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
AMP7 Delivery Partner — Programme Management Office (PMO)
Reference number: FA1491
II.1.2) Main CPV code
65111000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Thames Water is seeking to engage consultants to fulfil roles within its Capital Delivery Programme Management Office (PMO). Thames Water is implementing an intelligent client model with a client-led PMO for AMP7, requiring a progressive build of in-house capabilities in programme and project. Consultants will support model transition and development, and will be engaged on a secondment basis providing personnel in the following functions:
Programme management
Governance and risk
Reporting and controls
Quality assurance
Business systems and processes
Benefits management
Change control
Consultants will also assist in building Thames Water’s PMO capabilities, including (but not limited to):
Comprehensive transition plan including risk-based consultant exit plan
Assistance with the selection and training (where required) of PMO personnel
Development of PMO policies and processes.
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.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Whole of the Thames Water Region.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The requirements outlined above will be located across all Thames Water Operational Areas.
TWUL envisages inviting 4-7 tenderers from PQQ stage through to ITN.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
This contract shall run for an initial period of 5 years to complement the proposed AMP7 regulatory period. Estimated value over the initial 5-year duration is GBP 12 500 000.
Subject to satisfactory ongoing performance, the contracting entity reserves the right to extend this contract on an annual basis for a maximum further 3 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:
2020/S 007-012605
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: AMP7 Delivery Partner — Programme Management Office (PMO)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/05/2020
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
Costain Ltd
Maindenhead
UK
NUTS: UKJ11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: AMP7 Delivery Partner — Programme Management Office (PMO)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/05/2020
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
Mace Ltd
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: AMP7 Delivery Partner — Programme Management Office (PMO)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/05/2020
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
Stantec UK Ltd
High Wycombe
UK
NUTS: UKJ13
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: AMP7 Delivery Partner — Programme Management Office (PMO)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/05/2020
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
Turner & Townsend Project Management Ltd
Leeds
UK
NUTS: UKE42
The contractor is an SME:
No
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
It is proposed that these framework agreements will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the option to extend on an annual basis for a maximum further 3 years. TWUL does not propose to amend the scope of works across each of the lots as it moves from AMP7 to AMP8. TWUL reserves the right to extend individual lots within this framework agreement, where operational benefits exist for doing so. TWUL proposes that any extension will apply to all elements of the contract, including but not limited to price review mechanisms (subject to any approved variations).
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
04/06/2020