What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Client is looking to either appoint one Contractor (full Northumbrian Water Operating region) or two Contractors (one in the North and one in the South of the Northumbrian Water Operating Region) to deliver reactive sewerage repair and maintenance services.

The scope includes, but is not limited to, reactive repairs and maintenance (including alterations and enhancements) of approximately 30,000km of the Client's sewerage network. This includes reactive attendance to all customer reported issues and subsequent maintenance.

The services will largely be reactive emergency services in response to customer contacts and other short-term work where there is an immediate and repeated adverse impact on customer service or other serviceability measures.

This entails the provision of 24/7/365 emergency call out cover for all customer reported issues which could include:

Internal, external, highway and other flooding
Pollution
Odours
Blockages
Collapses

-Dangerous manholes

The Client's in-house Technical Support team will attend the majority of flooding contacts and all reported pollution contacts as well as any others deemed necessary alongside the crew to oversee the resolution of the issue, complete root cause analysis and communicate with the customer. Investigations undertaken will often include looksee CCTV, dye testing, locating manholes, cleansing, root cutting and proactive mapping.

Following the initial reactive attendance further remedial or investigation work may be required this may include:

Further investigation encompassing network tracing, dye testing
CCTV including probe and mark
Sewer cleansing
Ultra high-pressure jet cutting or use of specialist cutting equipment such as Picote, Bladder or robotic cutters
Root cutting
Drawdowns
Rod retrievals

Any activity which identifies as causing a potential risk of flooding from operations, all employees must follow strict mitigation procedures outlined by the Client, this may include:

Bunging connections
Wrapping toilets
Venting manholes
Drawdowns
Use of alternative methods such as rodding

If required sewer repairs are undertaken, this may include:

Dig down repairs
Emergency burst rising main repairs
Trenchless patch or lining repairs
Pipe bursting
Minor building over sewer diversions
New manholes, manhole repairs, manhole cover and frame replacement and/or repairs
Manhole trap removal
Minor pipe-bridge & sewer outfall repairs

In any instance where a repair disrupts or damages the ground surface this area will be replaced like for like.

Other services where required may include, but are not limited to:

Large clean ups which may involve removal of contaminated material
Vegetation clearance
Landscaping
Pump hire and overpumping hire and set-up
Security
Site set-up activities which may include provision and installation of track mats etc
Provision and installation of pollution mitigation measure such as straw bales and booms
Specialist CSO maintenance services
Fabrication and installation of specialist ironworks such as penstocks or gattic covers

Contractors(s) will be required to use the Client's apps and systems. They will be required to follow processes for updating these and recording asset information.

All planning and necessary customer service activity is to be undertaken by the Contractor(s).

NWL will either award to Lot 1 and 2, or Lot 3 only. This will be assessed using an objective mechanism which will be detailed in the tender documents.

CPV: Drainage works · Pipelaying construction work · Sewer construction work · Sewerage work

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 1 suppliers

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £80,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1North of Northumbrian Water Operating RegionRenewalceiling above

Lot 1 covers the provision of the works in the North of Northumbrian Water's operating region. Map of regions are in the tender documents.

The scope includes, but is not limited to, reactive repairs and maintenance (including alterations and enhancements) of approximately 14,000km of the Client's sewerage network. This includes reactive attendance to all customer reported issues and subsequent maintenance.

The services will largely be reactive emergency services in response to customer contacts and other short-term work where there is an immediate and repeated adverse impact on customer service or other serviceability measures.

This entails the provision of 24/7/365 emergency call out cover for all customer reported issues which could include:

Internal, external, highway and other flooding
Pollution
Odours
Blockages
Collapses

-Dangerous manholes

The Client's in-house Technical Support team will attend the majority of flooding contacts and all reported pollution contacts as well as any others deemed necessary alongside the crew to oversee the resolution of the issue, complete root cause analysis and communicate with the customer. Investigations undertaken will often include looksee CCTV, dye testing, locating manholes, cleansing, root cutting and proactive mapping.

Following the initial reactive attendance further remedial or investigation work may be required this may include:

Further investigation encompassing network tracing, dye testing
CCTV including probe and mark
Sewer cleansing
Ultra high-pressure jet cutting or use of specialist cutting equipment such as Picote, Bladder or robotic cutters
Root cutting
Drawdowns
Rod retrievals

Any activity which identifies as causing a potential risk of flooding from operations, all employees must follow strict mitigation procedures outlined by the Client, this may include:

Bunging connections
Wrapping toilets
Venting manholes
Drawdowns
Use of alternative methods such as rodding

If required sewer repairs are undertaken, this may include:

Dig down repairs
Emergency burst rising main repairs
Trenchless patch or lining repairs
Pipe bursting
Minor building over sewer diversions
New manholes, manhole repairs, manhole cover and frame replacement and/or repairs
Manhole trap removal
Minor pipe-bridge & sewer outfall repairs

In any instance where a repair disrupts or damages the ground surface this area will be replaced like for like.

Other services where required may include, but are not limited to:

Large clean ups which may involve removal of contaminated material
Vegetation clearance
Landscaping
Pump hire and overpumping hire and set-up
Security
Site set-up activities which may include provision and installation of track mats etc
Provision and installation of pollution mitigation measure such as straw bales and booms
Specialist CSO maintenance services
Fabrication and installation of specialist ironworks such as penstocks or gattic covers

Contractors(s) will be required to use the Client's apps and systems. They will be required to follow processes for updating these and recording asset information.

All planning and necessary customer service activity is to be undertaken by the Contractor(s).

NWL will either award to Lot 1 and 2, or Lot 3 only. This will be assessed using an objective mechanism which will be detailed in the tender documents. Additional information: NWL will either award to Lot 1 and 2, or Lot 3 only. This will be assessed based on best value to the Client, using an objective mechanism which will be detailed in the tender documents.

Best value will be determined by the most commercially advantageous bid, subject to achieving a number of minimum quality thresholds.

Delivery: North East · North of Northumbrian Water Operating Region

Extensions: The period of any Framework resulting from this procurement will be 4 years from the start date. The length of the Framework Agreement may be extended by negotiation with the supplier(s) for a further period of 4 years (any combination extension period up to 4 years) (total 8 years). · The period of any Framework resulting from this procurement will be 4 years from the start date. The length of the Framework Agreement may be extended by negotiation with the supplier(s) for a further period of 4 years (any combination extension period up to 4 years) (total 8 years).Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

45231110 Pipelaying construction work 45232400 Sewer construction work 45232410 Sewerage work 45232452 Drainage works

Lot #2South of Northumbrian Water's Operating RegionRenewalceiling above

Lot 2 cover the provision of the works in the South of Northumbrian Water's operating region. Map of regions are in the tender documents

The scope includes, but is not limited to, reactive repairs and maintenance (including alterations and enhancements) of approximately 16,000km of the Client's sewerage network. This includes reactive attendance to all customer reported issues and subsequent maintenance.

The services will largely be reactive emergency services in response to customer contacts and other short-term work where there is an immediate and repeated adverse impact on customer service or other serviceability measures.

This entails the provision of 24/7/365 emergency call out cover for all customer reported issues which could include:

Internal, external, highway and other flooding
Pollution
Odours
Blockages
Collapses

-Dangerous manholes

The Client's in-house Technical Support team will attend the majority of flooding contacts and all reported pollution contacts as well as any others deemed necessary alongside the crew to oversee the resolution of the issue, complete root cause analysis and communicate with the customer. Investigations undertaken will often include looksee CCTV, dye testing, locating manholes, cleansing, root cutting and proactive mapping.

Following the initial reactive attendance further remedial or investigation work may be required this may include:

Further investigation encompassing network tracing, dye testing
CCTV including probe and mark
Sewer cleansing
Ultra high-pressure jet cutting or use of specialist cutting equipment such as Picote, Bladder or robotic cutters
Root cutting
Drawdowns
Rod retrievals

Any activity which identifies as causing a potential risk of flooding from operations, all employees must follow strict mitigation procedures outlined by the Client, this may include:

Bunging connections
Wrapping toilets
Venting manholes
Drawdowns
Use of alternative methods such as rodding

If required sewer repairs are undertaken, this may include:

Dig down repairs
Emergency burst rising main repairs
Trenchless patch or lining repairs
Pipe bursting
Minor building over sewer diversions
New manholes, manhole repairs, manhole cover and frame replacement and/or repairs
Manhole trap removal
Minor pipe-bridge & sewer outfall repairs

In any instance where a repair disrupts or damages the ground surface this area will be replaced like for like.

Other services where required may include, but are not limited to:

Large clean ups which may involve removal of contaminated material
Vegetation clearance
Landscaping
Pump hire and overpumping hire and set-up
Security
Site set-up activities which may include provision and installation of track mats etc
Provision and installation of pollution mitigation measure such as straw bales and booms
Specialist CSO maintenance services
Fabrication and installation of specialist ironworks such as penstocks or gattic covers

Contractors(s) will be required to use the Client's apps and systems. They will be required to follow processes for updating these and recording asset information.

All planning and necessary customer service activity is to be undertaken by the Contractor(s).

NWL will either award to Lot 1 and 2, or Lot 3 only. This will be assessed using an objective mechanism which will be detailed in the tender documents. Additional information: NWL will either award to Lot 1 and 2, or Lot 3 only. This will be assessed based on best value to the Client, using an objective mechanism which will be detailed in the tender documents.

Best value will be determined by the most commercially advantageous bid, subject to achieving a number of minimum quality thresholds.

Delivery: North East · South of Northumbrian Water's Operating Region.

Extensions: The period of any Framework resulting from this procurement will be 4 years from the start date. The length of the Framework Agreement may be extended by negotiation with the supplier(s) for a further period of 4 years (any combination extension period up to 4 years) (total 8 years). · The period of any Framework resulting from this procurement will be 4 years from the start date. The length of the Framework Agreement may be extended by negotiation with the supplier(s) for a further period of 4 years (any combination extension period up to 4 years) (total 8 years).Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

45231110 Pipelaying construction work 45232400 Sewer construction work 45232410 Sewerage work 45232452 Drainage works

Lot #3Northumbrian Water's Full Operating Region (North & South)RenewalPublished value£160,000,000

Lot 3 covers the provision of the works in Northumbrian Water's full operating region (North & South). Map of regions are in the tender documents

The scope includes, but is not limited to, reactive repairs and maintenance (including alterations and enhancements) of approximately 30,000km of the Client's sewerage network. This includes reactive attendance to all customer reported issues and subsequent maintenance.

The services will largely be reactive emergency services in response to customer contacts and other short-term work where there is an immediate and repeated adverse impact on customer service or other serviceability measures.

This entails the provision of 24/7/365 emergency call out cover for all customer reported issues which could include:

Internal, external, highway and other flooding
Pollution
Odours
Blockages
Collapses

-Dangerous manholes

The Client's in-house Technical Support team will attend the majority of flooding contacts and all reported pollution contacts as well as any others deemed necessary alongside the crew to oversee the resolution of the issue, complete root cause analysis and communicate with the customer. Investigations undertaken will often include looksee CCTV, dye testing, locating manholes, cleansing, root cutting and proactive mapping.

Following the initial reactive attendance further remedial or investigation work may be required this may include:

Further investigation encompassing network tracing, dye testing
CCTV including probe and mark
Sewer cleansing
Ultra high-pressure jet cutting or use of specialist cutting equipment such as Picote, Bladder or robotic cutters
Root cutting
Drawdowns
Rod retrievals

Any activity which identifies as causing a potential risk of flooding from operations, all employees must follow strict mitigation procedures outlined by the Client, this may include:

Bunging connections
Wrapping toilets
Venting manholes
Drawdowns
Use of alternative methods such as rodding

If required sewer repairs are undertaken, this may include:

Dig down repairs
Emergency burst rising main repairs
Trenchless patch or lining repairs
Pipe bursting
Minor building over sewer diversions
New manholes, manhole repairs, manhole cover and frame replacement and/or repairs
Manhole trap removal
Minor pipe-bridge & sewer outfall repairs

In any instance where a repair disrupts or damages the ground surface this area will be replaced like for like.

Other services where required may include, but are not limited to:

Large clean ups which may involve removal of contaminated material
Vegetation clearance
Landscaping
Pump hire and overpumping hire and set-up
Security
Site set-up activities which may include provision and installation of track mats etc
Provision and installation of pollution mitigation measure such as straw bales and booms
Specialist CSO maintenance services
Fabrication and installation of specialist ironworks such as penstocks or gattic covers

Contractors(s) will be required to use the Client's apps and systems. They will be required to follow processes for updating these and recording asset information.

All planning and necessary customer service activity is to be undertaken by the Contractor(s).

NWL will either award to Lot 1 and 2, or Lot 3 only. This will be assessed using an objective mechanism which will be detailed in the tender documents. Additional information: NWL will either award to Lot 1 and 2, or Lot 3 only. This will be assessed based on best value to the Client, using an objective mechanism which will be detailed in the tender documents.

Best value will be determined by the most commercially advantageous bid, subject to achieving a number of minimum quality thresholds.

Delivery: North East · Northumbrian Water's Full Operating Region (North & South)

Extensions: The period of any Framework resulting from this procurement will be 4 years from the start date. The length of the Framework Agreement may be extended by negotiation with the supplier(s) for a further period of 4 years (any combination extension period up to 4 years) (total 8 years). · The period of any Framework resulting from this procurement will be 4 years from the start date. The length of the Framework Agreement may be extended by negotiation with the supplier(s) for a further period of 4 years (any combination extension period up to 4 years) (total 8 years).Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed

45231110 Pipelaying construction work 45232400 Sewer construction work 45232410 Sewerage work 45232452 Drainage works

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

Lot distribution rule: Bidders may submit for any combination of lots. NWL will either award to Lot 1 and 2, or Lot 3 only. This will be assessed using an objective mechanism which will be detailed in the tender documents.Best value will be determined by the most commercially advantageous bid, subject to achieving a number of minimum quality thresholds.

Legal form for consortia: Upon award, any bidders who submitted as a Joint Venture (JV) must be incorporated with joint and several liability and cross indemnities. For non-incorporated JVs or newly proposed JVs, please refer to the PQQ instructions for guidance on how to submit. NWL reserve the right to reject an application where insufficient evidence and detail is provided to give NWL confidence in the proposed JV.

What this means for your bid

“FA08-03 - SEWERAGE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE” 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 · 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: 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: 28 Jun 2024, 13:17 BST
Last source update: 28 Jun 2024, 13:17 BST
Authority reference: FA08-03
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-019809
Classification (CPV): Drainage worksPipelaying construction workSewer construction workSewerage work
Delivery area: North East (UKC)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047866 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Applicants are asked to note that this procurement process will be conducted electronically with all documents and communications being managed through the Northumbrian Water eSourcing Spend Management portal called 'Ariba'. Expressions of interest for this tender must be sent to the e-mail address [email protected] before the deadline of 19 July 2024 at 12 noon. Once expression of interest has been received that contains the details below, applicants will be given access to the Ariba portal within 48 hours from request. This portal will contain all the tender documents associated with this procurement that are available at the time. The deadline for the return of the completed PQQ is 26 July 2024 at 12 noon. 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, e-mail address and telephone.

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba

Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations

Appointment period ends: 19 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages: en
Deposits and guarantees: If the Dun and Bradstreet credit rating returns a rating of 'above average risk' or 'high risk', the contracting entity will request further financial information for review and a parent company guarantee or performance bond may be required.

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

s1.ariba.com ↗

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyWater GB-COH: 02366703 Northumbria House,Abbey Road, Pity Me, DURHAM, North East, DH15FJContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NWL Legal DepartmentReview body Durham

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

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

How this framework works

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

What it takes to win
i
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).