Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Southern Water Services Ltd
Southern House
Worthing
BN13 3NX
UK
Contact person: Tom Burden
Telephone: +44 7796708199
E-mail: Tom.Burden@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:
www.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/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=49665
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
Procurement Consultancy, Category Management and Sourcing Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79418000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
GBP 3 500 000-GBP 4 500 000
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
75112000
79000000
79400000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement function is requires one service provider who can provide support across two work streams:
— procurement consultancy — establish a procurement programme management capability and help drive cost efficiencies across our supply chain; providing additional sourcing, category and supplier management capacity to complement the existing procurement team, providing support and advice whilst implementing new category and or sourcing strategies, identifying opportunities to reduce cost, increase value and drive in year benefits from new or existing contracts;
— sourcing services — implement a flexible procurement model to support the procurement category management function meet the ongoing business demand and requirements, by providing sourcing services on behalf of Southern Water to support low value, tactical sourcing.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
12 months plus 12 months.
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.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Outlined in tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Outlined in tender documentation.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Outlined in tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Outlined in tender documentation.
III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
Outlined in tender documentation.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
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:
02/10/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the Bravo Solution 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 eProcurement 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 contract titled ‘Procurement Consultancy, Category Management and Sourcing Services’ (Prj_1979) and view details,
(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
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Southern Water Services Ltd
Southern House, Yeoman Road
Worthing
BN13 3NX
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/09/2020