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: Kirsten.Abbott@southernwater.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://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
Energy Consultancy and Related Services
Reference number: prj_1411
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71314200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
For the provision of energy consultancy services, which may include but not limited to:
— advise on strategic options for the procurement of electricity and gas to best suit Southern Waters needs and risk appetite,
— operate agreed hedging strategy on Southern Waters behalf,
— advice regarding new technologies and products associated with asset optimisation and flexibility.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
800 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71314300
79418000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
South East England.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
For the provision of energy consultancy services which will include but not limited to:
1) Advise on strategic options for the procurement of electricity and gas to best suit Southern Waters needs and risk appetite;
2) Operate agreed hedging strategy on Southern Waters behalf;
3) Detailed understanding of the utilities contract regulations and associated procurement regulations;
4) Provide risk management services and daily market updates.
Risk Management Services include but are not limited to:
(a) updates on any legislative changes that impact the costs of pass through charges;
(b) capacity level advice;
(c) power factor correction advice;
(d) review of ad hoc invoice charges;
(e) review of flexible procurement adjustments performed by energy supplier;
(f) review of base load position and tolerance position;
(g) daily market updates;
(h) ad-hoc alerts when market conditions dictate;
(i) triad warning service;
(j) quarterly third party charge review and report bespoke to Southern Water using Southern Waters profiled meters and data;
(k) Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) advice and help with negotiations.
5) Advice regarding new technologies and products associated with asset optimisation and flexibility.
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: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
In increments of 1 or 2 years up to a maximum of 4 years in 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
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Potential bidders must have full and direct access to energy trading screens such as Spectron, GFI or equivalent.
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in the procurement documents.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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:
23/07/2019
Local time: 11:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
15/07/2019
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
8 years.
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 Energy Consultancy prj_1411 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 help desk at 08003684850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Southern Water Services Ltd
Worthing
BN13 3NX
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/06/2019