Published date: 3 October 2022

Last edited date: 9 November 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 25 November 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Bus shelters - 44212321

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£1,500,000

Procurement reference

SWINDON001-DN635685-60316935

Published date

3 October 2022

Closing date

25 November 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

20 February 2023

Contract end date

22 December 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Swindon Borough Council invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced contractors for the provision new bus shelters to service 27 bus stops on a new public transport interchange for Swindon town centre. The redevelopment of Fleming Way is part of the wider town centre regeneration works and aims to create one inclusive bus interchange that will accommodate all bus services in the town centre.

The aspiration is to provide low carbon bus shelters in terms of manufacturing processes, materials, lifecycle of the product, and eventual recycling of materials.

The bus shelters must be of high quality, contemporary but simple design, and something for Swindon to be proud of.

The bus shelters should be as environmentally friendly as possible in their manufacture, materials and whole life costs. It is essential to provide units which are low carbon (net zero if possible), with sustainable methods of construction and established 'green' company credentials, in line with the ethos of this project.

Full details relating to the provision of the bus shelters are supplied in the tender documents.

To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com

Contract Period
The contract will be initially for a period of 10 months commencing 20th February 2023 as per the contract terms and conditions.

Tender Responses
Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 25th November 2022, 1200 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

Tender Clarifications
If you require any clarifications on the tender documents, please submit these in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 4th November 2022, 1200 hrs UK Local time. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be uploaded periodically on the ProContract tender portal.

Please note that this project has been advertised on Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder however, Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN635685

No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Fleming Way Improvements Bus Shelters

  • Opportunity
  • Published 3 October 2022, last edited 9 November 2022

Links

About the buyer

Contact name

Lynsey Turner

Address

Swindon Borough Council, Civic Offices
Euclid Street
Swindon
SN1 2JH
England

Telephone

+44 1793463764

Email

lturner3@swindon.gov.uk

Website

http://www.swindon.gov.uk/