Framework of Services Relating to Survey and Whole House Assessment to support Arbed 3

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Arbed 3 is a Welsh energy efficiency scheme funded by the Welsh Government which aims to help reduce fuel poverty and improve the energy efficiency of homes in Wales.Arbed am Byth, a new joint venture between Energy Saving Trust and Everwarm, has been appointed by the Welsh Government to manage this scheme on its behalf and will develop and deliver area-based energy efficiency projects across Wales.The programme has an estimated value of GBP55m across the next three years, with potential extensions of two one-year periods.This PIN is to advise that Arbed am Byth will be carrying out a tender exercise to establish a framework of local contractors across Wales to support the delivery of the scheme.Arbed am Byth is seeking expressions of interest from contractors with the capability to:- Carry our Surveys/ Whole House Assessments of properties selected to receive installation of energy efficiency measures in any or all parts of Wales.We would particularly like to hear from Wales-based SMEs with an interest in participating in this framework. Successful tenderers will be able to demonstrate existing infrastructure in Wales to service the scheme, and experience of operating locally in Wales to the zones for which they are applying.We currently envisage that installers will be appointed to one or more of the four main zones under the framework, detailed in the table below:North Wales:Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, WrexhamMid-Wales:Ceredigion, PowysSouth West Wales:Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath and Port TalbotSouth East Wales:Bridgend, Vale of Glamorgan, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Cardiff, Newport, Caerphilly, Torfaen, Monmouthshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Blaenau GwentNOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=82847.The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.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.