Periodic indicative notice – utilities
This notice is a periodic indicative notice only
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NI Water and its subsidiaries
Westland House
Belfast
BT14 6TE
UK
Contact person: Manus O'Kane
E-mail: sourcing@niwater.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
C1170 — Water and Wastewater Network Maintenance Services 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 will be procuring a Contract for its Network Maintenance Programme with capacity to deliver improvement, repair and maintenance works across their water and wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods.
NI Water has in place a contract for these services until 2025. Procurement for the new Contract is anticipated to commence in early 2024.
As part of the process NI Water will issue a Request for Information (RFI) market enquiry to engage with suppliers who either currently deliver water and sewer network services or who are interested in delivering these services in the future to NI Water. In addition to the RFI, NI Water also plan to hold supplier engagement meetings in mid 2023.
The purpose of the RFI and supplier engagement sessions will be to assess the interest, capacity and capability of the market in providing this type of service. NI Water are also interested in receiving feedback and developing our understanding from the market on the different experiences, approaches and models used in other sectors / utilities for Network Maintenance services to help NI Water select the best procurement strategy to deliver these services going forward.
NI Water will publish a separate notice to seek expressions of interest and suppliers will have the opportunity at that stage to complete and return a RFI Questionnaire and register interest in the supplier engagement meetings. Following the receipt of expressions of interest, NI Water will be in contact with suppliers to set out details of the supplier engagement sessions.
The tender may be split into Lots following the outcome of the supplier engagement sessions and once NI Water have finalised the procurement and contract strategy. The subsequent Contract Notice will provide more details on Lots, Contract duration and value once confirmed.
Procurement for this new Contract will be the Negotiated Procedure to include PQQ, Tender and BAFO Stages.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
400 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
65000000
90000000
90470000
90460000
90491000
50411100
50000000
45000000
45232410
45232400
45232150
45233142
45220000
45200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
An analysis of any subsequent RFI Questionnaire responses and supplier engagement meetings may be used to select the best procurement strategy to deliver this service in the future.
The tender may be split into Lots following the outcome of the supplier engagement sessions and once NI Water have finalised the procurement and contract strategy. The subsequent Contract Notice will provide more details on Lots, Contract duration and value once confirmed. Procurement for this new Contract will be the Negotiated Procedure to include PQQ, Tender and BAFO Stages.
Anticipated indicative value range will be between 200,000,00 - 400,000,00.
II.2.14) Additional information
The tender may be split into Lots following the outcome of the supplier engagement sessions and once NI Water have finalised the procurement and contract strategy. The subsequent Contract Notice will provide more details on Lots, Contract duration and value once confirmed. Procurement for this new Contract will be the Negotiated Procedure to include PQQ, Tender and BAFO Stages.
II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:
26/01/2024
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for the receipt of applications for an invitation to tender or to negotiate/Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date:
31/01/2024
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The tender may be split into Lots following the outcome of the supplier engagement sessions and once NI Water have finalised the procurement and contract strategy. The subsequent Contract Notice will provide more details on Lots, Contract duration and value once confirmed. Anticipated indicative value range will be between 200,000,00 - 400,000,00. Procurement for this new Contract will be the Negotiated Procedure to include PQQ, Tender and BAFO Stages. Any queries regarding this procurement should be submitted via email at sourcing@niwater.com.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/05/2023