Official UK procurement notice
External Chemical Tank Inspections
Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe external inspections of chemical/fuel tanks is to be procured by the Company for in service Category A/B tanks located across its Water, Wastewater and Bioresources sites. The Services Framework scope of the inspections include external/non-intrusive tests on a variety of chemical/fuel tanks in accordance with EEMUA 159 standards. The tanks vary in size and age and are constructed from Steel, Plastic and GRP. The Contractor must have the appropriate EEMUA 159 or equivalent qualifications in order to complete the inspection, and EEMUA 159 TankAssessor to produce a report ultimately assessing the fitness for service of the tank. The Company has an indicative programme of work including what tanks are expected to require inspections within the next several years but the Contractor shall complete the inspections as directed by the Company.
CPV: Oil-storage tanks · Repair and maintenance services of tanks · Storage tanks · Tank and reservoir cleaning services · Tank-cleaning services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The Company has many Chemical/Fuel tanks located across the Water, Wastewater and…AwardedPublished value£1,800,000
The Company has many Chemical/Fuel tanks located across the Water, Wastewater and Bioresource sites. Some of these tanks have been identified as high-risk Category A/B tanks that require in service external inspections. The tanks vary in age and size and are constructed out of Plastic, Steel and GRP. They contain many different chemicals and fuels used across the Company’s sites.
The external/non-intrusive inspections must be completed in accordance with EEMUA 159 standards. The Contractor must have the appropriate qualifications to complete the inspections and submit the reports assessing the tanks fitness for Service.
The Company has developed an indicative programme of work, identifying what tanks are expected to require inspections and when. The Company will work with the Contractor to schedule the inspections at the most appropriate times.
It is essential that the tanks located on site are inspected within an appropriate timeframe in order to ensure that the assets are in a safe condition and to protect the health and safety of all site personnel. Excluded from the Framework scope will be any internal/intrusive inspections.
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How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
- Suitability
Please refer to procurement documents
- “External Chemical Tank Inspections” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- 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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 15 Aug 2024, 16:19 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Feb 2025, 16:46 GMT
- Authority reference
PRO004724- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-004047- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048b4aFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Sept 2024, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
Timeline
5 Sept 2024 → 6 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Sept 2024, 15:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected16 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST
- Notice published6 Feb 2025, 16:46 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete6 Feb 2025, 16:46 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
External Chemical Tank Inspections
- Signed
- 14 Jan 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England & WalesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- TUV Rheinland Industrial Services LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria