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Published 9 Jul 2024, 12:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework for the Provision of Drainage Assets

Official notice

Authority: Wrexham County Borough Council (Local council)

Framework agreementWorksOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£400,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 16 Aug 2024
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

This Invitation to Tender (the ITT) relates to a Framework (the Framework) for the maintenance of drainage assets, under which Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC) intends to deliver works across the Authority’s respective administrative area (the Contract Area). The Framework will primarily be used to deliver within the designated area and may involve works on both the County Road and Trunk Road networks.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This Invitation to Tender (the ITT) relates to a Framework (the Framework) for the maintenance of drainage assets, under which Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC) intends to deliver works across the Authority’s respective administrative area (the Contract Area).

The Framework will primarily be used to deliver within the designated area and may involve works on both the County Road and Trunk Road networks. These works may be planned or reactive.

The majority of works on the County Road network will be during normal working hours, however emergency call-out works and work on the Trunk Road network may be carried out between the hours of 19.00 and 06.00.

It is anticipated that the Framework Agreement will commence in September 2024.

CPV: Drainage and surface works

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 4 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Renewal
Delivery: Wales · Wrexham County Borough
Extensions: Up to 2 years in yearly incrementsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
What this means for your bid
  • “Framework for the Provision of Drainage Assets” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Jul 2024, 12:08 BST
Last source update
9 Jul 2024, 12:08 BST
Award evaluation window
16 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
Proc-24-46
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020896
Classification (CPV)
Drainage and surface works
Delivery area
Wales (UKL23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047bdd Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: 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=142864 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: 1. Core Requirement It is a requirement of this contract to provide Core Community Benefits which will include employment and training opportunities for disadvantaged groups of 52 weeks training per one million pound of contract spend. 2. Non-Core Requirements Whilst the following Non-Core Community Benefit objectives will not be evaluated as part of the tender process, the successful Contractor(s) will be expected to present a Community Benefits Proposal with their tender submission to the minimum value of 0.25% per million pound of contract spend. The Community Benefits proposal submitted should include a method statement of how the contractor will work with WCBC to address Community Benefit themes, should they be successful in being appointed onto the framework. The Community Benefit theme to be dictated to the contractor, by WCBC, following receipt by WCBC of a Community Benefit request, via the WCBC Community Benefit Scheme. The Employer keeps a register of specific project requests for delivery as Non-Core Community Benefits. The Contractor will be requested to assist the Employer by delivering or providing financial contributions towards specific projects from this list, which may include providing quotations for the goods / services / works, attendance at site surveys and subsequent provision / execution of the projects, all delivered in a cost-neutral way to the Employer. The list below is not exhaustive and the Contractor(s) should present their own proposals and ideas regarding delivering non-core activities. - Provision of a work experience ‘swap’ initiative – trainees from the contracting company and WCBC to receive work experience at each other’s place of work - Donation / financial contributions to the central community benefits pot, to help fund specific project requests - Donations of equipment and materials - Donations of in-kind labour - Provision of work experience placements for 14-16 year olds and ‘disadvantaged’ persons - Attendance and Participation in ‘Meet the Buyer’ events as required to maximise the opportunities for smaller and /or local suppliers and contractors to compete for tenders, sub-contract or supply chain opportunities - Landscaping and building services support to regenerate communal areas - Community consultation and participation in community events - Sponsorships and cash donations to organisations / charities based in Wrexham - Visits to schools to engage students through H&S, the ‘world of work’ presentations with provisions for donations of classroom resources and lesson plans Environmental considerations such as: - Reducing waste to landfill - Recycling of eligible materials - Reducing water consumption - Managing business mileage (WA Ref:142864)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
16 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Bid validity
3600 days from the deadline
Bids opened
16 Aug 2024, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 Jul 2024 → 16 Aug 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 Jul 2024, 12:08 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    16 Aug 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    16 Aug 2024, 12:30 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Wrexham County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Commissioning Procurement and Contract Management Unit, Lampbit Street, Wrexham, Wales, LL11 1ARContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria