--- title: "Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG's) 2025-2027" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-140147" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-140147" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-140147.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-140147.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "BLAENAU GWENT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2025-02-14" --- # Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG's) 2025-2027 Buyer: BLAENAU GWENT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-kuma6s-140147 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-140147) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-140147.json) ## Summary Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is overseeing a public procurement process for "Disabled Facilities Grants (DFG's) 2025-2027" in Ebbw Vale, with the aim of establishing an approved list of contractors to perform various adaptation works. This tender falls under the "works" category in the construction industry and involves multiple types of tasks including building works, wet room or bathroom adaptations, heating system installations, electrical installations, and lift installations. Contractors are invited to apply for inclusion in the approved list by 12th March 2025, with potential award decisions to be made by 28th March 2025. The procurement method is open, and all documentation must be accessed and submitted via the Etenderwales portal. This tender offers significant opportunities for growth for businesses in construction, plumbing, heating, and electrical sectors. Companies with expertise in building adaptations, particularly those geared towards disabled facilities installations, are well-suited for this bid. As the Council guarantees no specific business levels, this framework could provide supplementary revenue streams based on client needs. Additionally, businesses flexible enough to handle multiple types of adaptation works or those willing to form consortia to broaden their service offerings are encouraged to participate. ## Notice Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is establishing an approved list of contractors to carry out adaptation works, funded by Disabled Facilities Grants, for residents in privately rented or owner occupied properties.The contractor will be directly appointed by the client and the works will require contractors to enter into contracts with owners or tenants of private properties benefitting from a Disabled Facilities Grant, which is administered by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council. The Council will not be party to the contract and the liability to pay for the adaptations will be the residents.Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council cannot give any guarantee of likely or potential business levels that could be achieved through this approved list and requirements will be on purely a client request/need basis.The approved list will be split into the following types of work:Lot 1 - DFG Building Works.Lot 2 - Wet room or bathroom adaptations (to include plumbing).Lot 3 - Provision of Heating Systems.Lot 4 - Electrical Installation.Lot 5 - Stair lifts (Curved & Straight).Lot 6 - External Lifts.Lot 7 - Through Floor Lifts.Contractors can apply to be included on to the approved list for one, more or all lots.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=140147 Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council is administering this procurement opportunity electronically via the Etenderwales portal.All documentation has been uploaded to enable direct access following registration.NB: You must download all documentation directly from the portal, tender documents will not be communicated by any other means.E-Tender access information:-- Go to https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.-- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.-- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.-- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.-- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.-- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the e-mail address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.-- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.-- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click 'Forgot your password?'.-- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.-- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.-- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.-- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).-- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration.Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.-- The Help desk is available Monday-Friday: 8:00-18:00.Telephone: +44 8003684852 e-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk-- Application responses must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 12:00 noon Wednesday 12th March 2025.How to find the PQQ:-- Once logged in you must click on 'PQQ's Open to all Suppliers'.-- The etender references for this contract are: Project_55213 and pqq_33497.-- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the 'Express an Interest button'. This will move the PQQ from the 'Open to all Suppliers' area to the 'MyPQQ's' on the home page.-- You will then see the full details of the PQQ in the qualification envelopes along with any relevant documents in the 'Attachments' area.-- Should you have any questions on the PQQ, please use the 'Messages' area to contact the buyer directly-- Do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.(WA Ref:140147)The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=140147 | | Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Works | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Feb 2025 | | Submission deadline | 12 Mar 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | BLAENAU GWENT COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | EBBW VALE | | Post town | Newport | | Postcode | NP23 6DN | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL53 Gwent Valleys | | Local authority | Blaenau Gwent | | Electoral ward | Ebbw Vale South | | Westminster constituency | Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) - 45 - Construction work ### Codes - 44115600 - Stairlifts - 45210000 - Building construction work - 45262700 - Building alteration work - 45311000 - Electrical wiring and fitting work - 45330000 - Plumbing and sanitary works - 45331100 - Central-heating installation work - 45400000 - Building completion work ## Release History - 14 Feb 2025 at 09:03 - Tender - S2W Notice - Website Invitation to Tender Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=140147 ## Notice URLs - http://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/ - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.— - https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=140147 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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