United Kingdom-Port Talbot: Occasional Hire of Small Tools and Plant without Operator

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2020/S 132-325110/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
Postal address: Civic Centre
Town: Port Talbot
Postal code: SA13 1PJ
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1639763930
Email: m.c.anderson@npt.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
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: Occasional Hire of Small Tools and Plant without Operator

Reference number: NPT-1586
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 43830000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (‘the Council’)’s current framework agreement for the occasional hire of small tools and plant without operator is due to expire and therefore the Council intend to establish a new framework of suppliers to commence in December 2020.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots:2
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title: Handheld and Non-Motorised

Lot No:1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
43312200, 43800000, 44510000, 31174000, 31120000, 43132300, 34223200, 43413100, 42122130, 42113161

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKL17
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (‘the Council’)’s current framework agreement for the occasional hire of small tools and plant without operator is due to expire and therefore the Council intend to establish a new framework of suppliers to commence in December 2020.
The framework period will be for 3 years commencing 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2023, with the option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months.
It is the Council’s intention to operate as a framework agreement containing multiple suppliers.
The framework is split into two lots for ease of reference:
Lot 1: Handheld and Non-Motorised
Lot 2: Motorised.
Please see the ITT for the full list of tools and plant required.
Please note: It is not a requirement for tenderers to be able to provide every item listed in the pricing schedule.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewalyes Description of renewals:Option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months.

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: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no
II.2.1) Title: Motorised

Lot No:2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
43200000, 43300000, 34223000, 44510000, 42410000, 42415110, 42415100, 34142100, 16310000, 16150000, 43312400, 42914000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKL17
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (‘the Council’)’s current framework agreement for the occasional hire of small tools and plant without operator is due to expire and therefore the Council intend to establish a new framework of suppliers to commence in December 2020.
The framework period will be for 3 years commencing 1 December 2020 to 30 November 2023, with the option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months.
It is the Council’s intention to operate as a framework agreement containing multiple suppliers.
The framework is split into two lots for ease of reference:
Lot 1: Handheld and Non-Motorised
Lot 2: Motorised.
Please see the ITT for the full list of tools and plant required.
Please note: It is not a requirement for tenderers to be able to provide every item listed in the pricing schedule.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewalyes Description of renewals:Option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months.

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: no
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.2.2) Contract performance conditions: As provided for in the ITT.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
IV.1.8) Information about the 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: 2020-08-11 Local time: 14:30
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN, CY
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:2020-12-09
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2020-08-11 Local time: 14:30

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
If you require independent support or advice in the tendering process, Business Wales provide guidance and advice (free of charge) by way of:
— on-line information
— telephone support
— workshops.
Further information on how to access this guidance and advice is available by accessing this ITT or by contacting Business Wales on 01656 868500 or visiting
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:
— 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 an 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_82117),
— 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),
— you can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— note the ‘Closing Date’, and then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
There is help available Monday — Friday (8 a.m. — 6 p.m.) 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
(WA Ref:102515)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: High Court
Postal address: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2020-07-07