CONTRACT NOTICE - UTILITIES

Section I: Contracting Entity

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Main activity or activities of the contracting entity

	Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat
	Electricity
	Exploration and extraction of gas and oil
	Exploration and extraction of coal and other solid fuels
	Water
	Postal services
	Railway services
	Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services
	Port-related activities
	Airport-related activities

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity

NW1987 — Ad-hoc Water Tankering

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

North East England

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operator
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) deliver both regulated and non-regulated water and wastewater services, one of 10 in the UK, to over 4 200 000 customers, operating principally in the North East of England and Essex and Suffolk.

The business is headquartered in Durham and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the CKI Group, based in Hong Kong. The business turned over 800 000 000 GBP (2016) and has circa 3 000 UK based employees. The business is recognised as a leading customer service organisation with strong ethical values.

Northumbrian Water Ltd (NWL) has a requirement for the transportation of water from our Water Treatment Works (WTW) to service reservoirs in our Northern Operating area. The geographical coverage will be the North East of England, from Berwick to the borders of North Yorkshire and from the East Coast to the Cumbrian border, covering Weardale, Teesdale and Kielder. Services for this contract are not required in Essex and Suffolk.

The requirement is for both planned and emergency works. The operation involves the use of the NWL operational water tankering fleet and the service provider will be required to provide drivers and tractor units, which must be compatible with the NWL fleet.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

Northumbrian Water Ltd (NWL) has a requirement for the transportation of water from our Water Treatment Works (WTW) to service reservoirs in our Northern Operating area. The geographical coverage will be the North East of England, from Berwick to the borders of North Yorkshire and from the East Coast to the Cumbrian border, covering Weardale, Teesdale and Kielder. Services for this contract are not required in Essex and Suffolk.

The requirement is for both planned and emergency works. The operation involves the use of the NWL operational water tankering fleet and the service provider will be required to provide drivers and tractor units, which must be compatible with the NWL fleet.

NWL’s minimum requirements for this service are:

1) We require a maximum 2 hour response time for this service. Once a request has been received, we require the supplier to be able to arrive at our Whittle Dene Water Treatment Works (near Horsley, Newcastle upon Tyne) to collect the relevant tanker barrel and be ready to load within this 2 hour period;

2) All drivers are required hold the National Water Hygiene Card (Blue Card);

3) Outside of normal tankering operations, the service provider will be required to provide an emergency call-out facility;

4) A degree of manual handling is also required, for example, the loading and off-loading of hoses from the vehicle to point of discharge.

The contract length is 2 years, with the option to extend for a further 3 years.

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent calls for competition:

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

This will be advised in the tender.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Payment net monthly account.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

All drivers must hold the National Water Hygiene Card (Blue Card).

Maximum 2 hour response time.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of suppliers,contractors or service providers

This will be set out in the tender documents.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

This will be set out in the tender documents.

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Negotiated		Have candidates already been selected?	No

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3) Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting entity

NW1987

IV.3.2)

Previous publication concerning the same contract

Periodic indicative notice
Notice on a buyer profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain its tender 

IV.3.7)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this Procurement is a Recurrent one and the estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

Applicants wishing to participate must request access to the Pre-Qualification/Tender documents by emailing stacey.dixon@nwl.co.uk before the deadline stated in IV.3.4 (16:00 hrs, 24.8.2018).

Please include the following information on your email:

1) Full company name;

2) Main contact details (Name, Job Title, Email Address and Telephone Number).

Pre-qualification/Tender documents will be accessed via an electronic sourcing portal and an email will be sent containing the link to the system.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice