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Published 5 Jul 2023, 08:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

IF182 - Professional Services Framework

Official notice

Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries

Framework agreement5 lotsServicesRestricted procedureMax 5 lots to bidMax 5 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£800,000,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 12 Oct 2023
Lots 5max 5 won per supplier · max 5 to bid

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

NI Water (NIW) has identified the need for a Professional Services Framework consisting of five Lots and with multiple Economic Operators (Suppliers) to enable the efficient delivery of the capital works programme and consultancy services associated with delivery of normal services of NI Water. It will facilitate the provision for framework management including feasibility, design and climate change; surveying and modelling; project management; site supervision; programme management office services and innovation and efficiency services for projects from inception through to construction stages of the capital works programme.

CPV: Advisory and consultative engineering services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Architectural, engineering and planning services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Civil engineering support services · Climatology services · Construction consultancy services · Construction management services · Construction project management services · Construction supervision services · Construction-related services · Construction-site supervision services · +20 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 23 suppliers

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · all with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 5 and win at most 5 of them
Lot #1NEC Site Supervisors (Civil and MEICA)RenewalPublished value£16,000,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The term of the Framework shall be for an initial term of four (4) years and can be extended at the sole discretion of NIW for a second and third term of two (2) years respectively. The term of the framework shall not exceed 8 years.Second stage: up to 8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2NEC Project ManagersRenewalPublished value£40,000,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The term of the Framework shall be for an initial term of four (4) years and can be extended at the sole discretion of NIW for a second and third term of two (2) years respectively. The term of the framework shall not exceed 8 years.Second stage: up to 8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Feasibility, Design and Climate ChangeRenewalPublished value£640,000,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The term of the Framework shall be for an initial term of four (4) years and can be extended at the sole discretion of NIW for a second and third term of two (2) years respectively. The term of the framework shall not exceed 8 years.Second stage: up to 12 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Capital Programme Management Office ServicesRenewalPublished value£80,000,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The term of the Framework shall be for an initial term of four (4) years and can be extended at the sole discretion of NIW for a second and third term of two (2) years respectively. The term of the framework shall not exceed 8 years.Second stage: up to 8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Innovation and EfficiencyRenewalPublished value£24,000,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Ireland
Extensions: The term of the Framework shall be for an initial term of four (4) years and can be extended at the sole discretion of NIW for a second and third term of two (2) years respectively. The term of the framework shall not exceed 8 years.Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not 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
What this means for your bid
  • “IF182 - Professional Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 23 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Jul 2023, 08:50 BST
Last source update
5 Sept 2023, 16:10 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-026241
Classification (CPV)
Advisory and consultative engineering servicesArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesArchitectural, engineering and planning servicesCivil engineering consultancy servicesCivil engineering support servicesClimatology servicesConstruction consultancy servicesConstruction management servicesConstruction project management servicesConstruction supervision services
+22 moreConstruction-related servicesConstruction-site supervision services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: This Framework Agreement has been set up by NI Water and it is envisaged that it can be used by NIW’s subsidiaries and other participating authorities including: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute NI; Department for Infrastructure NI; Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs NI; Northern Ireland Environment Agency and Special EU Programmes Body.. . Please note that this opportunity may be subject to EU funding and is therefore advertised in the OJEU. However, the place of performance of the framework agreement is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The estimated values of this Framework and its Lots are in GBP. The values published in the OJEU notice are in equivalent EUR, having been calculated using the European Central Bank’s Euro foreign exchange reference rates, which were accurate at the date of dispatch of that notice.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Appointment period ends
12 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

8 Aug 2023 → 10 Jan 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    8 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    5 Sept 2023, 16:10 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    12 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
  4. Invitations to tender expected
    18 Dec 2023
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    10 Jan 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Sept 2023
  1. Published value published: £800,000,000
    5 Sept 2023, 16:10 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    5 Sept 2023, 16:10 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    5 Sept 2023, 16:10 BST
  4. Deadline moved to 12 Oct 2023, 15:00 BST
    5 Sept 2023, 16:10 BST
    -115 days · was 5 Feb 2024

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Contracting authorityWater Westland House, Belfast, UK, BT14 6TEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Courts of Justice in Northern IrelandMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point Belfast

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