Official UK procurement notice
Howdon STW Upgrade: Improved Resilience
Authority: NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthumbrian Water Limited are looking to appoint a contractor to construct an upgrade to Howdon Sewage Treatment Works (STW). Some assets on the existing STW require replacing to increase the overall resilience to the site.
Phase 1 (to be constructed under this contract) shall include two new pumping stations to transfer flows (6,200l/sec) from one process area to another and a storm tank.
Estimated Value of Phase 1 - £40m
In addition Subject to clause 50(1)(f) of the Utilities Contract Regulations it is the intention that NWG may direct award Phase 2 of this project to the successful tenderer for Phase 1, due to it being an extension of the original work and consist of similar work activity. Any award of phase 2 would be subject to the satisfactory performance of the successful tenderer for Phase 1 and the ability to agree the price and programme for Phase 2. NWL would retain sole discretion on whether Phase 2 would be directly awarded to the successful tenderer or an alternative procurement was carried out.
The estimated value of Phase 2 is £80m. Phase 2 scope shall include new secondary treatment, final settlement, UV treatment and a storm tank.
NWL reserve the right to award either all or part of each phase of the proposed contracts subject to budget constraints. NWL expects any shortlisted contractors to engage in value engineering with NWL to ensure maximum value can be delivered for the available budget.
NWL are looking to appoint a contractor to work collaboratively in line with NWL's vision and values while driving innovation and efficiency throughout the lifecycle of this project.
CPV: Construction work for water projects · Construction works for sewage treatment plants, purification plants and refuse incineration plants · Pumping station construction work · Sewage pumping stations construction work · Sewage treatment works · Wastewater pumping station
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1- NWL are seeking to appoint a contractor to carry out the construction of an upgrade…Published value£120,000,000
- NWL are seeking to appoint a contractor to carry out the construction of an upgrade at Howdon Sewage Treatment Works as detailed in the brief description.
- The procurement process will consist of a pre-qualification process to shortlist a maximum of five applicants to receive the tender documents (fifth placed tenderer to be shortlisted subject to being within five percentage points of the fourth place applicant). The tender phase will consist of a one stage tender period consisting of a four month tender period. The award will be based on the most economically advantageous offer consisting of both quality and cost elements.
- Subject to clause 50(1)(f) of the Utilities Contract Regulations it is the intention that NWG may direct award Phase 2 of this project to the successful tenderer for Phase 1 due to it being an extension of the original work and consist of similar work activity. Any award of phase 2 would be subject to the satisfactory performance of the successful tenderer for Phase 1 and the ability to agree the price and programme for Phase 2. NWL would retain sole discretion on whether Phase 2 would be directly awarded to the successful tenderer or an alternative procurement was carried out.
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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).
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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
Prerequisites are detailed in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire within NWL's e-sourcing platform (Ariba) once you have expressed an interest and granted access.
- Legal form for consortia
- Joint and several liability agreement under English Law with designated lead entity.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Aug 2022, 15:41 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Aug 2022, 15:41 BST
- Authority reference
FA07-14- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021606- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035973Find 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 conducted electronically with all documents and communication being managed through the Northumbrian Water e-Sourcing Spend Management portal titled "Ariba". Expressions of interest must be sent to the email address [email protected] before the deadline date of 16/09/2022 at 2pm. Once the 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). An email link will also be provided to the email address you provide to access the portal and the PQQ. The deadline for return of the completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is 23/09/2022 at 2pm. 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 including name, job title, email address (please note if you have an existing Ariba account you should provide this email address for access) and telephone number
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Sept 2022
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Deposits and guarantees
- Parent Company Guarantees and Performance Bods may be requested as part of the award.
Timeline
5 Aug 2022 → 1 Apr 2023 · 4 dates- Notice published5 Aug 2022, 15:41 BST
- Submission deadline16 Sept 2022
- Invitations to tender expected4 Nov 2022
- Contract starts1 Apr 2023, 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
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria