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.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of Fire Alarm Systems
Reference number: FA1392
II.1.2) Main CPV code
31625200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The provision of surveys, installations and warranty maintenance of open protocol fire alarm systems; services include: survey of sites, design of fire alarm systems, installation of systems and maintenance.
The fire alarm services to include:
— initial surveying of sites to determine the requirements, issues and labour needed (this is called the HSP 12 Assessment of Fire Alarm Requirements),
— after the survey the appropriate fire alarm system is designed to suit that,
— installation of approved fire alarm system,
— maintain the system during the 12 months warranty period.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
31625100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Whole of Thames Water region.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The provision of surveys, installations and warranty maintenance of open protocol fire alarm systems; services include: survey of sites, design of fire alarm systems, installation of systems and maintenance.
The fire alarm services to include:
— initial surveying of sites to determine the requirements, issues and labour needed (this is called the HSP 12 Assessment of Fire Alarm Requirements),
— after the survey the appropriate fire alarm system is designed to suit that,
— installation of approved fire alarm system,
— maintain the system during the 12 months warranty period.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 5 years, with options to extend up to a maximum overall term of 8 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.1.3) 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:
2018/S 184-417396
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Provision of Fire Alarm Systems
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/10/2019
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
Protec Fire Detection plc
1170489
Staffordshire
UK
NUTS: UKG2
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
06/01/2020