
- Remedial Earthworks
- Highway Structures Works (e.g. Bridges, Culverts, Retaining Walls, Cattle Grids, etc)
- Highway Maintenance Works
- Flood Alleviation Schemes
- Watercourse improvements
- Highway Junction Improvements
- Highway Visibility Improvements
- Highway Alignment Improvements
- Active Travel works
- Car Park works
- Footpath works
- Fencing works
- Landscaping works
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
4 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Annually
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Depending upon successful admission to the Dynamic Purchasing System, requirements as stated within the documentation.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system
The dynamic purchasing system might be used by additional purchasers
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 102-232168
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
28/07/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
28/07/2025
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Prior to the time limit for receipt of requests to participate. 12 months.
VI.3) Additional information
Instructions for Suppliers – Registration on eTenderwales
Powys County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk, all information may be downloaded and returned through this channel.
Internet address : http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender
1. Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
2. Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the “Open Access PQQs” link.
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
3. Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:
- eMail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
- Phone: 0800 069 8634
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=143207
The Contractor shall ensure that all contracts with Subcontractors and Suppliers which the Contractor intends to procure following the Award date, and which the Contractor has not, before the date of this Contract, already planned to award to a particular Subcontractor or Supplier, are advertised through the Sell2Wales portal (www.sell2wales.gov.wales) and awarded following a fair, open, transparent and competitive process proportionate to the nature and value of the contract.
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:
Further information will be included in the DPS documentation and mini-competition tenders where appropriate.
(WA Ref:143207)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
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
25/07/2024