Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-02
Buyer: Hertfordshire County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71311300 | 71312000: Structural engineering consultancy services | 71313000: Environmental engineering consultancy services | 71314300: Energy-efficiency consultancy services | 71315200
Estimated value: 100000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-03-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Council is seeking to procure a Technical Advisor, from June 2017, to advise on all technical aspects of the construction and commissioning of the Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) which has been procured by the Council and is to be constructed by Veolia ES Hertfordshire Ltd (VES) at Rye House, Ratty' s Lane, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire.
The Technical Advisor must work closely with officers of the Council and all other advisers to the Residual Waste Treatment Programme (RWTP) as necessary to ensure that the proposed ERF meets the requirements of the Council.
This procurement is an Open (one stage process). Suppliers wishing to take part in this project are invited to ‘express interest’ which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.
To be considered as a Bidder you must complete and submit a Bid by the deadline of 12:00 on 30.3.2017.
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.
Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted by the system.
The estimated total value of the Contract is 500 000 GBP and is for the core Contract period inclusive of the approximate value for extensions. For the avoidance of doubt, the estimated annual Contract value will be approximately 100 000 GBP. The Contract will be awarded for a core period of 4 years, with the option to extend the Contract up to 1 further year. Please note that the Contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.
Please Note: Hertfordshire County Council has worked closely with its Districts and Partners to create a joint procurement portal called Supply Hertfordshire. This portal provides an eTendering system which is run by In-Tend.
To access this procurement opportunity please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance.
This is a one stage procurement process. Therefore, if you wish to be considered as a tenderer you must complete and submit a tender by the Closing date and time. Tenders cannot be uploaded after the closing date/time.
Any clarifications regarding this opportunity must be raised through Correspondence area in the eTendering system.
If you are experiencing problems In-Tend offer a help section which includes a dedicated UK Support Desk which can be contacted via email support@in-tend.com or telephone +44 (0)114 407 0065 for any website / technical questions. Monday to Friday 8:30 — 17:30.
The Council reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award a contract or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Council takes up this right then they will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any tenderer as a result.
The Council undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to the Council's obligations under the law, including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the applicant considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The Council will then endeavour to consult with the applicant about such sensitive information when considering any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 before replying to such a request.
The Council reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all companies tendering for this Contract at any time during the procurement process, to ensure that they continue to meet the Council's requirements and remain financially viable to perform the Contract.

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