Wiltshire Council recognises the impact that poor mental health can have on an individuals’ ability to maintain employment and acknowledges the need for new and innovative approaches to improve mental health in the workplace. Sustaining Work will focus on employees in the workplace who are struggling with their mental health and wellbeing by providing support and interventions that will reduce the risk of them not being able to sustain working lives. To focus on mental ill-health support for employers and employees with mental ill-health interventions and learning and development opportunities to help people achieve regular incomes and sustain work. It is recognised that to do this innovative approaches are required to improve mental health in the workplace. The service will primarily be aimed at businesses in Wiltshire, with a focus on small and micro businesses that may not have the internal infrastructure, such as a HR department or an occupational health team, to support staff in this way.
Wiltshire Council are seeking to appoint a provider to supply footfall data and activity monitoring data on a subscription basis. The contract will be for a minimum of 12 months with the possibility to extend for up to an additional 12 months.
This contract is available through the Wiltshire Towns Programme which is funded by Wiltshire Council.
As a key measurement tool for the Wiltshire Towns Programme, Wiltshire Council is seeking to appoint a provider to supply footfall data and activity monitoring data for 22 High Streets. Wiltshire Council is interested in any historic data and consumer insight that can be provided via this method. The data should be able to be shared with the local councils (city town and parishes) within the programme.
We are looking for footfall data and activity monitoring data to cover the “town centre area” for Wiltshire’s 3 Principal Settlements,13 Market Towns, and 6 Local Service Centres in Wiltshire. Maps defining the extents of each monitoring area will need be agreed with the approved provider and each of the relevant 22 local councils.
Wiltshire Council aim to commission an organisation that can be the designated Responsible Body, able to enter into conservation covenants (legal agreements) with Wiltshire Council as a landowner, to formally monitor the delivery of Biodiversity Net Gain on Council-owned land. A Responsible Body needs to be in place before we can register the BNG units that we generate from our conservation activities. These can then be potentially sold to developers as part of their BNG delivery commitments, easing the path of housing projects through Planning and unlocking the delivery of new homes in Wiltshire.
The road weather forecast service is required so that Wiltshire Council can deliver an effective and efficient Winter Service and Highway Maintenance function, reacting in a timely and appropriate fashion to any hazards that may be presented to highway users in winter and optionally for supporting Highway Maintenance activities during the summer.
DNA testing is required to establish paternity when exploring safe and appropriate care options for children and young people within the child protection system and any provider must be Ministry of Justice Accredited. Drug and alcohol testing is used to support social care to establish whether a child or young person’s caring environment is safe and meeting their physical and emotional needs. Best practice guidance suggests that providers of drug and alcohol testing should be UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited to the international quality standard ISO 17025 (2017 version).
The Authority wishes to receive Consultancy Services to advise on and produce the design and drawings to obtain full Planning Permission, and go on to develop the Ashton Street site for a Residential Development with construction drawings for: highways/ road layout, including access off Ashton Street, all to adoptable standards, drainage in respect of foul water and stormwater, land remediation plan and strategy for dealing with contaminated land, retaining walls (if any), assessment of cut/fill, optimisation of site layout for residential housing mindful of achieving the highest sensible density and overall development costs. The appointment is to take the scheme up to completion of tender (up to RIBA 5).
Invitation to Tender - Design & Build Contractor for School Classroom Replacements PLEASE APPLY VIA THE SUPPLYING SOUTH WEST PORTAL. SEARCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND REGISTER TO EXPRESS INTEREST. The Central Digital Platform is the UK Government's digital procurement system, designed to streamline the tendering process and make it more transparent. All suppliers intending to participate must register their organisation and their first administrator on the platform. Please use the following link for guidance on how to complete this process: Register on the Central Digital Platform. Suppliers: How to register your organisation and first administrator on Find a Tender in three easy steps (HTML) - GOV.UK Wiltshire Council intend to appoint a main Contractor via a two-stage procurement opportunity to deliver an important project on a full design and build basis across three primary schools in Wiltshire. Stage 1 of the procurement process is to seek expressions of interest from prospective Contractors with a view to shortlisting a maximum of four Contractors to be invited to submit a tender for the project. Stage 2 of the procurement process will be the Invitation to Tender (ITT) itself. The Requirement: The following schools have been identified by the Council as having temporary classrooms which are in a dilapidate state and are in need of replacement by way of either new build developments (Hullavington and Minety), and internal alterations and refurbishment of existing school buildings (Frogwell Primary School): 1. Frogwell Primary School, Chippenham, 2. Hullavington Primary School, Hullavington, Chippenham, 3. Minety Primary School, Malmesbury The purpose of this procurement opportunity is to appoint a contractor on a full design and build basis, in the first instance operating under a Pre-Construction Services Agreement and working closely with the Schools and the Council through RIBA Work Stages 1 to 4. This Stage 1 appointment will include the following outputs: 1. Operating under a single PCSA to deliver the RIBA Work Stages 1 to 4 inclusive for each of the three schools including. 2. The appointment of a Design Team to work with the School and the Employers Representative to fully design each of the three projects to the end of RIBA Stage 4 (technical/construction design) and to present the design for approval at the end of each RIBA work stage including cost plans for Employer approval, 3. To develop a detailed programme for RIBA Stages 1 to 7 for acceptance by the Employer for each of the three projects, 4. To obtain Building Regulations approval and Planning Permission for each of the three projects, 5. To work collaboratively with the Employers Representative to produce a Fixed Price Lump Sum to deliver the construction works for each of the three projects for approval by the Employer. On acceptance by the Council of the fixed price lump sum costs to deliver the construction works for each of the three projects, individual construction contracts will be entered into (JCT Intermediate form of contract with Contractor Design) for each school site. These will be the Stage 2 works, and each school project will be delivered as a standalone project through RIBA Work Stages 5, 6 and 7 (Construction, Handover and in Use). The indicative forecast cost estimate for the Stage 1 pre-construction works is £450k + VAT and the indicative forecast cost estimate of the Stage 2 post contract works is: Frogwell Primary School £2.0m + VAT = £2.4m Hullavington Primary School £2.0m + VAT = £2.4m Minety Primary School £0.75m + VAT = £0.9m --------------------------- Total Estimated Construction Cost incl VAT £5.7m Key Programme Dates as follows: RIBA Stages 1 to 4 End August 25 to End March 26 Package Pricing Stage End March 26 to End June 26 Final Design & Fixed Price Lump Sum Approvals End June 26 to Mid July 26 RIBA Stage 5 Construction Start August 26 Handover To be agreed for each of the school sites during the pre-construction stage of the project For full details and to express interest, please register via the Supplying South West Portal.
Wiltshire Council is looking to procure the services of a contractor to carry out responsive repairs works to roofs this includes all roof types including but not limited to pitched roofs mansard roofs flat roofs and roofs to ancillary buildings such as garages and brick built sheds.
Wiltshire Council intend to appoint a main Contractor via a two-stage procurement opportunity to deliver an important project on a full design and build basis across three primary schools in Wiltshire.
Stage 1 of the procurement process is to seek expressions of interest from prospective Contractors with a view to shortlisting a maximum of four Contractors to be invited to submit a tender for the project.
Stage 2 of the procurement process will be the Invitation to Tender (ITT) itself.
The Requirement:
The following schools have been identified by the Council as having temporary classrooms which are in a dilapidate state and are in need of replacement by way of either new build developments (Hullavington and Minety), and internal alterations and refurbishment of existing school buildings (Frogwell Primary School):
1. Frogwell Primary School, Chippenham,
2. Hullavington Primary School, Hullavington, Chippenham,
3. Minety Primary School, Malmesbury
The purpose of this procurement opportunity is to appoint a contractor on a full design and build basis, in the first instance operating under a Pre-Construction Services Agreement and working closely with the Schools and the Council through RIBA Work Stages 1 to 4. This Stage 1 appointment will include the following outputs:
1. Operating under a single PCSA to deliver the RIBA Work Stages 1 to 4 inclusive for each of the three schools including.
2. The appointment of a Design Team to work with the School and the Employers Representative to fully design each of the three projects to the end of RIBA Stage 4 (technical/construction design) and to present the design for approval at the end of each RIBA work stage including cost plans for Employer approval,
3. To develop a detailed programme for RIBA Stages 1 to 7 for acceptance by the Employer for each of the three projects,
4. To obtain Building Regulations approval and Planning Permission for each of the three projects,
5. To work collaboratively with the Employers Representative to produce a Fixed Price Lump Sum to deliver the construction works for each of the three projects for approval by the Employer.
On acceptance by the Council of the fixed price lump sum costs to deliver the construction works for each of the three projects, individual construction contracts will be entered into (JCT Intermediate form of contract with Contractor Design) for each school site. These will be the Stage 2 works, and each school project will be delivered as a standalone project through RIBA Work Stages 5, 6 and 7 (Construction, Handover and in Use).
The indicative forecast cost estimate for the Stage 1 pre-construction works is £450k + VAT and the indicative forecast cost estimate of the Stage 2 post contract works is:
Frogwell Primary School £2.0m + VAT = £2.4m
Hullavington Primary School £2.0m + VAT = £2.4m
Minety Primary School £0.75m + VAT = £0.9m
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Total Estimated Construction Cost incl VAT £5.7m
Key Programme Dates as follows:
RIBA Stages 1 to 4 End August 25 to End March 26
Package Pricing Stage End March 26 to End June 26
Final Design & Fixed Price Lump Sum Approvals End June 26 to Mid July 26
RIBA Stage 5 Construction Start August 26
Handover To be agreed for each of the school sites during the pre-construction stage of the project
An outreach and engagement service to the Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, and Boater (GRTB) community. This service will be delivered by support workers with “lived experience” within the community, to work across the community, providing a number of duties, including liaising with other partners, working with and referring to current council initiatives, such as Warm and Safe, and building trust within the community and delivering cultural awareness .