Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southern Water Services Ltd
Southern House
Worthing
BN13 3NX
UK
Telephone: +44 1903264444
E-mail: Simon.Logan@southernwater.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.southernwater.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Prj_1541 — Business Essentials and Health and Safety Training Tender
Reference number: prj_1541
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80500000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Business essentials, soft skills and health and safety training.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 640 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
The contract/s will be awarded either for individual lots or as one contract for both lots.
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1: Business Essentials Training
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
39162200
79632000
80000000
80500000
80510000
80511000
80521000
80522000
80530000
80531000
80531100
80531200
80532000
80570000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Business essentials and soft skills training.
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:
720 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Options to extend the contract between 1 and 4 years after the fourth year of the contract, subject to satisfactory performance.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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: Health and Safety Training
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
39162200
79632000
80000000
80500000
80510000
80511000
80521000
80522000
80530000
80531000
80531100
80550000
80560000
80561000
80562000
80570000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Health and safety training.
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:
1 920 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
There are options to extend the contract between 1 and 4 years, at the end of year 4, subject to satisfactory performance.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 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:
None
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
Shortlisting will conducted at PQQ stage and tenderers invited as detailed in the procurement documents.
III.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required:
Southern Water Services Ltd may require a performance bond or parent company guarantee.
III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
N/A
III.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
The successful partners, whether being a single contractor, prime contractor (which may be an existing successful partners), whether being a single contractor, prime contractor (which may be an existing company or special purpose vehicle) or consortium, will be required to be a single legal entity.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As specified in the agreement.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
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 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:
07/10/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
22/09/2020
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Southern Water Services
Durrington
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/08/2020