Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-13
Buyer: Bron Afon Community Housing Ltd
Country: UK
Region: Gwent Valleys
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45210000: Building construction work | 45211340 | 45260000 | 45320000
Submission deadline: 2016-05-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Bron Afon Community Housing requires an appropriate skilled and experienced contractors to fulfil our external wall insulation programmes for the next 3-5 years
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales web site at: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=43794
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at: http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
We are looking for a maximum of 5 contractors to work with us to deliver our EWI schemes across the Torfaen Borough. We currently have 8 000 properties some houses, high rises, bungalows, flats, tower blocks and sheltered accommodation.
There may be occasions when roofing work will also need to be completed. Please note we will allow for sub contracting, however where possible we would like these sub contractors to be a local SME. Please note that Bron Afon must approve any sub contractors before any work is conducted.
There may be occasions when asbestos work may also need to be undertaken, the main contractors will have to hold asbestos awareness accreditation as a minimum. It will be the sole responsibility of the contractor to sub contract any asbestos work out to a suitable qualified contractors.
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.co.uk) 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:
Bron Afon is committed to maximising community benefits from its procurement activities and all community benefits will be considered in-line with Bron Afon's areas of focus.
— Targeted Recruitment and Training — TR&T — offering individuals and young people training, apprenticeships, jobs and work experience as part of a contract.
— Supply Chain initiatives — offering Small and Medium Enterprises and voluntary sector organisations opportunities to provide goods and/ or services as part of a contract.
— Social Enterprise — where local social enterprise can either be established to service or a contract, or an existing social enterprise can be supported to deliver on part of a contract.
— Community Consultation — giving the local community an opportunity to express an opinion and possibly influence the design and delivery of a project or service in an area.
— Young person engagement — giving young people and NEETs (Not in Education, Employment or Training) in the area an opportunity to engage in a project. The engagement can range from young people learning about a project to giving them the opportunity to shape and influence a project thus giving them more of a say in and connection to the future of their area.