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
Chemical Investigations Programme 3
Reference number: FA1443
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71610000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Award of a single supplier framework agreement for sampling, laboratory analysis and reporting from sewage works, river sites etc, across the Thames Water geographical region, in the South of England. The total number of samples will be approximately 2 600 over the initial term of the contract. These will be undertaken through a phased scheme of work for Chemical Investigations Programme 3 (CIP3), the majority of which will take place in the first year (and sixth year if extended). All results must be reported within specified deadlines.
The range of substances to be analysed in CIP3 is an extension of that carried out in CIP2. The groups of substances to be sampled include; metals, flame retardants, antifungal substances, sanitary determinands, substances of specific environmental concern, pharmaceuticals, insecticides, substances of emerging concern.
The scope for all research themes is included in a scoping document, being commissioned by UKWIR (UK Water Industry Research).
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.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71610000
71620000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
Whole of TW Region.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
We intend to award a single supplier framework to a competent, experienced and technically proficient supplier capable of completing all of our sampling and analysis requirements for the Chemical Investigations Programme 3, including any additional sampling and analysis that we may require throughout the duration of the contract.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial term will be for 5 years with options to extend up to maximum term 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.1.3) 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:
2019/S 211-518670
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Sampling and Analysis
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/03/2020
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
RPS Environmental Management Ltd
Abingdon
UK
NUTS: UKJ14
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.
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
23/03/2020