Official UK procurement notice
Commercial and Technical Capital Consultants
Authority: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe provision of technical and commercial services relating predominantly to the capital investment on both infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects and programmes.
CPV: Consultative engineering and construction services · Engineering design services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 1 and win at most 1 of themLot #1Strategic Technical PartnerRenewalPublished value£120,000,000
The scope of the services to be provided fall into the following three areas:
- Enabling - Services in support to Strategic Planning to complement the in-house function will be required in the areas not limited to business strategy, economic analysis, business case articulation, asset management, specialist support and support to PR29 development.
- Solution Delivery - Services in support to Tactical Planning to complement the in-house function and in relation to the delivery of the capital plan will be required in the areas not limited to programme optimisation, root cause analysis, needs challenge and TOTEX optioneering, specialist modelling, Principal Designer Duties under CDM.
- Design - Services in support of Capital Delivery will be required in the areas not limited to concept, definition and detailed design, tender documentation and evaluation, support to regulatory programmes, asset health and condition inspections, ECC site supervision, data gathering and analytics, provision of technical resource via secondment, Principal Designer duties under CDM.
The main focus of this lot will be item 2 above - Solution Delivery, however, consultants will need to demonstrate capability across all three areas.
The estimated annual value of this lot is in the range of £5m - £15m.
Lot #2Strategic Commercial PartnerRenewalPublished value£32,000,000
Provision of commercial services predominantly across its capital investment programme. The requirements will include:
- Strategic Services:
NWG require a consultant to provide strategic commercial services across its infrastructure and non-infrastructure investment programme. The consultant will be expected to provide overall strategic services working closely with NWG and its supply chain. These services will generally be programme level and outcome focused with the commercial partner providing initiatives such as (but not limited to); commercial forums, programme and contract management dashboard reporting, provision of NEC Contract Management Software, Training (e.g. NEC), risk and opportunity management, integrated risk and value management, cross industry insights, best practice procurement insights and other value add services by agreement.
- Core Services:
The consultant partner will also provide core transactional commercial services predominantly focusing on project level capital investment. This covers services including but not limited to the provision of cost management services, Target cost validation, NEC contract administration services eg ECC Project Manager and assistance with tender documents preparation and evaluation.
- Optional Services:
The consultant partner may be requested to provide forensic cost audit services, these include the review of expenditure against contract, accuracy pf payment claims and invoices, correct application of rates, rebates and other discount models.
The estimated value of this lot per annum is £2m - £4m.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
Prerequisites are detailed in the Pre Qualification document within Ariba once you have access.
- Legal form for consortia
- Joint and several liability agreement under English Law with designated lead entity.
- “Commercial and Technical Capital Consultants” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- 5 Jul 2022, 16:04 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Jul 2022, 16:04 BST
- Authority reference
FA07-02- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018392- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034e80Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
This will be advised if invited to tender
- Performance terms
If applicable these will be advised in the tender documents.
Publisher note: Applicants are asked to note that this procurement process will be conduced electronically with all documents and communication being managed through the Northumbrian Water e-Sourcing Spend Management portal called "Ariba". If you have expressed an interest in both Lot 1 and Lot 2, you will receive two separate PQQ invitations via Ariba. Both need to be accessed, completed and submitted separately. Expressions of interest must be sent to the e-mail address [email protected] before the deadline date of 29th July 2022. Once expression of interest has been received containing the details below, applicants will be given access to the Ariba portal within 48 hours from request (where possible). This portal will contain all the tender documents associated with this procurement that are available at the time. An email link will also be provided to the email address you provide to access the portal. The deadline for return of the completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) is the 5th August 2022 at Midday. When sending expression of interest, applicants must provide the following information: 1) Full company name, 2) Main contact details of the person who will be given access to the Ariba portal - Name, job title, email address and telephone number.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 29 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Deposits and guarantees
- Parent Company Guarantees and Performance Bonds may be requested as part of the award.
Timeline
5 Jul 2022 → 21 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published5 Jul 2022, 16:04 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown29 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected21 Aug 2022, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- TBCReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria