Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southern Water Services Ltd
Southern House
Worthing
BN13 3NX
UK
Telephone: +44 1903274444
E-mail: Danielle.Sweeney@southernwater.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.southernwater.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://southernwater.bravosolution.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
Sludge Application Management Solution
Reference number: PRJ_657
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The scope of this opportunity is to provide the current Sludge Application Management system. The Service Provider shall ensure the SAM solution enables Southern Water to easily and promptly compile all necessary reports which Southern Water is required to produce pursuant to Applicable Laws and Regulations, with respect to:
— Defra,
— Ofwat,
— Environment Agency,
— Farmers Notices.
The contract term for the Sludge Application Management solution will run for an initial term of 5 years, with the option to extend for a period, or periods of up to a further 3 years (8 years total).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
760 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48000000
48461000
48514000
72261000
72265000
72267000
72268000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
South East England.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement of the Sludge Application management solution includes the provision of software and support of a new solution, where the successful service provider will be responsible for any minor configuration to their solution in order to meet the functional requirements outlined within the tender documents.
The service provider will be required to work with a Southern Water System Integrator, to implement the Sludge Application management solution into the Southern Water environment. The service provider will offer the System Integrator expertise on their proposed solution and ensure that any associated end-to-end testing is completed in a timely manner. The full scope can be found within the tender pack, which is available to download from the link provided.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Sludge Application Management solution contract is expected to run for an initial term of 5 years (60 months). SWS will then have the option to extend this contract by a further period, or periods, up to 3 years (8 years total).
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.1.2) 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
As described in the procurement documents.
III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
60 day payment terms from approved invoice.
III.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Service Providers must note that SWS are seeking to contract with the proprietary software provider / owner as part of this tender opportunity, whereby the successful tenderer will have all rights in place to sell the Sludge Application Management solution software and licences directly to SWS, for the term of the contract. Service Providers must indicate their understanding of this bidding model within the PQQ, and confirm that they have the appropriate rights in which to do this, or contracts in place that would be required to meet this model at the time of submitting the PQQ, and for the duration of the contract term.
Southern Water may ask additional questions on the bidding model following PQQ submission to ensure that the tenderer has the correct rights required.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As described in the procurement documents.
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
06/08/2018
Local time: 11:30
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
15/08/2018
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.3) Additional information
Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the Bravo Solution e-procurement portal at: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/
Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information through the portal as follows:
i) candidates should register on the BravoSolution e-procurement portal at: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/
ii) once registered, candidates must express their interest as follows:
a) login to the portal;
b) select “View current opportunities and notices”;
c) access the listing related to this contract titled “Sludge Application Management Tool” and view details;
d) click on Express Interest button;
iii) once you have expressed interest, please complete the PQQ. You must then publish your reply using the publish button;
iv) for any support in submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering helpdesk at. 0800 368 4850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Southern Water Services Limited
Worthing
BN13 3NX
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/07/2018