Construction Contract Leads
London
Category Services
Type
No. of Lots 2
Status Active
Published 11th Nov 2024
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-04b583 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Sludge treatment services |
| Procurement Method | Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition |
| Value | £17,000,000 |
London
Category Services
Type
No. of Lots 2
Status Active
Published 11th Nov 2024
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-04b583 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Sludge treatment services |
| Procurement Method | Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition |
| Value | £17,000,000 |
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1) Name and addresses
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Reading
RG18DB
Contact
Thames Water
procurement.support.centre [at] thameswater.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Companies House
02366661
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.thameswater.co.uk/
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
https://forms.office.com/e/WwxSvTdrUE
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Dewatering & Thickening Equipment Maintenance Services
Reference number
FA2041
II.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90513800 - Sludge treatment services
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Thames Water intends to award one or more Term Service contracts to one or more parties for the maintenance of its dewatering and thickening equipment, specifically gravity belt thickeners, belt filter presses and Bucher presses. Maintenance will be shared/total care with the supplier/s responsible for the availability of the equipment.
Lot 1: Shared care maintenance of Gravity Belt Thickeners and Belt Filter Presses (Thames Water will carry out frontline maintenance activities)
Lot 2: Total care maintenance of Bucher Presses (Thames Water will be responsible for operating the presses, TW will not perform any maintenance tasks)
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £17,000,000
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Shared care maintenance of Gravity Belt Thickeners and Belt Filter Presses
Lot No
1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34951200 - Sludge-handling equipment
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Whole of the Thames Water Region
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Shared care maintenance of 96 Gravity Belt Thickeners and 51 Belt Filter Presses across the Thames Water region. Shared Care means having partial autonomy/responsibility for the maintenance of an asset(s) with the customer performing defined maintenance tasks e.g. front line maintenance tasks and the supplier being responsible for all other maintenance tasks ensuring asset/s performance (e.g. availability/output).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £7,000,000
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The initial term of the agreement is 2 years, with options to extend to a maximum overall term of 8 years (2 + 2 + 2 + 2).
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 10
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial term of the agreement is 2 years, with options to extend to a maximum overall of 8 years (2 + 2 + 2 + 2).
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Total care maintenance of Bucher Presses
Lot No
2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34951200 - Sludge-handling equipment
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Whole of the Thames Water Region
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Total care maintenance of 24 Bucher Presses across the Thames Water Region.
Total Care means having complete autonomy/responsibility for the maintenance of an asset(s) and being responsible for the asset/s performance (e.g. availability/output).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
96
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The initial term of the agreement is 2 years, with options to extend to a maximum overall term of 8 years (2 + 2 + 2 + 2).
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 10
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The initial term of the agreement is 2 years, with options to extend to a maximum overall of 8 years (2 + 2 + 2 + 2).
Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
As detailed in the PQQ
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
List and brief description of rules and criteria
As detailed in section VI.3 & PQQ.
III.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required
Bonds and/or parent company guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required
III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them
Specified in Invitation to Negotiate Document
III.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
Consortia may be required to form a legal entity prior to award
Section IV. Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
2 December 2024
Local time
12:00pm
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section VI. Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Between 2 and 8 years
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
All suppliers who wish to respond to this contract notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the web link in Section I.3 (www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement).
From your response to the link in Section I.3 or above, Thames Water's Procurement Support Centre will send you an email providing login details for our eSourcing system. To complete the PQQ you will need to login to the project SharePoint site.
If the project requires it, you will receive an additional and separate survey to complete for Data Protection.
Note - The client may be Thames Water Utilities Limited or another company within the Kemble Water group structure
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Thames Water Utilities Limited
Reading
Country
United Kingdom