Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southern Water Services Ltd.
Southern House
Worthing
BN13 3NX
UK
Contact person: Paul Knight
Telephone: +44 1903264444
E-mail: Kirsty.Lodge@southernwater.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://southernwater.co.uk
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
prj_4405 - AMP 8 - Wastewater Network Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45259100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Southern Water Services (SWS) is anticipating that AMP8 will be the largest
investment programme it has ever undertaken, given its plans for WINEP and WRMP, and the service it is seeking to deliver for customers.
SWS is also developing new approaches to how it manages and maintains its clean and wastewater networks, and how it successfully implements new technology and innovation within its construction, operations and maintenance activities to deliver its vision and ambition.
To support this process, SWS is seeking to appoint Network Services providers to assist in the maintenance and management of its clean and wastewater networks, including but not limited to:
• Reactive operate, repair and maintenance services (including reinstatements)
• Planned preventative and inspection services
• Planned new services/connections for Water Supply & Distribution Network
A collaborative framework will be established with network service provider(s) for the following four
lots:
a. Operate & Maintenance
b. Lining
c. Civils & Rehab
d. Manhole maintenance
The Service Provider(s) will be required to support the utilisation of our industry leading digitized smart network - we have over 23,000 sensors installed into our sewer network, plus nearly 1,000 Duration Monitors which help us move to proactively generated work, not reactive work initiated by customers.
The objective of this tender is to select suppliers to create a new collaborative framework to deliver reactive and planned services for Waste Networks across Southern Water’s operational region.
The Partner shall work with the Client to provide engineering capability and expertise to: Identify and develop options in accordance with the Client’s technical and engineering standards for all aspects of Wastewater systems. In responding to this tender, you are confirming you are able to undertake the full suite of services set-out in the Framework Agreement and associated schedules.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
466 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 Operate and Maintain
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45232431
45252127
45259100
50000000
50324200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Southern Water's region
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Comprising work associated with the first response to, and the investigation of sewerage related Customer contacts, the operation and maintenance of sewer collection networks, sewer CCTV, cleansing Services, maintenance of sewer level monitors and installation of patch sewer liners.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
Lot 2 Civils & Rehab
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45232431
45252127
45259100
50000000
50324200
50511000
71800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Southern Water's region
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of new and the rehabilitation of existing sewer collection networks throughout the Client’s operational boundaries primarily covering the counties of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3 Manhole Covers
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45232431
45252127
45259100
50000000
50324200
50511000
71800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Southern Water's region
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This comprises the repair and replacement of manholes on the sewer collection
networks throughout the Client’s operational boundaries primarily covering the
counties of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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: 4
II.2.1) Title
Lot 4 Lining
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45259100
50000000
50324200
71800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Southern Water's region
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This comprises the rehabilitation of sewer networks using a variety of Sewer Lining
techniques throughout the Client’s operational boundaries primarily covering the
counties of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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:
2023/S 000-006555
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Operate and Maintain
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lanes Group Plc
03784486
Lower Wortley
LS12 6AB
UK
NUTS: UKE42
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 272 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Civils & Rehab
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cappagh Browne Utilities Limited
09293085
Meelin House Unit 2 Pavilion Business Centre, 6 Kinetic Crescent
Enfield
EN3 7FJ
UK
NUTS: UKI54
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 120 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 3
Title: Manhole Covers
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lanes Group Plc
03784486
C/O Elements Ring Rd, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Lower Wortley
LS12 6AB
UK
NUTS: UKE42
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 26 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 4
Title: Lining
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 5
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
McAllister Bros. Ltd
NI020460
91 Drumalane Road, Co Down
Newry
BT35 8QJ
IE
NUTS: IE0
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 48 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Southern Water
Durrington
BN13 3NX
UK
Telephone: +44 7526977363
E-mail: paul.knight@southernwater.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/04/2025