Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southern Water Services Ltd
Southern House
Worthing
BN13 3NX
UK
Telephone: +44 1903264444
E-mail: Kirsty.Lodge@southernwater.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.southernwater.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Leak Detection and Water Efficiency
Reference number: prj_1862
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71800000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Southern Water Services will be looking to award supplier(s) to support the AMP 7 objectives of reducing water per capita and leak reduction of 15 %. The contract will be to support investigating leak detection in the mains network and customer sites, the contract will also include supporting SWS customers with water efficiency guidance and products to save water in the home.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
31 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
1 supplier per lot
1 supplier to both lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Leak Detection
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
West Sussex
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Leak detection to ensure SWS reduces leakage by 15 %
Drive leak detection performance using incentive performance mechanism
Manage and maintain resilient and skilled leak detection workforce
Provide cutting edge, leading leak detection methodology for network mains, trunk and customer site
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
26 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
An initial period of 4 years with option to renew for a period or periods, of up to 4 years (total 8 years).
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Water Efficiency
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71800000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
West Sussex.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Customer home visits in AMP 7 for high consumption
Increase customer visits to deliver a high level service that provides consumption guidance, behavioural change education, household leak detection and water efficiency advice, including the fitting of water saving products and fixing of customer leaking toilets
Customer consumption reduced to 120 Litres per day by 2025
Increase SWS reputation (promotion of energy savings/customer support)
Support SWS vulnerable customers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
5 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
An initial period of 4 years with option to renew for a period or periods, of up to 4 years (total 8 years).
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As described in the procurement documents.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Minimum requirements must be met at PQQ stage relating to business credentials and technical capability.
Shortlisting will conducted at PQQ stage, issue date 23/11 after shortlisting is completed successful tenderers will be invited as detailed in the procurement document.
III.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required:
N/A
III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Stated within the PQQ documents.
III.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
The successful partners, whether being a single contractor, prime contractor (which may be an existing company or special purpose vehicle) or consortium, will be required to be a single legal entity.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As described in the procurement documents and Schedule 2 of the contract agreement.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
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 receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
23/12/2020
Local time: 11:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
25/01/2021
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the BravoSolution e-procurement portal at: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/
Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information through the portal as follows:
(i) candidates should register on the BravoSolution e-procurement portal at: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/
(ii) once registered, candidates must express their interest as follows:
(a) login to the portal;
(b) select ‘View current opportunities and notices’;
(c) access the listing related to this framework;
(d) click on Express Interest button.
(iii) once you have expressed interest, please complete the PQQ. You must then publish your reply using the publish button;
(iv) for any support in submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering help desk at. 0800 368 4850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk
PQQ Issue 23 November 2020
Tender to be issued 25 January 2021 return date 15 February 2021 subject to PQQ completion.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Southern Water Services Ltd
Worthing
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: www.southernwater.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/11/2020