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Published 8 Feb 2022, 14:32 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

MEICA Plant Testing Commissioning and Take-over Services

Official notice

Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,200,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 2 Mar 2022awarded 25 Mar 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

MEICA Plant Testing & Commissioning and Take over Servicers and quality assurance specific to Mechanical Electrical ICA (MEICA) disciplines in Water Utility Projects.

General project and MEICA Plant testing and commissioning management in Water Utility Projects.

Design review of MEICA project documentation to mitigate installation and commissioning risks.

Technical support in MEICA projects during installation commissioning and take over testing.

Supporting clients in interface risk management in project upgrades in MEICA projects.

General off - site and on-Site contracts management of MEICA Plant projects as client's project manager's representative (PMR) including Health and Safety Management.

Support Developer Services, and Innovation Research and Development Teams. Also, on some occasions DMC (directly managed capital maintenance teams) and Capital Delivery teams may use this agreement.

  • Recurrence: Between 3 & 8 years.

CPV: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Mechanical and electrical engineering services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 4 suppliers · 3 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,200,000
Delivery: London, South East · Whole of the Thames Water Region
Extensions: Any agreement awarded would be an initial period of 3 years , with the option to extend annually, and subjected to satisfactory performance may up to maximum of 8 years. · Initially for a period of three years and subjected to satisfactory performance may be extended annually up to a maximum of 8 yearsSecond stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
31000000 Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in the PQQ.

Legal form for consortia
Consortia may be required to form a legal entity prior to any award.
Shortlisting
As detailed in section VI.3 and PQQ.
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • “MEICA Plant Testing Commissioning and Take-over Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · Between 3 & 8 years.
First published
8 Feb 2022, 14:32 GMT
Last source update
2 May 2024, 12:22 BST
Authority reference
FA1693
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014193
Classification (CPV)
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lightingMechanical and electrical engineering services
Delivery area
London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03149c Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

As detailed in the ITN.

Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Thames Water Utilities Limited will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 No 274) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: **** Please note, this is a Contract Award Notice **** All suppliers who wish to respond to this OJEU notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the web link in Section I.3 (www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement). From your response to the link in Section I.3 or above, Thames Water's Procurement Support Centre will send you an email providing login details for our eSourcing system (i.e. IASTA Smartsource). To complete the PQQ you will need to login to IASTA Smartsource. If the project requires it, you will receive an additional and separate survey to complete for Data Protection. Note - The client may be Thames Water Utilities Limited or another company within the Kemble Water group structure.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
2 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Deposits and guarantees
Bonds and/or parent company guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required.
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement ↗

Timeline

2 Mar 2022 → 2 May 2024 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    2 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    2 May 2024, 12:22 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 May 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 May 2024, 12:22 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    2 May 2024, 12:22 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 3admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 3latest 25 Mar 2024

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 014193-2024-1

    Signed
    25 Mar 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 014193-2024-2

    Signed
    25 Mar 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

  • Contract 014193-2024-3

    Signed
    25 Mar 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Contracting authorityWater GB-COH: 02366661 Reading, South East, RG18DBContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Thames Water UtilitiesReview body Reading

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria
  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria