Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Southampton City Council
Southampton
UK
E-mail: procurement@southampton.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.southampton.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procontract.due-north.com/Login
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND ANALYTICAL SERVICE
Reference number: DN2683
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71800000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Southampton City Council (“the Council”) invites Tenders from suitably qualified suppliers (“Potential Suppliers”) for the provision of Water Quality Monitoring and Analytical Services.
This procurement follows the open procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The Council, the duty holder, requires an experienced UKAS Accredited Water Quality Monitoring Consultancy (‘the Consultant’) to deliver customer focussed Water Quality Monitoring and Analytical Services to cover all areas within the boundary of the city of Southampton for a proposed term of 5 years with the option to extend for further periods of 3 years and 2 years to give a total contract of up to 10 years subject to performance.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 300 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71600000
71621000
45232430
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ32
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Southampton City Council (“the Council”) invites Tenders from suitably qualified suppliers (“Potential Suppliers”) for the provision of Water Quality Monitoring and Analytical Services.
This procurement follows the open procedure under the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
The Council, the duty holder, requires an experienced UKAS Accredited Water Quality Monitoring Consultancy (‘the Consultant’) to deliver customer focussed Water Quality Monitoring and Analytical Services to cover all areas within the boundary of the city of Southampton for a proposed term of 5 years with the option to extend for further periods of 3 years and 2 years to give a total contract of up to 10 years subject to performance.
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:
3 300 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The term of the contract shall be 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2030, to be followed by an extension option, at the Council’s discretion, of a further 3-years only, followed by a further extension option of a further 2-years only. The Council’s award of any extensions shall be subject to the Contractor’s satisfactory performance in connection with the contractual obligation, Scope of Work and the Key Performance Indicators, retention of competitive rates, a demonstration of fit for purpose, and spend levels being within the advertised range.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
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 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
12/12/2024
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
12/12/2024
Local time: 14:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/10/2024