Planned and Reactive Maintenance of Wrexham County Borough Council Communal Digital Aerial Systems

Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC) is looking to appoint a single Contractor to carry out responsive maintenance and installation of Communal Digital Aerial specific systems for domestic and non-domestic properties.The Contract Term will be for two years with the option to extend for a further two periods of two years.Currently WCBC has approximately 370 Communal Television Distribution Systems throughout the County Borough comprising of- 255 Integrated Reception Systems (IRS): Providing a full range of television signals (satellite and terrestrial, analogue and digital) and radio (both FM and DAB) to every home covered by the system. This broad range is intended to provide the widest possible choice to tenants in deciding which services to use. It will also enable the provision of interactive TV services.- 96 Master Antenna TV systems (MATV): This system is primarily to provide access to UHF terrestrial analogue and digital signals and is capable of carrying other services such as FM radio and DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting). A MATV system comprises a UHF aerial to receive the TV signals, an amplifier to raise the signal levels, and a distribution network of coaxial cables to deliver the signals to users.- 20 Satellite Master Antenna TV (SMATV) systems have been used to extend the MATV concept to include services broadcast by satellite where an IRS system could not be fitted.Full details of the requirement can be found in the documents available, free of charge, on etenderWales.NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=147891

1. Register your company on the eTenderwales portal (this is only required once).Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.ukClick the “Click here to register” link.Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”.Enter your correct business and user details.Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete.You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).2. Express an Interest in the tender.Login to the portal with the username/password.Click the “Open Access PQQs/ITTs” link (These are Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier).Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content.Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.This will move the PQQ/ITT into your “My PQQ/ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only).Click on the PQQ/ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.3. Responding to the tender.You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting);You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification;Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT;There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8:00 – 18:00) on:email: E-mail: [email protected]: +44 8003684850 / Fax: +44 2070800480Project reference: 58459ITT Reference: itt_115517(WA Ref:147891)Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:As per the tender documentation