Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southern Water Services Ltd
Southern House
Worthing
BN13 3NX
UK
Telephone: +44 1903272589
E-mail: Fiona.Boyd@southernwater.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.southernwater.co.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Trailblazer Utilities Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Scheme
Reference number: prj_538
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
A contract to provide cohorts of up to 10 apprentices who will undergo the above named apprenticeship programme over a 4-year period. The first year of the scheme includes a fully secure travel and accommodation schedule for each Apprentice including meal provision and pastoral care.
Initial term is 6 year with an option to extend for a period of up to 4 years, making the contract 10-years in total.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
380 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
80531000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
UKJ2
UKJ3
UKJ4
Main site or place of performance:
Southern water sites across Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Vocational training for cohorts of up to 10 apprentices at any one time, trained in class and on the job in engineering specialisms such as mechanical and electrical. Minimum expectation of 2 cohorts depending on business' ability to support and ongoing provision of secure accommodation.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
Open procedure
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:
2018/S 084-190529
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: Trailblazer Utilities Engineering Technician Apprenticeship
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/10/2018
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Babcock Training Ltd
2817838
1000 Lakeside, North Harbour, Western Road
Portsmouth
PO6 3EN
UK
E-mail: Nick.Rigby@babcockinternational.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.babcockinternational.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/11/2018