Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Procurement Support Centre — 3rd Floor East, C/O Mail Room, Rose Kiln Court
Reading
RG2 0BY
UK
E-mail: procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ11
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.thameswater.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Dewatering and Thickening Maintenance Services
Reference number: FA1342
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50530000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Thames Water intends to award a number of framework agreements to one or more than one party for the maintenance of its dewatering equipment. The type of maintenance will be shared/total care where the suppliers are responsible for the availability of the equipment.
In a total care maintenance agreement, Thames Water will not be performing any maintenance tasks, while on a shared care maintenance agreement, Thames Water will operate defined basic daily activities (Front Line Maintenance activities).
Lot 1: Shared Care Maintenance of all Belt Filter Presses and Gravity Belt Thickeners.
Lot 2: Total Care Maintenance of all Bucher Presses
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Shared Care Maintenance of All Belt Filter Presses and Gravity Belt Thickeners
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45259100
34951200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Whole of the Thames Water region.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Shared care maintenance of the 32 belt filter presses and 55 gravity belt thickeners across all Thames Water Region (number under validation).
Shared Care means having partial autonomy/responsibility for the maintenance of a client's asset(s) (the customer performing defined maintenance tasks e.g. Front Line Maintenance tasks) and being responsible for an element of its performance (e.g. Availability/Output).
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial term of the agreement is 3 years, with options to extend to a maximum overall of 8 years (3 + 2 + 2 + 1).
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Total Care Maintenance of all Bucher Presses
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45259100
34951200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Whole of the Thames Water region.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Total care maintenance of the 19 bucher presses across all Thames Water Region (number under validation).
Total care means having complete autonomy/responsibility for the maintenance of a client's asset(s) and being responsible for an element of its performance (e.g. Availability/Output).
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial term of the agreement is 3 years, with options to extend to a maximum overall of 8 years (3 + 2 + 2 + 1)
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2019/S 224-550630
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1 & 2
Contract No: 1
Title: Maintenance of Belt Filter Presses, Gravity Belt Thickeners and Bucher Presses
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
26/03/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Brettex Site Services
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
All suppliers who wish to respond to this notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the link in section I.3) of this notice, i.e. https://www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Reading
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Thames Water Utilities Ltd will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Reading
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
28/04/2020