Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Neath Port talbot Council
Civic Centre
Port Talbot
SA13 1PJ
UK
Contact person: Wayne Thomas
Telephone: +44 1639763928
E-mail: w.thomas3@npt.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL17
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.npt.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0274
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/home.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
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
SWTRA Road Electrical and Technology Maintenance Contract 2024
Reference number: NPT-1745
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50230000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
See II.2.4) Description of the Procurement
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
30 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
32500000
32552120
32571000
32572000
32573000
34924000
34928500
34928510
34970000
34971000
34990000
34991000
34992000
34992100
34993100
38120000
42995100
45230000
45232311
45316110
45316200
50000000
50232100
50232200
50300000
50312600
50312610
50312620
50330000
50334400
50532000
50532200
50532300
50532400
50710000
51110000
51120000
51130000
63712700
90640000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL17
UKL14
UKL15
UKL16
UKL18
UKL21
UKL22
Main site or place of performance:
Refer to Volume 0 of the ITT for full details.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (the “Council”) invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to undertake term services to the SWTRAs/ highways assets across the South Wales Strategic Road Network (SWSRN).
An indication of the Scope of the service is summarised as follows:
The routine maintenance and fault repair associated with road electrical, signal and technology infrastructure systems and Network communications, along with mechanical and electrical and electronic systems associated with the SWSRN (the affected property). These include, but are not limited to:-
- The South Wales Traffic Management Centre and the South Wales Transmission Buildings (including Tunnel Service Buildings).
- The maintenance and fault repair of ITS and information systems and services; inductive loops; trunk road telephones; CCTV (permanent and temporary sites); electronic message signs (permanent and temporary); IT servers and screens and meteorological detection equipment installed throughout the Area Network
- Tunnel systems associated with the Brynglas & Gibraltar Tunnels, which include but are not limited to:- LV Distribution and Control Systems, Power Transformers, Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Lighting and Control Systems, Fire Monitoring / Protection System, Pollution Monitoring Systems, SCADA Systems, PA Systems and video incident detection systems.
- Planned and reactive Tunnel Technology Maintenance.
- The maintenance and fault repair of Street lighting, Illuminated Traffic Signs and Bollards.
- The maintenance and fault repair of Traffic Signals
- Making assets safe in the event of a safety critical emergency scenario.
- The Scope may also include for the replacement and upgrade of the existing equipment or systems, or installation of new assets and thier maintenance at the discretion of the Service Manager..
- Throughout the life of the contract new systems or equipment will inevitably be added to supplement the existing assets and the service may be extended or adjusted to cover such replacement, upgraded or additional assets.
.
The Council has been advised that TUPE will apply to the proposed contract.
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: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The service period is 3 years.
This contract includes the option to extend the contract annually, for up to a maximum of 2 years and includes a break option at any time without penalty after the third anniversary of the starting date upon giving 6 months’ notice. Maximum service period including all extensions will be 5 years.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The service period is 3 years.
This contract includes the option to extend the contract annually, for up to a maximum of 2 years and includes a break option at any time without penalty after the third anniversary of the starting date upon giving 6 months’ notice. Maximum service period including all extensions will be 5 years.
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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:
03/11/2023
Local time: 14:30
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
03/11/2023
Local time: 14:30
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 end of contract period.
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
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 and 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_95818).
- 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=127328
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:
As per ITT documents.
(WA Ref:127328)
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
26/09/2023