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Published 11 Nov 2024, 14:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Dewatering & Thickening Equipment Maintenance Services

Official notice

Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)£17,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 2 Dec 2024
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Thames Water intends to award one or more Term Service contracts to one or more parties for the maintenance of its dewatering and thickening equipment, specifically gravity belt thickeners, belt filter presses and Bucher presses. Maintenance will be shared/total care with the supplier/s responsible for the availability of the equipment.

Lot 1: Shared care maintenance of Gravity Belt Thickeners and Belt Filter Presses (Thames Water will carry out frontline maintenance activities)

Lot 2: Total care maintenance of Bucher Presses (Thames Water will be responsible for operating the presses, TW will not perform any maintenance tasks)

  • Recurrence: Between 2 and 8 years

CPV: Sludge treatment services · Sludge-handling equipment

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 2 suppliers

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value
Lot #1Shared care maintenance of Gravity Belt Thickeners and Belt Filter PressesRenewalPublished value£7,000,000

Shared care maintenance of 96 Gravity Belt Thickeners and 51 Belt Filter Presses across the Thames Water region. Shared Care means having partial autonomy/responsibility for the maintenance of an asset(s) with the customer performing defined maintenance tasks e.g. front line maintenance tasks and the supplier being responsible for all other maintenance tasks ensuring asset/s performance (e.g. availability/output).

Delivery: London, South East · Whole of the Thames Water Region
Extensions: The initial term of the agreement is 2 years, with options to extend to a maximum overall of 8 years (2 + 2 + 2 + 2). · The initial term of the agreement is 2 years, with options to extend to a maximum overall term of 8 years (2 + 2 + 2 + 2).Second stage: up to 10 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed
Lot #2Total care maintenance of Bucher PressesRenewalPublished value£10,000,000

Total care maintenance of 24 Bucher Presses across the Thames Water Region.

Total Care means having complete autonomy/responsibility for the maintenance of an asset(s) and being responsible for the asset/s performance (e.g. availability/output).

Delivery: London, South East · Whole of the Thames Water Region
Extensions: The initial term of the agreement is 2 years, with options to extend to a maximum overall of 8 years (2 + 2 + 2 + 2). · The initial term of the agreement is 2 years, with options to extend to a maximum overall term of 8 years (2 + 2 + 2 + 2).Second stage: up to 10 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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in the PQQ

Legal form for consortia
Consortia may be required to form a legal entity prior to award
Shortlisting
As detailed in section VI.3 & PQQ.
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • “Dewatering & Thickening Equipment Maintenance Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, 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
Yes · Between 2 and 8 years
First published
11 Nov 2024, 14:41 GMT
Last source update
11 Nov 2024, 14:41 GMT
Authority reference
FA2041
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036439
Classification (CPV)
Sludge treatment servicesSludge-handling equipment
Delivery area
London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b583 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Specified in Invitation to Negotiate Document

Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: All suppliers who wish to respond to this contract notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the web link in Section I.3 (www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement). From your response to the link in Section I.3 or above, Thames Water's Procurement Support Centre will send you an email providing login details for our eSourcing system. To complete the PQQ you will need to login to the project SharePoint site. If the project requires it, you will receive an additional and separate survey to complete for Data Protection. Note - The client may be Thames Water Utilities Limited or another company within the Kemble Water group structure

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Deposits and guarantees
Bonds and/or parent company guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

11 Nov 2024 → 2 Dec 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    11 Nov 2024, 14:41 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    2 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Contracting authorityWater GB-COH: 02366661 Reading, South East, RG18DBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

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