Official UK procurement notice
Leaky Loos · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorthumbrian Water has a requirement for the
repair of leaking toilets for our customers in all our
operating region. This covers the North East of
England - from Berwick to the borders of North
Yorkshire and from the East Coast across the
Pennines to the Cumbrian border, covering
Weardale, Teesdale and Kielder. This also covers
Essex and Suffolk.
This scope will be spilt in to 3 lots dependent on
operating areas. Lot One will be the North operating
area, Lot Two will be Essex and Lot Three will be
Suffolk.
CPV: Plumbing and sanitary works · Repair and maintenance services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Northern Operating AreaAwarded North East
Northumbrian Water has a requirement for the
repair of leaking toilets for our customers in all our
operating areas.
This covers the Northeast of England - from
Berwick to the borders of North Yorkshire and from
the East Coast across the Pennines to the
Cumbrian border, covering Weardale, Teesdale and
Kielder.
A leaky loo is defined as when water is leaking from
the cistern to the pan, and any inlet valves.
The supplier will cover the geographical area of
Northumbrian Water's Northern operating area.
Leaky loos will be identified on an ongoing basis
throughout the year, however NWL cannot
guarantee the actual volumes or that there will be a
consistent stream of work as the requirement is
driven by customer demand. NWL are aiming to
repair approx. 3200 toilets across our whole supply
area, broken into 2,050 in the Northern Operating
area per year but NWL cannot guarantee this.
NWL will provide contact details of customers who
have reported a leaky loo. The supplier will contact
the customer to arrange timed appointments (8am1pm or 12-6pm) to repair the leaky loo.
The supplier will be responsible for keeping to the
times and if any unplanned or not pre-agreed
changes occur (e.g., late or early arrival), a
compensation payment will be given to the
customer. This payment of £30 would be the
responsibility of the supplier.
The supplier will carry out the repair to an expected
standard and if necessary, explain what has been
done to the customer.
All communications with customers (e.g., phone
calls, emails, letters), visits to properties and works
undertaken will be recorded and reported to NWL
within 24 hours.
The supplier will be responsible for purchasing and
using good quality plumbing materials.
The supplier will take a meter reading from the
property (if it is a metered property) at the time of
visit.
The supplier will be given direct access into NWL
customer billing system. We will require you to input
all customer contacts and appointments made and
fulfilled, timings of these and what occurred. Please
ensure the cost for this resource is included in your
proposal
Lot #2Essex Operating AreaAwarded East of England
Northumbrian Water has a requirement for the
repair of leaking toilets for our customers in all our
operating areas.
This covers our Essex operating area.
A leaky loo is defined as when water is leaking from
the cistern to the pan, and any inlet valves.
The supplier will cover the geographical area of the
Essex operating area. Please see documents
attached in section 1.5.1.
Leaky loos will be identified on an ongoing basis
throughout the year, however NWL cannot
guarantee the actual volumes or that there will be a
consistent stream of work as the requirement is
driven by customer demand. NWL are aiming to
repair approx. 3200 toilets across our whole supply
area, broken into 958 in Essex per year but NWL
cannot guarantee this.
NWL will provide contact details of customers who
have reported a leaky loo. The supplier will contact
the customer to arrange timed appointments (8am1pm or 12-6pm) to repair the leaky loo.
The supplier will be responsible for keeping to the
times and if any unplanned or not pre-agreed
changes occur (e.g., late or early arrival), a
compensation payment will be given to the
customer. This payment of £30 would be the
responsibility of the supplier.
The supplier will carry out the repair to an expected
standard and if necessary, explain what has been
done to the customer.
All communications with customers (e.g., phone
calls, emails, letters), visits to properties and works
undertaken will be recorded and reported to NWL
within 24 hours.
The supplier will be responsible for purchasing and
using good quality plumbing materials.
The supplier will take a meter reading from the
property (if it is a metered property) at the time of
visit.
The supplier will be given direct access into NWL
customer billing system. We will require you to input
all customer contacts and appointments made and
fulfilled, timings of these and what occurred. Please
ensure the cost for this resource is included in your
proposal.
Lot #3Suffolk Operating AreaAwarded East of England
Northumbrian Water has a requirement for the
repair of leaking toilets for our customers in all our
operating areas.
This covers the Suffolk operating area
A leaky loo is defined as when water is leaking from
the cistern to the pan, and any inlet valves.
Leaky loos will be identified on an ongoing basis
throughout the year, however NWL cannot
guarantee the actual volumes or that there will be a
consistent stream of work as the requirement is
driven by customer demand. NWL are aiming to
repair approx. 3200 toilets across our whole supply
area, broken into 192 in Suffolk per year but NWL
cannot guarantee this.
NWL will provide contact details of customers who
have reported a leaky loo. The supplier will contact
the customer to arrange timed appointments (8am1pm or 12-6pm) to repair the leaky loo.
The supplier will be responsible for keeping to the
times and if any unplanned or not pre-agreed
changes occur (e.g., late or early arrival), a
compensation payment will be given to the
customer. This payment of £30 would be the
responsibility of the supplier.
The supplier will carry out the repair to an expected
standard and if necessary, explain what has been
done to the customer.
All communications with customers (e.g., phone
calls, emails, letters), visits to properties and works
undertaken will be recorded and reported to NWL
within 24 hours.
The supplier will be responsible for purchasing and
using good quality plumbing materials.
The supplier will take a meter reading from the
property (if it is a metered property) at the time of
visit.
The supplier will be given direct access into NWL
customer billing system. We will require you to input
all customer contacts and appointments made and fulfilled, timings of these and what occurred. Please
ensure the cost for this resource is included in your
proposal.
What it takes to wini
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
As stated in the procurement documents
- Economic & financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Minimum: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents - Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
- Legal form for consortia
- These will be set out in the tender documents
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
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Sept 2024, 09:39 BST
- Last source update
- 14 May 2025, 08:47 BST
- Authority reference
NW2704- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021045- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a3f3Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please see the terms and conditions in the procurement 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 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 date of 22 October 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. An email link will also be provided to the email address you provide to access the portal. The deadline for return of the completed PQQ is 29th October 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, and the Lot numbers you will be bidding on.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Oct 2024
- 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 may be required.
Timeline
22 Oct 2024 → 14 May 2025 · 2 dates- Submission deadline22 Oct 2024
- Notice published14 May 2025, 08:47 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete14 May 2025, 08:47 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Northern Operating Area · supplier not published
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Essex Operating Area · supplier not published
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Suffolk Operating Area · supplier not published
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NWL Legal DepartmentReview body
- NWL Legal Department Northumbrian Water LIMITEDReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.