The works covered by this Contract comprises the repair, maintenance and minor works of Building Energy Management Systems installations at various Belfast City Council Properties and locations. Any or all of the locations as listed may be added to the Contract at the sole discretion of the Contract Administrator subject to agreement with the Contractor.
The provision of a emergency, 24 hour, seven days per week call-out services to secure and make safe Council property is an essential and integral part of this work and is ‘of the essence’ with regards to the award and performance of the contract. The Contractor is required to have his representative on site within one hour to make safe the location within the Contract area. The Contractor shall provide the Council with one contact name and telephone number for this purpose.
This tender is to put a multi supplier framework agreement in place, which will provide a range of market services to the corporate communications business area of Belfast City Council. The framework will be divided into three lots as follows:
Lot 1: Strategic Brand Services
Lot 2: Design, Copywriting, and Content Services
Lot 3: Advertising and Media
This Invitation to Tender 'ITT' has been issued by the Council in connection with a competitive procurement being conducted in accordance with the Regulations.
The Council invites Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced economic operators ‘Bidders’, who hold a valid supply licence as issued by the Utility Regulator, for the supply of natural gas under a flexible portfolio basis.
This ITT sets out the information which is required by the Council to assess the suitability of Bidders' experience, organisational and financial standing to meet the ITT requirement. In addition to this, quality, social value, and pricing proposals will also be assessed before any contract award is made.
Belfast City Council wishes to set up an Enterprise and Business Growth (EBG) Framework Agreement, which will provide capacity to future proof the delivery of agile and responsive business support solutions, adding value to the existing enterprise and business support provision in place across Belfast, and to any regional provision that is established in future. The EBG requirement will be split into three lots:
Lot 1 - Start a Business
Lot 2 - Grow a Business
Lot 3 - Social Economy
Full requirements of each Lot can be found in the tender documents.
The Council invites Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced economic operators ‘Bidders’ for the removal of waste materials from its recycling centres for the purpose of separation and distribution to treatment facilities and reprocessing centres for recycling and where appropriate energy recovery with landfill as a last resort. A single Bidder may be appointed for each for Lot, although a Bidder may be awarded more than one Lot should they demonstrate they have the capability and capacity to do so.
The Economic Operator shall provide a Project Manager led Project Management and Design Assurance Team (PMDAT) with the following services:
The PMDAT shall provide an accredited Project Manager to lead the Project Management and Design Assurance Team. The PMDAT shall include, but is not limited to, an NEC
The PMDAT shall include the CTM disciplines of NEC ECC Project Manager, Commercial/Cost Manager, Design Assurance Professional(s), Business Case Consultants (as set out in section 7.7) and shall also include NEC Supervisor and any other disciplines that are additional to the CTM disciplines for PMDAT to assure the activities and deliverables of the IDT and IPEDT team are in accordance with the Client requirements, the criteria of the project brief and the objectives.
The Economic Operator shall provide an Architect led Integrated Design Team (IDT) with the following services:
The IDT shall include the DTM disciplines of Architect, Mechanical Services Engineer, Electrical Services Engineer, Civil & Structural Engineer, Landscape Architect, Principal Designer and Sustainability Consultant and shall also include, but is not limited to, …[
Building Envelope & Façade Engineer, Traffic Engineer, Energy Engineer, Environmental Scientist, Planning Consultant, Conservation Consultant, Fire Engineer, BIM / Digital Information Services).
The ultimate goal of the Gateway to Choices Service will be to get more of those further back in the labour market to engage in the existing provision that will support their employability and skills journey.
Belfast City Council invites Tenders from suitably qualified and experienced economic operators ‘Bidders’ for inclusion on a Technical Assistance Framework Agreement.
The Framework Agreement will be used by the Council to ensure that that Councils Economic Development Unit (EDU) services are intelligence-led, quality assured, responsive to changing market dynamics, and aligned to deliver the maximum impact for the city and its economic growth agenda. It will support Council with professional and technical assistance that meet need as and when required thus ensuring flexible, responsive services across a range of areas.
The Economic Development Unit (EDU) delivers a range of enterprise and business growth support interventions which are informed by, and are responsive to, the needs of the enterprise and business growth sector. The Enterprise and Business Growth (EBG) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) will be used by the Council to provide responsive and flexible delivery of specialised enterprise and business growth related interventions which are reflective of the varying needs of the business community throughout the business lifecycle aligned to generating economic growth across the city.
The EBG DPS will support the current EBG Framework Agreement.
The scope of works shall consist of a risk assessment for the grease extraction systems and necessary cleaning required to eliminate, or, at the very least, minimize the risk of fire, and include the following:
The B&ES in TR19 Guidance to good food practice define kitchen extract ventilation as “the extract systems intended to collect and remove contaminants, heat and moisture from cooking appliances”. This includes all extract and supply or make-up ventilation that serves the following:
• Cooking ranges
• Fryers
• Ovens/microwave banks
• Pot wash/dish wash areas
Kitchen extract systems present particular hazards. As well as removing cooking odours and steam from the kitchen areas, the extract system removes greasy vapours from cooking appliances which are an ignition source.
The intention is to provide complete management and cleanliness of the kitchen extraction systems in the premises with observations supported by photographs and, wet film thickness test measurements taken to provide an objective account of each extract installation.
A mechanical installation, planned and reactive repair/ maintenance and minor works service across Employer’s Sites and a wide range of assets in accordance with all current legislation/ regulations, appropriate industry specifications, original equipment ‘OEM’ manufacturer recommendations etc.
Belfast City Council ("the Council") is launching a three stage design contest to select bidder(s) to commission creative proposal/ ideas for the Belfast 2024 Creative Programme.
The Council is seeking to appoint bidder(s) who are successful winner(s) of the design contest to deliver proposals for the Belfast 2024 Creative Programme.
The competition documentation is now available to download from the eSourcing NI tendering portal.
The Council are releasing this notice in accordance with Regulation 78 PCR 2015 full details are within the tender documents.
Belfast City Council (“the Council”) invites tenders from suitably qualified and experienced suppliers for the supply, delivery of a wide range electrical consumables and sundries including a collection services from suppliers shops/ warehouses to support the Councils operations and maintenance teams.
The Local Authorities in Northern Ireland have developed a new enterprise support service ‘ESS’ which aims to put in place a more ambitious approach to the delivery of start-up and growth support which seeks to revamp the current offer and increase the number, survival and growth rates of new businesses across the region. The service aims to provide a set of connected ESS where individuals, entrepreneurs or businesses can access a continuum of support to meet their needs, aligned with the relevant stage of their business.
Given the varying needs of the individuals, entrepreneurs and businesses that will likely engage with this service across the business lifecycle, the Local Authorities have identified a need to put in place a framework of ESS, this NIESS Framework A, which will:
a) Be proactive and flexible to address market needs.
b) Incentivise market development activity.
c) Provide a core programme of service delivery across the region.
d) Provide access to specialists in certain sectors / target groups.
e) Be flexible in responding to future variability in demand and funding.
f) Provide quality services that meet user needs; and
g) Support the Local Authorities strategic ambitions aligned with The Northern Ireland Draft Programme for Government, 10x Economy – Northern Ireland’s Decade of Innovation, Economy 2030, draft Green Growth Strategy for Northern Ireland, DFE’s Economic Recovery Action Plan, Invest NI’s forward business plans, the City/Growth deals, and inclusive growth focus of the individual Council community plans.
The NIESS, which is described in greater detail in the Specification, will comprise the following three frameworks/ contracts which are being procured separately:
a) NIESS Framework A (preferred Contractors);
b) NIESS Framework B (Subject Matter Experts); and
c) NIESS Framework C (Sector Experts).
This procurement relates to the award of a contract to the Contractor for each of ten (10) geographic Lots for NIESS Framework A (preferred Contractors). The geographic Lots are based on groupings of the 11 Local Authorities and are for the provision of ‘engage and foundation’ level supports, and ‘growth and scaling’ level supports as further described in the Specifications.
Belfast City Council, as Lead Council, shall enter into a Services Contract with the preferred Contractor in respect of each Lot. Each Local Authority that wishes to avail of that Lot shall enter into an SLA with Belfast City Council and the preferred Contractor that will detail the requirements of that Local Authority and the outputs required from the preferred Contractor. Each individual Local Authority shall then be responsible for liaising directly with the preferred Contractor in respect of the Services to be delivered to that Local Authority under the SLA. It is anticipated that each individual Local Authority shall produce an Annual Service Plan that shall detail the Services required in the coming year. These Services, once agreed with the referred Contractor shall be evidenced in writing, and referred to as a ‘Task Order’. The mechanism for agreeing each task order shall be detailed in the SLA, and each Task Order once agreed shall be incorporated into, and form part of the SLA. As Lead Council, Belfast City Council shall be responsible for Contract management with the preferred Contractor, and shall have legal responsibility for the Contract. Any contract disputes must be actioned through Belfast City Council.
The other 10 Local Authorities (Contract Users) included are:
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council - Enniskillen Office
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Mid Ulster District Council - Dungannon
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council