Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED
NI050432
BELFAST
UK
E-mail: sourcing@niwater.com
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.niwater.com/home/
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
C1170 - Water and Wastewater Networks Maintenance and Associated Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
65000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries are procuring a Contract for its Network Maintenance Programme to deliver Water and Wastewater Network Maintenance and Associated Services. This programme will deliver improvements, repairs and maintenance services across their water and wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods.
This contract will be split into the following 4 lots:
Lot 1 - Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance Services,
Lot 2 - Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated Services,
Lot 3 - Desludging of Septic Tanks and
Lot 4 - New Development and Metering Infrastructure (Installation and Maintenance).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
550 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 - Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45232150
45233142
50000000
90000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries are procuring a Contract for its Network Maintenance Programme to deliver Water and Wastewater Network Maintenance and Associated Services. This programme will deliver improvements, repairs and maintenance services across their water and wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods.
Lot 1 - Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance Services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There is a 9 month implementation period followed by a Service Period of 3 years with the option to extend for 3+1 years. Therefore contract renewal is expected in 3-7 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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated Services
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries are procuring a Contract for its Wastewater Network Maintenance and Associated Services. This programme will deliver improvements, repairs and maintenance services across their wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods.
Lot 2 - Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated Services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There is a 9 month implementation period followed by a Service Period of 3 years with the option to extend for 3+1 years. Therefore contract renewal is expected in 3-7 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
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Lot 3 - Desludging of Septic Tanks
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90460000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries are procuring a Contract for the Desludging of Septic Tanks and Associated Services. This programme will deliver the service across their wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods.
Lot 3 - Desludging of Septic Tanks
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There is a 9 month implementation period followed by a Service Period of 3 years with the option to extend for 3+1 years. Therefore contract renewal is expected in 3-7 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
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Lot 4 - New Development and Metering Infrastructure (Installation and Maintenance)
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45232150
50411100
90000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries are procuring a Contract for its Network Maintenance Programme to deliver Water and Wastewater Network Maintenance and Associated Services. This programme will deliver improvements, repairs and maintenance services across their water and wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods.
Lot 4 - New Development and Metering Infrastructure (Installation and Maintenance).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There is a 9 month implementation period followed by a Service Period of 3 years with the option to extend for 3+1 years. Therefore contract renewal is expected in 3-7 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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-002816
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Lot 1 - Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 320 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Lot 2 - Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 50 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Lot 3 - Desludging of Septic Tanks
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 30 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Lot 4 - New Development and Metering Infrastructure (Installation and Maintenance)
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 150 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Note that the award value in section II is the total upper limit for all 4 contracts.
The anticipated total contract value is £355m, this sits in the range of £323m - £550m.
Note that the award values listed in Section V are the upper limits for each contract.
Lot 1; The anticipated contract value is £210m, this sits in the range of £200m - £320m.
Lot 2; The anticipated contract value is £33m, this sits in the range of £25m - £50m.
Lot 3; The anticipated contract value is £22m, this sits in the range of £18m - £30m.
Lot 4; The anticipated contract value is £90m, this sits in the range of £80m - £150m.
The range of contract value is to allow for (but not limited to) increased/decreased usage of the contracts (demand from both internal and external customers), use of innovative processes and to allow for potentially higher than anticipated inflation.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/02/2025