Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
United Utilities Water Ltd
02366678
Lingley Mere Business Park
Warrington
WA5 3LP
UK
Contact person: Amy Foxall
Telephone: +44 1925678096
E-mail: regulatoryprocurementteam@uuplc.co.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.unitedutilities.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/43984
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Services-Financial Adviser MaPR
Reference number: PRO004240
II.1.2) Main CPV code
66122000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
As part of its PR19 business plan submission, UU included a project provisionally called Manchester and Pennines Resilience (MaPR) which is intended to be delivered via Ofwat’s new direct procurement for customers (DPC) approach.
UU need the support of a financial adviser (FA) throughout the project to support and advise through to financial close out. The project will have a relatively long lead time until anticipated financial close (summer 2022).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
/ Highest offer:
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
66122000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The appointed FA must demonstrate good experience in working on projects that have been required to satisfy the criteria set out in HM treasury 5 case model for project appraisal (the Green Book) and have strong credentials in assisting clients to prepare businesses cases under this model within similar timescales.
Experience in UK infrastructure projects and a UK regulated utilities environment will be highly desirable, particularly in advising on projects which have the UK Government and/or UK Economic Regulators as key stakeholders.
In particular, it will be important that the FA can demonstrate continuity (including effectively handling changes in key engagement team personnel) to consistently deliver the required services over such a timeframe.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70 %
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 30 %
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The initial contract term from award of the FA is expected to be 3 years, the duration of the agreement may be extended beyond financial close for up to a further 2 years. The period of these extensions will be at the company’s discretion. Extensions may be taken up if there is a delay to the project or if FA support is required post financial close out.
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
Negotiated with call for competition
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:
2019/S 095-230807
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Services-Financial Adviser MaPR
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/09/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ernst and Young LLP
GB773831408
1 More London Place
London
SE1 2AF
UK
Telephone: +44 2079512000
E-mail: eytenders@uk.ey.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.ey.com
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
City of Westminster
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/10/2019