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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: HAZMAT AND RADIATION PROTECTION INITIAL COURSE & REQUALIFICATION – FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
2. Awarding Authority: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, collaboration with Mid and West Wales Fire & Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) and North Wales Fire & Rescue Service (NWFRS), South Wales Fire & Rescue Service (SWFRS), Headquarters, Forest View Business Park, Llantrisant, GB, CF72 8LX. Tel: 01443232180. Email: a-naci@southwales-fire.gov.uk. Web: www.southwales-fire.gov.uk (Abigail Naci)
3. Contract type: Service contract
Open
4. Description: In the Awarding Authority are looking for a supplier to provide initial courses and re-qualification courses to our HAZMAT and RPS officers. Delegates from other UK Fire and Rescue Services may also attend the courses as and when required.
All 3 Welsh Fire & Rescue Services require the supplier to be able to deliver Hazardous Materials Advisor (HMA) Initial courses. The Services also require a Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) qualification to be included within the initial HMA course.
5. CPV Code(s): 80510000
6. NUTS code(s): UKL, UKL2, UKL22
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Place of performance
NUTS code: UKL
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Reference number: SWEU031
WA Ref:106911
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 2.2.2021 (12:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information/documentation regarding the above contract notice please visit
12. Other information: Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Experience of Delivery / Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Methodology of Delivery / Weighting: 20
Price / Weighting: 60
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
There will be an option to extend for a further 12 months
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
Information about options
Options: No
Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 02/02/2021
Local time: 12:00
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
This contract will be in place for an initial period of 36 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months. If extended, the new tender is likely to be advertised in late 2024. If extension is not taken, it will be advertised in late 2023
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(WA Ref:106911)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
TKR-20201224-EX-1529537