Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Procurement Support Centre — sixth Floor RBH C/O Post Room
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 Commercial Delivery Partner
Reference number: FA1492
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90713100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Commercial Management for AMP7.
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 TW Area.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Commercial management activities including (but not limited to):
• supporting the estimating and target setting process;
• agreeing commercial and cost targets with Contractors;
• setting up purchase orders within relevant systems;
• supporting, and where appropriate leading, commercial audits (e.g. Actual Cost);
• providing contract advice;
• managing the monthly payment process;
• supporting project managers in the variation/compensation event process;
• managing the final account/ project closure process;
• approving contractor subcontract proposals;
• supporting and where appropriate leading, the risk and value management process;
• providing value-for-money assessments, benchmarking and supporting the utilisation of the Thames Water estimating system (‘EES’)
• generating commercial reports;
• providing general commercial support, as required.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The contract will have an initial duration of 5 years (to compliment the proposed AMP7 regulatory period and resource profile forecast), with options for annual extensions up to a total 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.1.8) 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:
2015/S 228-415941
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: AMP7 Commercial Delivery Partner
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
Mott MacDonald Ltd
Croydon
UK
NUTS: UKJ2
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 2
Title: AMP7 Commercial Delivery Partner
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 and Townsend Cost 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
Note — The client may be Thames Water Utilities Ltd or another company within the Kemble Water group structure.
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
15/06/2020