Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Portsmouth Water Limited
PO Box 8, West Street
Havant
PO9 1LG
UK
Contact person: James Baker
Telephone: +44 2392499888
E-mail: james.baker@portsmouthwater.co.uk
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Professional Services Framework Contract
Reference number: Strategic contract 4
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
An NEC 4 based Framework Contract with a Delivery Partner that will support Portsmouth Water’s engineering design, asset management and professional services needs for AMP8 and potentially AMP9. We will allocate work, primarily to support our activities under Strategic Contract 3: Non-infrastructure (MEICA) Framework Contract, but also to provide support to any other PWL activity that needs this expertise.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
17 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71310000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Framework contract with call off as and when required for various professional engineering services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Manpower rates
/ Weighting: 10
Cost criterion: Commercial model answers
/ Weighting: 30
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
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-059166
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Strategic Contract 4
Title: Professional Engineering Services Framework Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
09/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
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: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Tetra Tech Limited
01959704
6-7 Lovers Walk, Preston Park
Brighton
BN1 6AH
UK
Telephone: +44 1189566066
E-mail: michael.hurley@teratech.com
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 17 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=978843071 GO Reference: GO-2025926-PRO-32511796
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures Portsmouth Water has incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allowed unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a Contract before a contract is executed/signed (as appropriate). The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (‘Regulations’) provided for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly and within the time limits as defined in the above Regulations. Where a Contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting entity to amend any document and may award damages. If a Contract has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the Contract ineffective.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/09/2025