Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NI Water and its subsidiaries
Westland House
Belfast
BT14 6TE
UK
Contact person: sourcingniwater.com
E-mail: sourcing@niwater.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
C1155 - Data Gathering and Promotional Material Distribution
II.1.2) Main CPV code
65000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NI Water is seeking to promote the completion of audits among the public so the organisation can gather valuable information on customer behaviour in relation to how they use and view water and wastewater services within their home. For example, water usage, flushing habits, disposal of Fats, Oils and Grease and winter preparation. The information gathered from the answers in the audits will be used by NI Water, but not limited to, future campaign targeting, for news releases and as evidence of ongoing changes in customer habits. NI Water also requires a service for the procurement and distribution of promotional items to individual addresses within NI linked to NI Water campaigns and as an incentive to complete the audits. Please refer to Appendix 1 - Specification (Draft) for further information.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
400 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
72316000
72300000
72310000
79342200
30199000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NI Water is seeking to promote the completion of audits among the public so the organisation can gather valuable information on customer behaviour in relation to how they use and view water and wastewater services within their home. For example, water usage, flushing habits, disposal of Fats, Oils and Grease and winter preparation. The information gathered from the answers in the audits will be used by NI Water, but not limited to, future campaign targeting, for news releases and as evidence of ongoing changes in customer habits. NI Water also requires a service for the procurement and distribution of promotional items to individual addresses within NI linked to NI Water campaigns and as an incentive to complete the audits. Please refer to Appendix 1 - Specification (Draft) for further information.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
extension options available - 2 x 1 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.1.8) 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:
2022/S 000-032368
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
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
SAVE WATER SAVE MONEY LTD
2 Midcroft
RUISLIP
HA4 8ES
UK
E-mail: tenders@savewatersavemoney.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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:
: 400 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Ireland Water
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/08/2023