CONTRACT NOTICE - UTILITIES

Section I: Contracting Entity

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Main activity or activities of the contracting entity

	Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
	Electricity
	Exploration and extraction of gas and oil
	Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels
	Water
	Postal services
	Railway services
	Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
	Port-related activities
	Airport-related activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity

PPIL/0001/Water_Supply_UK.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

UK — United Kingdom.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operator
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Access to the sourcing documents is via the eSourcing platform IASTA. A log-in to IASTA can be gained by contacting the nominated contact point.

Peel Ports intends to procure a Contract or Contracts for the Supply of Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Goods, Works and Services.

The Contract(s) will be procured as separate Lots within the procurement process as detailed below:

— Lot 1 — Water Supply and Sewerage Services and Ancillary Goods, Works and Services for locations within England, meaning: Liverpool Ports; Port of Heysham; the Manchester Ship Canal; London Medway; and Great Yarmouth Port.

— Lot 2 — Water Supply and Sewerage Services and Ancillary Goods, Works and Services for locations within Scotland, meaning: Clydeport.

Applicants have the opportunity to pre-qualify for any single or both lots. Pre-qualified Tenderers have the opportunity to tender for any single or both lots.

The duration of the contract(s) will be for a 2-year period, with an option to extend for a further 2 years in 1 year increments.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

Peel Ports intends to procure a Contract or Contracts for the Supply of Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Goods, Works and Services at the locations specified in the lot description.

The Contract(s) will be procured as separate Lots within the procurement process as detailed below;

— Lot 1 — Water Supply and Sewerage Services and Ancillary Goods, Works and Services for locations within England, meaning: Liverpool Ports; Port of Heysham; the Manchester Ship Canal; London Medway; and Great Yarmouth Port.

— Lot 2 — Water Supply and Sewerage Services and Ancillary Goods, Works and Services for locations within Scotland, meaning: Clydeport.

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent calls for competition:

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

Refer to sourcing documentation on the eSourcing platform.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Refer to sourcing documentation on the eSourcing platform.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

Refer to sourcing documentation on the eSourcing platform.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of suppliers,contractors or service providers

Refer to sourcing documentation on the eSourcing platform.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

Refer to sourcing documentation on the eSourcing platform.

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for executing the contract?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Negotiated		Have candidates already been selected?	No

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3) Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

PPIL/0001/Water_Supply_UK

IV.3.2)

Previous publication concerning the same contract

Periodic indicative notice
Notice on a buyer profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain its tender 

IV.3.7)

Conditions for opening tenders

Procurement Team Members Only.

Electronically, via web-based portal

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this Procurement is a Recurrent one and the estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

Peel Ports 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 2006 (SI 2006 No 6) 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.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Peel Ports intends to procure a Contract or Contracts for the Supply of Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Goods, Works and Services for locations within England, meaning: Liverpool Ports; Port of Heysham; the Manchester Ship Canal; London Medway; and Great Yarmouth Port.

Water supply and sewerage services

The Supplier shall be required to have a valid Water Supply and Sewerage Licence formally granted by the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) in accordance with Section 17a of the Water Industry Act 1991 as substituted by Section 1 of the Water Act 2014. The Supplier shall be required to comply with the requirements of the associated Wholesale Retail Code, the Market Arrangement Code and the Wholesale Contract as specified by the Regulator Ofwat.

The Supplier shall be required to deliver associated services in connection with the supply of water and sewerage services as required:

— Account Management including customer service;

— Billing;

— Metering, including meter reading (including acceptance of AMR reads where implemented) and management of sites and meters (including new connections and switching);

— Meter installation, removal, resizing, and accuracy tests;

— Data management and the provision of data and/or reports;

— Roads and property drainage;

— Sewerage services including trade effluent;

— Emergency contingency planning; and

— 24/7 emergency support.

Ancillary Goods, Works and Services

The Supplier shall provide one (1) or more of the Ancillary Goods, Works and Services listed below. The Ancillary Goods, Works and Services are pertaining to the management, conservation, reduction and data management of water consumption in order to deliver efficiency, financial and consumption savings. The efficiency or savings measures may include provision and installation of new equipment, optimisation of equipment (including existing equipment) and provision of related services. Additional services may be required to improve the environmental conditions at Peel Ports locations. The scope includes provision for the Supplier to offer its own or third party financing options on request by Peel Ports, to support delivery of the Ancillary Goods, Works and Services listed below.

These Ancillary Goods, Works and Services may include:

— Water footprint assessment;

— Tariff optimisation and benchmarking;

— Water audit site surveys;

— Leak detection and repair;

— Contingency planning;

— Installation of devices to improve efficiency and/or reduce consumption;

— Bill validation;

— Cost recovery.

These Ancillary Goods, Works and Services will include:

— Automated meter reading, including the installation of Automated Meter Readers (AMRs).

The key objectives of the Contract or Contracts are:

1. to improve control and transparency of pricing and usage information;

2. to have AMRs installed on all sites, to be used for billing and analysis;

3. to reduce water consumption through demand management and innovation;

4. to reduce the cost of water and wastewater consumption per unit;

5. to provide water management advice and guidance, including implementation of recommendations (which may include sourcing of third-party services and/or technology);

6. to improve customer service levels.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

See short description.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Peel Ports intends to procure a Contract or Contracts for the Supply of Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Goods, Works and Services for locations within England, meaning: Liverpool Ports; Port of Heysham; the Manchester Ship Canal; London Medway; and Great Yarmouth Port.

Water supply and sewerage services

The Supplier shall be required to have a valid Water Supply and Sewerage Licence formally granted by the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) in accordance with Section 17a of the Water Industry Act 1991 as substituted by Section 1 of the Water Act 2014. The Supplier shall be required to comply with the requirements of the associated Wholesale Retail Code, the Market Arrangement Code and the Wholesale Contract as specified by the Regulator Ofwat.

The Supplier shall be required to deliver associated services in connection with the supply of water and sewerage services as required:

— Account Management including customer service;

— Billing;

— Metering, including meter reading (including acceptance of AMR reads where implemented) and management of sites and meters (including new connections and switching);

— Meter installation, removal, resizing, and accuracy tests;

— Data management and the provision of data and/or reports;

— Roads and property drainage;

— Sewerage services including trade effluent;

— Emergency contingency planning; and

— 24/7 emergency support.

Ancillary Goods, Works and Services

The Supplier shall provide one (1) or more of the Ancillary Goods, Works and Services listed below. The Ancillary Goods, Works and Services are pertaining to the management, conservation, reduction and data management of water consumption in order to deliver efficiency, financial and consumption savings. The efficiency or savings measures may include provision and installation of new equipment, optimisation of equipment (including existing equipment) and provision of related services. Additional services may be required to improve the environmental conditions at Peel Ports locations. The scope includes provision for the Supplier to offer its own or third party financing options on request by Peel Ports, to support delivery of the Ancillary Goods, Works and Services listed below.

These Ancillary Goods, Works and Services may include:

— Water footprint assessment;

— Tariff optimisation and benchmarking;

— Water audit site surveys;

— Leak detection and repair;

— Contingency planning;

— Installation of devices to improve efficiency and/or reduce consumption;

— Bill validation;

— Cost recovery.

These Ancillary Goods, Works and Services will include:

— Automated meter reading, including the installation of Automated Meter Readers (AMRs).

The key objectives of the Contract or Contracts are:

1. to improve control and transparency of pricing and usage information;

2. to have AMRs installed on all sites, to be used for billing and analysis;

3. to reduce water consumption through demand management and innovation;

4. to reduce the cost of water and wastewater consumption per unit;

5. to provide water management advice and guidance, including implementation of recommendations (which may include sourcing of third-party services and/or technology);

6. to improve customer service levels.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

See short description.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots