Published date: 25 June 2019

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: 2 August 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Street-lighting equipment - 34928500

  • Street-lighting columns - 34928510

  • Street lamps - 34928530

    • Industry specific software package - 48100000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£7,100,000 to £8,500,000

Procurement reference

SWINDON001-DN417550-90677417

Published date

25 June 2019

Closing date

2 August 2019

Contract start date

2 October 2019

Contract end date

1 October 2029

Contract type

Works

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 (the Employer), wishes to submit to tender the requirements for the provision of the design and installation for upgrading approx. 28,000 street lights throughout the Borough of Swindon to LED and the provision of a Central Management Software (CMS), some column replacements and column sleeving may be required as part of these works. These works are to create energy efficiency savings for the Local Authority. Priority is to generate the maximum cost savings as early in the contract as is possible. The contract start date is scheduled to commence 19/09/2019 with a contract period of 10 years (2 years design and build and 1 year defect period. The software will be for a total of 10 years to include licencing and maintenance support). The design and mobilisation is expected to commence on contract award. The licences for the software will be novated at the end of the defect period to Swindon Borough Council. The estimated budget range for this opportunity is between £7 100 000 and £8 500,000 GBP.


More information

Additional text

Full details relating to the Works are provided 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 for a period of 120 months commencing 19/09/2019
with no option to extend as per the contract terms and conditions.

Tender Responses
Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 02 August 2019, 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, including the project reference and title clearly in the Subject title, by 19/07/2019 no later than 12:00 noon UK Local time.
The Council's responses to these clarificaion questions will be issued periodically via Messaging in ProContract tender portal.

Please note that this project has been advertised on Tenders Electronic Daily (TED) Contract Notice reference 2019/S 120-292906 Contracts Finder/other web portals, 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: DN417550


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.


About the buyer

Contact name

Heather Lane

Address

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

Telephone

+44 1793463044

Email

hlane@swindon.gov.uk

Website

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