Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Environment Agency
Guildbourne House
Worthing
BN11 1LD
UK
Telephone: +44 2072385921
E-mail: NGSA2019@environment-agency.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
Address of the buyer profile: www.defra.bravosolution.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Environment
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Client Support Framework
Reference number: 2018/S 160-366883
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Environment Agency sought the provision of support services to help deliver its programme of capital investment and improvement works for flood defence assets (both fixed and active), as well as wider business requirements, in a way that delivers sustainable, best value outcomes. The client support framework consists of 2 lots:
Lot 1: Technical Delivery Support;
Lot 2: Contract, Cost and Carbon Management Support.
Each lot covers a national delivery requirement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
80 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Technical Delivery Support
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71300000
71311000
71313000
71317210
71500000
71530000
71541000
71621000
72224000
73210000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
ENGLAND.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Environment Agency sought the provision of support services to help deliver its programme of capital investment and improvement works for flood defence assets (both fixed and active), as well as wider business requirements, in a way that delivers sustainable, best value outcomes.
Lot 1 provides technical delivery support to the Environment Agency and to other public sector bodies (as listed under section VI.3 additional information), across a range of services that may include (but are not limited to):
— new engineering contract (NEC) engineering and construction contract (ECC) site supervisors,
— Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM) principal designers,
— CDM client support roles,
— environmental clerks of work,
— bought in services: technical staff; national environmental,
— assessment service (NEAS) environmental project managers (Environmental Assurance and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), landscape architects, archaeology),
— independent technical assurance and advice: engineering; economics; sustainability and environmental; mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation (MEICA) and reliability engineering; low carbon designs; asset management general consultancy support; assessment of asset reliability, and reliability engineering; support for strategic spatial planning and infrastructure work, statutory planning response work and permitting),
— strategic environmental assessments (SEAs) support,
— building information modelling (BIM) support,
— reservoir engineering services: panel engineers; supervising engineers; and surveying,
— flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) research,
— environmental assessment research,
— technical advice: geographical information systems (GIS),
— construction health, safety and well-being guidance, assurance and support,
— other technical delivery support activities/services as required to support delivery programmes.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: 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:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
The framework itself is not subject to European Union funding, but it is possible that some services called-off under the arrangement may receive European Union funding.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Contract, Cost and Carbon Management Support
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66171000
71244000
71300000
71530000
71541000
72224000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
ENGLAND.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Environment Agency sought the provision of support services to help deliver its programme of capital investment and improvement works for flood defence assets (both fixed and active), as well as wider business requirements, in a way that delivers sustainable, best value outcomes.
Lot 2 provides contract, cost and carbon management support to the Environment Agency and to other public sector bodies (as listed under section VI.3 additional information), across a range of services that may include (but are not limited to):
— new engineering contract (NEC) engineering and construction contract (ECC) project managers,
— project cost managers,
— bought in services for project and programme management,
— integrated cost and carbon target setting, forecasting, actuals, assurance and reporting, estimating, modelling and benchmarking using a full suite of top-down and bottom-up approaches,
— cost and price investigation and supplier bid assurance in collaborative, single-source commercial environments,
— risk identification and evaluation, including probabilistic approaches,
— project controls (including gathering, analysing, monitoring, reporting and managing costs on an on-going basis),
— data and digital assurance (develop our approach to digital technology and modelling to support EA decision making and assurance activities),
— data analysis and reporting (deriving new knowledge from data, detailed analysis of a range of data including information that may sit outside of the EA, including business intelligence (BI) tools and approaches and associated programming capability),
— client programme, performance and portfolio management support and advice,
— client commercial advice, assurance and support,
— risk workshop facilitation,
— other cost, contract and carbon management activities/services as required to support delivery programmes,
— ancillary non-FCRM support services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Cost criterion: 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:
Yes
II.2.14) Additional information
The framework itself is not subject to European Union funding, but it is possible that some services called-off under the arrangement may receive European Union funding.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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 160-366883
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: Technical Delivery Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 6
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capita Black and Veatch Consortium
Redhill
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jeremy Benn Associates Ltd
Skipton
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jacobs UK Ltd
Reading
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mott MacDonald Ltd
Croydon
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 27 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: Contract, Cost and Carbon Management Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
02/07/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 7
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AECOM Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Capita Black and Veatch Consortium
Redhill
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Mott MacDonald Ltd
Croydon
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Turner and Townsend Cost Management Ltd
Leeds
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 53 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
In compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Environment Agency
Bristol
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority has incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period following electronic notification to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision. Applicants who were unsuccessful were informed by the authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/08/2019