Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northumbrian Water Ltd
02366703
Northumbrian Water Ltd, Boldon House, Wheatlands Way, Pity Me
Durham
DH1 5FA
UK
Contact person: John Murray
Telephone: +44 1913016678
E-mail: amp6nim@nwl.co.uk
NUTS: UKC
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nwl.co.uk
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Sewerage Repair and Maintenance
Reference number: FA06-02C
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45232410
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Repairs and maintenance of approximately 16 000 km of the contracting entity's sewerage network in the North East of England operating area. This framework relates to the South Region of the North East Operating Area (generally covering Darlington, Teesside, Durham, Stockton and parts of Teesdale and Weardale).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
36 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45231110
45232400
45232452
50000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKC1
UKC11
UKC12
UKC13
UKC14
Main site or place of performance:
The South Region of Northumbrian Water Limited's operating area in the North East of England.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The scope of work includes, but is not limited to, reactive and planned, repairs and maintenance (including minor alterations and enhancements) of approximately 16 000 km of the contracting entity’s sewerage network.
The services will largely be reactive emergency services in response to customer contacts and other short term work where there is an immediate and repeated adverse impact on customer service or other serviceability measures. The service will resolve issues that are causing or likely to cause uncontrolled escapes from sewers leading to property and curtilage flooding and pollution events and may include:
— provision of 24/7/365 emergency call out cover,
— network investigations including reactive and programmed CCTV, look see, flooding, pollution and odour complaints,
— reactive and programmed sewer cleansing,
— ultra high pressure jet cutting,
— sewer blockage clearing,
— initial root cutting,
— sewer maintenance and repairs, including dig down repairs, rising main repairs, reactive patch repairs and reactive lining,
— post event clear up,
— reactive sewer mapping,
— rodent baiting,
— minor building over sewer diversions,
— new manholes, manhole repairs, manhole cover and frame replacement and/or repairs.
The contracting entity estimates a spend of approx 5 000 000 GBP to 6 000 000 GBP per annum over a potential 6 year duration (by extension at NWL's discretion following an initial 2 year period). No guarantee of work or spend is provided and as this is a reactive framework volumes can fluctuate.
The Initial framework period is 2 years with the option to extend for a further period of up to 4 years.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
NWL have the option to extend the framework following the initial 2 year duration. Any number of extensions are available up to a maximum duration of 4 years. The total maximum duration of the framework (including all possible extensions) being 6 years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with 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 with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 195-442268
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: FA06-02C
Title: Sewerage Repair and Maintenance
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/04/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Esh Construction Ltd
09785789
Esh House, Bowburn North Industrial Estate, Bowburn
Durham
DH6 5PF
UK
NUTS: UKC14
Internet address(es)
URL: www.eshgroup.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 36 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 45 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Sewer Cleansing, CCTV of sewers, Jetting, sewer blockage clearance
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/04/2019