UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

This contract will provide 4 new RWS at individual locations on Carmarthenshire's highway network. The contract will include a 5-year annual maintenance, calibration and support contract for the 4 new RWS sites and the 9 existing RWS sites with the option of a 2 year extension. The contract will also include the provision of the bureau service and a hosted Winter Service manager system.

Carmarthenshire County Council is commissioning the Framework for the provision of Mowing on the Trunk Road Soft estate.

Community Preventative Services across Carmarthenshire. Live Tender Webinar Wednesday 9th November 2022, 11am – 1pm Business Wales will be delivering a tender specific workshop that will offer support and guidance in developing your skills and knowledge to tender for the Community Preventative Services Tender. The workshop will include: - - Navigation of Sell2Wales - Navigation of etenderwales website - Highlighting buyer requirements - Guidance on creating high quality responses. - Understanding evaluation model To book your place on this webinar please contact Business Wales on 01267 233 749 or e-mail westwales@businesswales.org.uk. On receipt of your booking we will provide you with the link to the webinar. The Services to which this Notice relates falls within the Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Although the Council may voluntarily adopt certain provisions in the Regulations neither employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Council intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to services falling within Regulation 74. The Council may, from time to time, at its absolute discretion, undertake a renewal (Renewal) of this Contract during the Term. The Renewal may include, but shall not be limited to, varying the number, scope, extent and description of the Lots, Services and/or Charges (as the case may be), together with the appointment of additional (new) Suppliers.

Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking to appoint a developer to deliver a residential scheme on an 8.4 acre Council-owned green-field site, two miles to the west of Carmarthen Town Centre. The site benefits from direct access to the new Carmarthen West Link Road, connecting the A40 at Traveller’s Rest to College Road. As part of this development, there will be a requirement for the developer to provide homes for the Council to acquire, at a minimum specification. 24 dwellings will be purchased by Carmarthenshire County Council on completion. This Procurement is being undertaken in accordance with the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation pursuant to Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Although the Council is utilising the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation route, it reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations.

Carmarthenshire County Council invite you to submit a bid to provide Quarry Products throughout Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire. Tenderers will be given the opportunity to tender for 4 separate lots. Lot 1 – Ready Mix Concrete Lot 2 – Coated Stone Lot 3 – Dry Stone Lot 4 – Surface Dressing Chippings (Pembrokeshire County Council Only)

As part of the Families First Programme, Carmarthenshire County Council is seeking organisations to provide services in relation to Parenting Support (conception to 19 years). Families First is a Welsh Government programme designed to improve outcomes for children, young people (0-25y) and their families. Contract is subject to funding from Welsh Government which will be confirmed annually. It has been confirmed by the current provider of this service that there are TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006) implications attached to this contract. The Services to which this Notice relates fall within the Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations). Although the Contracting Authority may voluntarily adopt certain provisions in the Regulations neither the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to services falling within Regulation 74.

The Authority wishes to appoint a Contractor to provide term traffic signal maintenance of traffic signals in Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. This is a single supplier framework arrangement. The following Authorities have expressed an interest in participating in this framework arrangement. - Carmarthenshire County Council - Pembrokeshire County Council The contracting organisation shall be quality assured to BS EN ISO 9001:2008, and shall also be quality assured to NHSS 8 to the appropriate scope for their organisation and the contract works. The contracting organisation shall comply in all respects with the Highway Electrical Registration Scheme. In particular employees carrying out work on site shall be registered to the Highway Electrical Registration Scheme traffic and pedestrian control equipment and associated equipment under the appropriate occupational title as defined therein and carry valid registration cards.

Carmarthenshire County Council requires a contractor to treat and dispose of Clinical and Absorbent Personal Hygiene Products (AHP) Waste from residential, education and social care establishments across Carmarthenshire, in addition to providing a collection service for such waste from the Council’s education and social care establishments.

Carmarthenshire County Council is re-commissioning the Flying Start childcare service and seeking to procure a childcare provider to deliver high quality funded childcare to all eligible 2-3 year old children from a local authority venue from 1st September 2023. Ysgol Y Castell, Kidwelly The Flying Start childcare is being commissioned on a fixed price model, in line with Flying Start programmes across Wales. The Services to which this Notice relates fall within the Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations). Although the Contracting Authority may voluntarily adopt certain provisions in the Regulations neither the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to services falling within Regulation 74. The Contracting Authority may, from time to time, at its absolute discretion, undertake a renewal (Renewal) of this Framework Agreement during the Term. The Renewal may include, but shall not be limited to, varying the number, scope, extent and description of the Lots, Services and/or Charges (as the case may be), together with the appointment of additional (new) Providers onto the Framework Agreement.

The Council wishes to appoint a supplier or suppliers or for the provision and ongoing replenishment of a range of workwear (including domestic and catering) and Personal. Protective Equipment (PPE). The tender is split into 4 lots and suppliers can bid on one or more. The lots involve: Lot 1General workwear Lot 2 Catering and domestic wear Lot 3 Leisure and recreational wear Lot 4 PPE The framework shall be for 2 years with a further 12-month extension with the option of extending for a further 12 months. This will be subject to available budget, satisfactory performance, and agreement by all parties.

Domiciliary Care Support Service Carmarthenshire County Council is refreshing the Framework for Domiciliary Care service and seeking to procure providers to deliver high quality care and support to all eligible service users within Carmarthenshire. In addition Hywel Dda Hywel Dda University Health Board will also be able call off Service Area 4. Live Tender Webinar – Carmarthenshire Domiciliary Care Support Service Wednesday 3rd May 2023. Time TBC. Business Wales will be delivering a tender specific workshop that will offer support and guidance in developing your skills and knowledge to tender for the Domiciliary Care Support Service Tender. The workshop will include: - - Navigation of Sell2Wales - Navigation of etenderwales website - Highlighting buyer requirements - Guidance on creating high quality responses. - Understanding evaluation model To book your place on this webinar please contact Business Wales on 01267 233 749 or e-mail westwales@businesswales.org.uk. This webinar will be presented using the Zoom platform. On receipt of your booking we will provide you with the link to the webinar. The Services to which this Notice relates fall within the Regulation 74 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Regulations). Although the Contracting Authority may voluntarily adopt certain provisions in the Regulations neither the employment of any particular terminology nor any other indication shall be taken to mean that the Contracting Authority intends to hold itself bound by any of the Regulations save those applicable to services falling within Regulation 74. The Contracting Authority may, from time to time, at its absolute discretion, undertake a renewal (Renewal) of this Framework Agreement during the Term. The Renewal may include, but shall not be limited to, varying the number, scope, extent and description of the Lots, Services and/or Charges (as the case may be), together with the appointment of additional (new) Providers onto the Framework Agreement.

Carmarthenshire County Council wishes to establish a new Construction Professional Services Framework and appoint suitably qualified Consultants to provide it with property-related project management and full design team services. The Framework will consist of discipline-specific lots, namely: - Architectural services - Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing (MEP) Consultancy Services - Project Management and Cost Consultancy Services - Property Related Structural Engineering Services - Low Energy Consultancy Services - Planning Consultancy Services - Multi-Disciplinary Services

Carmarthenshire County Council requires contractors to provide sewage removal services, sewerage-related services and associated remedial works required for the delivery and operation of its Property Maintenance, Highways and Flood Defence assets. The requirements include: - Prescribed and cyclical tankering service for sewage removal from treatment works, septic tanks and pumping stations, including emptying, desludging and cleaning of those assets - Emergency tankering - Emergency ad-hoc clearing of blockages - Emergency ad-hoc repairs to collapsed pipework - Emergency clearing / de-silting of surface water drainage systems on non-highway adopted sites, on public highways or at flood risk management assets - Urgent provision of camera surveys as required - Planned repairs to collapsed pipework - Planned clearing / de-silting of surface water drainage systems on non-highway adopted sites, on public highways or at flood risk management assets - Planned additional tankering work - Planned camera surveys

The Authorities are looking to engage a supplier to carry out all of the servicing and maintenance of certain equipment used as part of the delivery of each of the Council’s Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES), based at Dafen Ind Est, Llanelli and Honeyborough Ind Est, Neyland as a joint contract. Each ICES delivers equipment to clients within its own County boundary, which will aid the client. The equipment may be delivered to an individual’s home or in a residential home setting. As certain equipment needs regular, specific inspection and servicing (in accordance with manufacturer’s recommendations and the HSE LOLER and PUWER legislation), the supplier will carry out this servicing either where it is being used or at one of the ICES’ respective equipment stores. The supplier will also attend to the breakdown of equipment where it takes place with the intention of resolving any problems and ensuring the equipment is fully functional again. It is expected that as breakdowns can occur at any time, the supplier must be able to respond to such events at any time of the day or night, any day of the year. This provision for out of hours support (i.e. outside of standard office hours) will also be required for Ceredigion County Equipment Service.

Carmarthenshire County Council (Lead Authority) on behalf of Ceredigion County Council, and Pembrokeshire County Council (‘the Councils’), wishes to appoint a supplier on a framework basis, for the supply of 7 Litre and 23 Litre plastic food waste caddy liners. to all three County Councils.

Carmarthenshire County Council is commissioning the Framework for the provision of cleaning services. The tender involves providing additional cleaning capacity to support our existing supply of cleaning staff across the county.

The Wales Pension Partnership (“WPP”) was established in 2017. The WPP is a collaboration of the eight LGPS funds (“Constituent Authorities”)* covering the whole of Wales and is one of eight national LGPS pools. The eight Constituent Authorities have an existing contract with Waystone Management (UK) Limited to provide regulated third party operator services for WPP. The current contract is due to expire in December 2024. The contracting authority (Carmarthenshire County Council), on behalf of each of the Constituent Authorities, is conducting a procurement process to appoint a regulated third party operator for WPP’s ACS sub fund requirements following expiry of that existing contract. *The eight Constituent Authorities are Carmarthenshire County Council (Host Authority), City and County of Swansea Council, City of Cardiff Council, Flintshire County Council, Cyngor Gwynedd, Powys County Council, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council and Torfaen County Borough Council. For further information in respect of WPP please see the following link – https://www.walespensionpartnership.org/ Further information can be found in the Procurement Documents at https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/

Carmarthenshire County Council is the Host Authority for the Wales Pension Partnership (WPP). The WPP, established in 2017 is a collaboration of all eight LGPS funds in Wales and is one of eight national Local Government Pension pools. The eight LGPS funds in Wales are: Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, City and County of Swansea, Clwyd, Dyfed, Greater Gwent (Torfaen), Gwynedd, Powys and Rhondda Cynon Taf. The WPP is now looking to develop a range of Private Real Estate Sub-Funds which the Constituent Authorities (“CAs”) (Local Government Pension Funds) of Wales can use to obtain the private market exposure that they require to meet their locally decided strategic asset allocations. The WPP wants to establish Sub-Funds which are based on individual asset classes, the WPP plans on establishing UK Real Estate, Global Real Estate, and Local / Impact Real Estate Sub-Funds. This Procurement is being undertaken in accordance with the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation pursuant to Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Although the Council is utilising the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation route, it reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations.

The aim of the project is to provide better play opportunities for children/young people within vulnerable communities identified through the most recent Play Sufficiency Assessment as lacking play provision and to help reduce holiday hunger. This will be done by delivering inclusive, bilingual open access play sessions in the community and engaging with families to create a positive family approach to play and providing healthy snacks during play sessions.