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Published 7 Mar 2023, 11:26 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

AMP 8 Framework- Capital Strategic Delivery Partners (SDP)

Official notice

Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement3 lotsWorksNegotiated procedure with prior call for competitionMax 3 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£6,200,000,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2023awarded 7 Nov 2024
Lots 3max 3 won per supplier

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Southern Water Services (SWS) is anticipating that AMP8 will be the largest investment programme it has ever undertaken, given its plans for WINEP and WRMP, and the service it is seeking to deliver for customers. SWS now wishes to secure a range of supply chain partners for the delivery of its AMP8 capital programme. The AMP8 regulatory period will run from April 2025 to March 2030. The current frameworks used for engineering, design and construction services have been in place for almost 10 years and expire on 31st March 2025. In procuring new frameworks, we are seeking to build on positive changes made in AMP7, but also to look beyond AMP8 and take important steps to reflect supplier feedback, moving towards excellence in all that we do. The new arrangements will offer the option of running for AMP9.

In parallel to this procurement process, Southern Water is working up its plans for PR24 – including working with our regulators and stakeholders to confirm the investment that will be available, and the capital delivery projects that will need to be undertaken. The PR24 process will benefit from having the AMP8 supply chain in place to assist with ongoing planning and transition to AMP8.

A collaborative framework for the delivery of strategic programmes, including; strategic planning, outline design, detailed design and build

The scope of the framework is anticipated to be as follows:

Services across the Client’s geographical region including Isle Of Wight (IOW).

This is intended to be used for a Strategic Delivery Partner working across the Asset Lifecycle Process providing strategic planning, design, construction management services and expertise.

Identify and develop options in accordance with the Client’s technical and engineering standards for all aspects of Water, Wastewater and Infrastructure systems.

Achieve the required asset performance or customer outcomes by identifying:

low build or no-build solutions.

sustainable including low carbon, catchment, and nature-based solutions.

lowest Totex or Best Value solutions across an agreed Tranche or Programme of works.

how the solution(s) deliver benefit as measured through the Client’s Balanced Scorecard, and at an aggregate catchment or system level.

CPV: Construction work for water and sewage pipelines · Consultative engineering and construction services · Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · Drinking-water treatment plant construction work · Project management consultancy services · Pumping station construction work · Sewage-treatment plant construction work · Sewer construction work · Sludge-dewatering plant construction work · Wastewater treatment plant construction work · Water-main refurbishment construction work · Water-treatment plant construction work · +1 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 8 suppliers · 4 bids received (0.5 per place) · 5 appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value · win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Capital SDP Non-Infrastructure WaterCancelledRenewalPublished value£1,949,000,000

Lot 1 – Water non-infrastructure services for whole of Client’s region.

The works may include but not be limited to the following:

The Contractor shall provide; strategic planning, design, construction management services and expertise including:

Create, manage and optimise its allocated programmes, including developing programme, tranche and project execution plans as required by the Client.

Supporting the Client with pre-construction enabling activities.

Undertaking construction enabling activities (e.g. site surveys, site preparation, streetworks management , including communicating with the customer).

Preparing all aspects of work delivery planning, including identification of the most cost-efficient civils, mechanical and electrical, and environmental construction resource to deliver the works, for review and acceptance by the Client.

Work with the Client to regularly optimise the specification and procurement of the Client’s Standard Asset List, including use of centralised or buying club solutions.

Managing and undertaking construction delivery to the time, cost, quality and risk parameters agreed with the Client.

Managing and undertaking commissioning and handover according to Client Engineering Standards.

Delivery: South East · Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Extensions: 5 x 1 year extension periods total 12 yearsSecond stage: 2–5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed
Lot #2Capital SDP Non-Infrastructure WastewaterCancelledRenewalPublished value£2,772,000,000

Lot 2 – Wastewater non-infrastructure services for whole of Client’s region.

The works may include but not be limited to the following:

The Contractor shall provide; strategic planning, design, construction management services and expertise including:

Create, manage and optimise its allocated programmes, including developing programme, tranche and project execution plans as required by the Client.

Supporting the Client with pre-construction enabling activities.

Undertaking construction enabling activities (e.g. site surveys, site preparation, streetworks management , including communicating with the customer).

Preparing all aspects of work delivery planning, including identification of the most cost-efficient civils, mechanical and electrical, and environmental construction resource to deliver the works, for review and acceptance by the Client.

Work with the Client to regularly optimise the specification and procurement of the Client’s Standard Asset List, including use of centralised or buying club solutions.

Managing and undertaking construction delivery to the time, cost, quality and risk parameters agreed with the Client.

Managing and undertaking commissioning and handover according to Client Engineering Standards.

Delivery: South East · Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Extensions: 5 x 1 year extension periods total 12 yearsSecond stage: 2–5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed
Lot #3Capital SDP Infrastructure Water & WastewaterCancelledRenewalPublished value£1,524,000,000

Lot 3 – Water and Wastewater Infrastructure services for whole of Client’s region.

The works may include but not be limited to the following:

The Contractor shall provide; strategic planning, design, construction management services and expertise including:

Create, manage and optimise its allocated programmes, including developing programme, tranche and project execution plans as required by the Client.

Supporting the Client with pre-construction enabling activities.

Undertaking construction enabling activities (e.g. site surveys, site preparation, streetworks management , including communicating with the customer).

Preparing all aspects of work delivery planning, including identification of the most cost-efficient civils, mechanical and electrical, and environmental construction resource to deliver the works, for review and acceptance by the Client.

Work with the Client to regularly optimise the specification and procurement of the Client’s Standard Asset List, including use of centralised or buying club solutions.

Managing and undertaking construction delivery to the time, cost, quality and risk parameters agreed with the Client.

Managing and undertaking commissioning and handover according to Client Engineering Standards.

Delivery: South East · Sussex, Kent, Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Extensions: 5 x 1 year extension periods total 12 yearsSecond stage: 2–4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 70Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 70
  • Commercial: 30
  • price: 30
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 70
  • Commercial: 30
  • Price: 30
Lot distribution rule: There are no limitations to no of lots awarded . It is intended to have up to 8 Contractors appointed on the framework.
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Qualification requirements are detailed within the sourcing portal including:

    Southern Water will use the Achilles Utilities Vendor Database (UVDB) to provide confirmation of certain capabilities and standards – including Health and Safety, Environmental and Corporate Social Responsibility. Further information on the UVDB is available at www.achilles.com/community/uvdb/ ↗

    Southern Water is required by its investors to ensure that any key supplier has good economic and financial standing. A CreditSafe check will be used for this purpose, together with other background checks if needed, at the discretion of the Client. A Tenderer may be rejected if the recommended annual contract value for their company on CreditSafe is below the proposed annual value of the contract. The annual value of the contract is calculated by dividing the estimated total value by the initial period. Where a framework is tendered, the annual value would also be divided by the number of Service Providers expected to be appointed; this would not always be an equal division, as different lots may have different values. If a bidder fails this test, and only publishes abridged accounts, Southern Water may allow the bidder to proceed. This would be on the basis of providing turnover data that satisfies the annual contract value accounting for less than a half of their annual turnover; and do not have an adverse risk score on CreditSafe. Alternatively, a Parent Company Guarantee or bank Guarantee may be a…

Legal form for consortia
Consortium proposed legal structure if the group of economic operators intends to form a named single legal entity prior to signing a contract, if awarded. If you do not propose to form a single legal entity, please explain the legal structure. Southern Water may require the consortium to assume a specific legal form if awarded the contract, to the extent that it is necessary for the satisfactory performance of the contract.
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Shortlisting
Tenderers’ response to the PQQ will be scored in the order as outlined in the sourcing portal, with those sections marked as Pass/Fail where the Tenderer will either meet or fail to meet the minimum criteria. All prospective Tenderers are required to pass each question within the SWS PQQ response forms. A full response to Qualification Envelope is required, except where indicated. Failure to respond fully to any required question in this section or not being able to meet the minimum requirement will result in the submission being non-compliant and being excluded from the process, except where the SWS Commercial Head determines that a genuine error has been made, and a correction may then be permitted.
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. Quality carries 70 of 130: the paper moves it further than the discount.
  • “AMP 8 Framework- Capital Strategic Delivery Partners (SDP)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 8 suppliers, not a single contract.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
7 Mar 2023, 11:26 GMT
Last source update
8 Nov 2024, 09:31 GMT
Authority reference
prj_4006
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036196
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for water and sewage pipelinesConsultative engineering and construction servicesConsulting services for water-supply and waste consultancyDrinking-water treatment plant construction workProject management consultancy servicesPumping station construction workSewage-treatment plant construction workSewer construction workSludge-dewatering plant construction workWastewater treatment plant construction work
+3 moreWater-main refurbishment construction workWater-treatment plant construction work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03aea3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents aligned with SWS balanced scorecard

Publisher note: Framework will exceed 8 years, 12 year proposal Initial term AMP 7, 8 and 9 7 Years Extension term up to 5 years x 1 year extension options Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the Jaggaer One 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 Jaggaer One e-procurement 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 framework 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 [email protected] https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=55769 CLOSING DATE FOR PQQ IS 30/06/2023

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk ↗

Appointment period ends
30 Jun 2023, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Apr 2023 → 8 Nov 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    4 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    30 Jun 2023, 16:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    12 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    8 Nov 2024, 09:31 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2023
  1. Published value updated to £6,200,000,000
    19 May 2023, 14:45 BST
    was £7,500,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    19 May 2023, 14:45 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    19 May 2023, 14:45 BST
  4. Deadline published: 30 Jun 2023, 16:00 BST
    19 May 2023, 14:45 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    19 May 2023, 14:45 BST
  6. Status changed to complete
    8 Nov 2024, 09:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 5admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 4latest 7 Nov 2024

4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 2 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1,881,833,333, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • SDP Non Infra Water and Wastewater

    Signed
    7 Nov 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • SDP Non Infra Water and Wastewater

    Signed
    8 Oct 2024
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • SDP Non Infra Wastewater

    Signed
    8 Oct 2024
    Value
    £907,333,333
    Status
    active
  • SDP Infra Water & Wastewater

    Signed
    8 Oct 2024
    Value
    £1,524,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2 · Capital SDP Non-Infrastructure Wastewater4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad———
Whole notice4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Southern Water Services Ltd.

Contracting authorityPublic bodyWater 02366670 Southern House, Worthing, South East, BN13 3NXContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Southern Water ServicesReview body Worthing

Framework contractors & participating bidders

5 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria