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Published 3 Dec 2021, 15:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

C1116 - Leakage Management Services

Official notice

Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£7,100,000total for 4 lots
Submissions closed 12 Jan 2022awarded 5 Apr 2022
Awarded to E McMullan Ltd +3 more4 awards

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

This Contract is for the provision of Leakage Management Services within Northern Ireland Water. NI Water, by means of the Leakage function, continues to report company leakage, and drive down company and customer side losses through pro-active and re-active leakage detection activity, capital infrastructure investments, data improvements through network flow, pressure and asset analysis and leakage component reviews in keeping with water industry best practice. This CfT is spilt into 4 Lots. These being Lot 1 Leakage Infrastructure Capital Improvements Lot 2 Specialised Leakage Studies Lot 3 Meter Validation Review Lot 4 Leakage System Developments

  • Recurrence: Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend to 2+1 years

CPV: Business development consultancy services · Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction · Data management services · Data network management services · Systems consultancy services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value (£28,400,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Leakage / Infrastructure Capital ImprovementsAwardedRenewalPublished value£7,100,000
Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: Contract Awarded for 3 years with the option to extend for 2 + 1 years · Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend to 2+1 yearsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Specialised Leakage StudiesAwardedRenewalPublished value£7,100,000
Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: Contract Awarded for 3 years with the option to extend for 2 + 1 years · Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend to 2+1 yearsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Meter Validation ReviewAwardedRenewalPublished value£7,100,000
Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: Contract Awarded for 3 years with the option to extend for 2 + 1 years · Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend to 2+1 yearsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Leakage System DevelopmentsAwardedRenewalPublished value£7,100,000
Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: Contract Awarded for 3 years with the option to extend for 2 + 1 years · Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend to 2+1 yearsVariant bids: not 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 4 lots
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend to 2+1 years
First published
3 Dec 2021, 15:44 GMT
Last source update
5 Apr 2022, 12:31 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Jan 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-009090
Classification (CPV)
Business development consultancy servicesConsulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for constructionData management servicesData network management servicesSystems consultancy services
Delivery area
UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fd22 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Contract Award for 3 years with the option to extend for 2 + 1 years.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
12 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Jan 2022, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Jan 2022 → 11 Jul 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    12 Jan 2022, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    5 Apr 2022, 12:31 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    11 Jul 2022, 23:59 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Apr 2022, 12:31 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £7,074,0004 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 202 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 5 Apr 2022

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Leakage / Infrastructure Capital Improvements5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
2 · Specialised Leakage Studies5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
3 · Meter Validation Review5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad0——
4 · Leakage System Developments5bids · 5 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Contracting authorityWater Westland House, Belfast, UK, BT14 6TEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NI Water LtdReview body Belfast
  • Northern Ireland WaterReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice
  • CROWDER CO LTDAwarded supplier 99-105 Argyle Street, BIRKENHEAD, UK, CH41 6ADContact email
  • E. MCMULLAN LTDAwarded supplier 61B Townhill Rd, BALLYMENA, UK, BT44 8AGContact email
  • RPS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT LTDAwarded supplier 20 Western Avenue, Milton Park, ABINGDON, UK, OX14 4SHContact email
  • Water Research Centre LimitedAwarded supplier Frankland Road, SWINDON, UK, SN5 8YFContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.