Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED
2366703
Northumbria House,Abbey Road, Pity Me
DURHAM
DH15FJ
UK
E-mail: amp8procurement@nwl.co.uk
NUTS: UKC14
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nwg.co.uk/
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
North East Catchment Hub
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71313000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
To support the development of catchment & nature-based solutions (C&NBS) in PR24, NWG created a strategic partnership with The Rivers Trust (the national organisation providing support for the Catchment Based Approach) in April 2022. The NWG/Rivers Trust partnership established the North East Catchments Hub (NECH); a new, currently informal organisation, which has brought catchment resources, expertise and partner engagement capacity into the region to support our work.
This contract has been awarded to enable further catchment investigations and activities up to March 2025. This will support catchment activities across 47 water bodies, representing investment in catchment solutions to meet requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), to be delivered in partnership by 2035.
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.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To support the development of catchment & nature-based solutions (C&NBS) in PR24, NWG created a strategic partnership with The Rivers Trust (the national organisation providing support for the Catchment Based Approach) in April 2022. The NWG/Rivers Trust partnership established the North East Catchments Hub (NECH); a new, currently informal organisation, which has brought catchment resources, expertise and partner engagement capacity into the region to support our work.
This contract has been awarded to enable further catchment investigations and activities up to March 2025. This will support catchment activities across 47 water bodies, representing investment in catchment solutions to meet requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), to be delivered in partnership by 2035.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Potential for extension to an additional phase of work if partnership is successful and delivers on this contract.
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
The deliverables and associated costs for this contract have been negotiated within the collaborative strategic alliance established between NWG and The Rivers Trust. The negotiation has been agreed on the basis that the services provided by The Rivers Trust are uniquely specialist to the organisational nature, community influence and industry advocacy abilities of The Rivers Trust.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/09/2023