Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-12-15
Buyer: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
CPV classification: 24111600 | 31422000 | 34151000 | 34640000 | 38970000
Estimated value: 184000000 GBP

Technical requirements: Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (‘the Council’) is exploring the deliverability of a test facility based on the needs of future connected and autonomous mobility as set out in the Zenzic Roadmap 2030.
To provide context and background to this unique opportunity, the following documentation has been uploaded to the Council's E-Procurement portal (https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk) and can be accessed directly:
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council (‘the Council’) is exploring the deliverability of a test facility based on the needs of future connected and autonomous mobility as set out in the Zenzic Roadmap 2030 within the County Borough.
Accordingly, the purpose of this notice is to assess market interest and to inform future deliverability and procurement strategies.
At present the Council’s indicative requirements based on market research and informal discussions with the industry, academia, expert investors, operators and developers are a joint testing and leisure driving facility with a 10 km track, and other surfaces for testing; separate leisure and testing areas, ancillary buildings for the track use; a digital cave for testing adjacent to the track testing; R&D space and tech business units.
We are aware that this is a complex project and are currently considering the following Lotting strategy:
The Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced organisations (or consortia), who are interested in working with us in delivering this unique project.
(f) any other factors considered relevant or suggestions on how your organisation could add further value to this project.
Following consideration of the written submissions the Council may wish to engage in further discussions with the respondents; dependent on the level of such interest the Council may host a 'Provider Information Day', with all those who respond to this notice being invited to attend.
Please note, the Council intends to use the information gathered to shape the proposed project. Accordingly, commercially confidential information should not be provided and the Council reserves the right in its absolute discretion to use (or not use) the information provided, or any part thereof to shape any future procurement process undertaken. Information provided may be made public. Participating in this market sounding exercise will not guarantee short-listing at a later stage in the procurement, and the Council reserves the right not to proceed with the procurement process. The Council will not meet any costs incurred by any party in responding to this notice or in attending any provider information day that may be held.
The Council is facilitating this market sounding/engagement exercise via it's E-Procurement portal, which can be accessed via the following link:
Project Ref: pqq_33043 — Test Facility for Future Mobility (PIN Pre-Procurement Soft Market Engagement);
Interested parties should register their details on to the portal in order to gain direct access to all associated documentation.
Expressions of interest and accompanying PIN responses should be uploaded to the portal by no later than 12.00 noon Friday 29 January 2021.
NB: All future project related dialogue or requests for clarifications should be communicated via the portals messaging functionality.


Award value: 184000000