Official UK procurement notice
prj_3727 - Power · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought18 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionServices relating to Power Generators, High Voltage, Low voltage, Uninterruptable Power Supply (UPS) and Transformers.
CPV: Electric switchboards · Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting · Generators · High voltage installation work · Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment · Installation services of transformers · Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment · Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment · Repair and maintenance services of generators · Transformers
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 6 bids on the busiest of 9 lots · 7 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (18)Procurement structure
18 lots · 9 with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £9,600,000: 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 #1Supply and Installation of GeneratorsRenewalPublished value£18,500,000
This Lot will cover all works and services related to supply and installation of new generator assets and asset replacements including (but not limited to): project management; design; installations including cabling works and other ancillary equipment. Additional information: Full tender pack is available from the Southern Water Services E-sourcing portal
Lot #2Supply and Installation of UPSRenewalPublished value£4,800,000
This Lot will cover all works and services related to Supply of all ranges of UPS systems across the entire Southern Water region. Additional information: Full tender pack is available from the Southern Water Services E-sourcing portal
Lot #3Generator Maintenance & RepairRenewalPublished value£9,100,000
This Lot will cover the provision of the servicing and maintenance of Generator Sets across the entire Southern Water Region covering approx. 550 Generator sets ranging from 35kva - 3 Megawatt.
Reactive repair and maintenance of Generator sets in accordance with the Service Levels and shall use all reasonable endeavours to ensure the safe, efficient and economic maintenance of the said equipment.
The Generators shall be maintained in accordance with relevant Southern Water Maintenance Tasks (MF0698 & MF0708) as a minimum and any additional agreed manufacturer's recommendation
The Service Provider shall be required to operate an emergency contact call out service at all times (24 hour, 365 days), to attend and repair/ mitigate any issues on the generator assets and associated breakers.
The Service Provider shall undertake to provide for the duration of the term skilled engineers (competent persons) in the examination, maintenance, testing and repair of SWS Generators Additional information: Full tender pack is available from the Southern Water Services E-sourcing portal
Lot #4UPS Maintenance & RepairRenewalPublished value£2,910,000
This Lot will cover all planned and reactive maintenance and repair works for UPS assets including any equipment refurbishment and / or repairs, both onsite and offsite in workshops.
These services relate to Southern Water UPS sets and assets on its wastewater and clean water treatment sites and pumping stations. Additional information: Full tender pack is available from the Southern Water Services E-sourcing portal
Lot #5Generator HireRenewalPublished value£8,040,000
The Lot will cover the provision of the hire of Generator Sets across the entire Southern Water Region covering Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the IOW with Generator sets ranging from 35kva - 3 Megawatt. Additional information: Full tender pack is available from the Southern Water Services E-sourcing portal
Lot #6HV Maintenance & RepairRenewalPublished value£12,100,000
This Lot will cover the provision of the servicing and maintenance of all HV apparatus across the entire Southern Water Region covering approx. 82 sites. These sites have varying degrees of HV apparatus ranging from: a single HV transformer feeding a Main Intake LV switchboard to, complex networks involving sites with Main Intake HV Substations and associated transformers. These substations in turn also feed HV ring and radial circuits with additional HV apparatus placed at strategic points creating additional load specific HV substations, again with associated HV apparatus. Additional information: Full tender pack is available from the Southern Water Services E-sourcing portal
Lot #7LV Maintenance & RepairRenewalceiling above
The agreement shall be for the provision of the servicing and maintenance of all LV Assemblies across the entire Southern Water Region covering all sites in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The LV Assemblies servicing and maintenance focuses on the internal make-up of the LV Assemblies themselves (internal busbars, fishplates, dropper connection bars, dropper connection cable assemblies, and all integral incoming and outgoing switching devices within the switchboard (LV Air Circuit Breakers [ACB's] and their associated protection, switch-fuses, MCB's, Power Factor Correction [PFC] devices, etc). Additional information: Full tender pack is available from the Southern Water Services E-sourcing portal
Lot #8Supply and Installation of TransformersRenewalceiling above
This Lot will cover all works and services related to supply and installation of new transformers including as an option close coupled or free-standing ring main units. This will cover new assets and asset replacements including (but not limited to): project management; design; installation including ancillary equipment.
These services relate to transformers in SWS sites including Water Pumping Stations, Sewage Treatment Works, Water Treatment Works and Sewage Pumping Stations.
This lot explicitly covers but is not limited to transformers with a rating between 315 and 2500kVA. Additional information: Full tender pack is available from the Southern Water Services E-sourcing portal
Lot #9Supply and Installation of HV SystemsRenewalPublished value£19,200,000
This Lot will cover all works and services related to the project management, design, supply, installation, commissioning, and hand over of High Voltage (HV) electrical installations.
This will cover new assets, asset replacement and existing asset modifications.
The work will cover switchgear, transformers, cabling, tripping battery units, UPS, standby generators, and control systems associated with the HV power distribution system.
These works will relate to SWS sites including Sewage Treatment Works, Water Treatment Works, Sewage Pumping Stations and Water Pumping Stations. Additional information: Full tender pack is available from the Southern Water Services E-sourcing portal
Lot #10prj_3727 - PowerCancelledLot estimate not published
Works and services related to supply and installation of new generator assets and asset replacements including (but not limited to): project management; design; installations including cabling works and other ancillary equipment.
Lot #11prj_3727 - PowerCancelledLot estimate not published
Works and services related to Supply of all ranges of UPS systems
Lot #12prj_3727 - PowerCancelledLot estimate not published
Servicing and maintenance of Generator Sets
Lot #13prj_3727 - PowerCancelledLot estimate not published
All planned and reactive maintenance and repair works for UPS assets including any equipment refurbishment and / or repairs.
Lot #14prj_3727 - PowerCancelledLot estimate not published
Hire of Generator Sets, ranging from 35kva - 3 Megawatt.
Lot #15prj_3727 - PowerCancelledLot estimate not published
servicing and maintenance of all HV apparatus. Varying degrees of HV apparatus ranging from: a single HV transformer feeding a Main Intake LV switchboard to, complex networks involving sites with Main Intake HV Substations and associated transformers. These substations in turn also feed HV ring and radial circuits with additional HV apparatus placed at strategic points creating additional load specific HV substations, again with associated HV apparatus.
Lot #16prj_3727 - PowerCancelledLot estimate not published
Servicing and maintenance of all LV.
The LV Assemblies servicing and maintenance focuses on the internal make-up of the LV Assemblies themselves (internal busbars, fishplates, dropper connection bars, dropper connection cable assemblies, and all integral incoming and outgoing switching devices within the switchboard (LV Air Circuit Breakers [ACB's] and their associated protection, switch-fuses, MCB's, Power Factor Correction [PFC] devices, etc).
Lot #17prj_3727 - PowerCancelledLot estimate not published
works and services related to supply and installation of new transformers including as an option close coupled or free-standing ring main units. This will cover new assets and asset replacements including (but not limited to): project management; design; installation including ancillary equipment.
Lot #18prj_3727 - PowerCancelledLot estimate not published
works and services related to the project management, design, supply, installation, commissioning, and hand over of High Voltage (HV) electrical installations.
This will cover new assets, asset replacement and existing asset modifications.
The work will cover switchgear, transformers, cabling, tripping battery units, UPS, standby generators, and control systems associated with the HV power distribution system.
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).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
- Suitability
Full tender pack is available from the Southern Water Services E-sourcing portal
- Shortlisting
- Full tender pack is available from the Southern Water Services E-sourcing portal https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “prj_3727 - Power” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 5 Jul 2023, 10:00 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2025, 13:49 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032972- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03deebFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Full tender pack is available from the Southern Water Services E-sourcing portal
Publisher note: Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the e-procurement portal at: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/ Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information through the portal as follows: i) Candidates should register on the BravoSolution e-procurement portal at: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/ ii) Once registered, candidates must express their interest as follows: a) login to the portal; b) select 'View current opportunities and notices'; c) access the listing related to this framework d) click on Express Interest button. For any support in submitting your expression of interest please contact the help desk on 0800 368 4850 or [email protected] Additionally Southern Water Services will be running a supplier engagement event on the 12th of July 2023 (between 10am - 12pm) prior to launch of the tender which will include Southern Water Services stakeholders from Operations, Engineering & Capital, and Procurement. To register your interest in this event please message [email protected] or [email protected] by 7 July 2023.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/ ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 13 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
1 Aug 2023 → 17 Jun 2025 · 5 dates- Next notice expected1 Aug 2023, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected12 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Bids must remain valid until30 Apr 2024, 23:59 BST
- Notice published17 Jun 2025, 13:49 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2023- Status changed to active14 Aug 2023, 14:43 BST
- Procurement method changed14 Aug 2023, 14:43 BST
- Deadline published: 13 Sept 2023, 12:00 BST14 Aug 2023, 14:43 BST
- Status changed to complete17 Jun 2025, 13:49 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Jun 2025, 13:49 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast18 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £9,600,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 May 2025
- Value
- £4,800,000
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £18,500,000
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £8,000,000
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £8,000,000
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £12,100,000
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £19,200,000
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £19,200,000
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £18,500,000
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £4,800,000
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £9,100,000
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £9,100,000
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £2,900,000
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £2,900,000
- Status
- active
prj_3727 - Power
- Signed
- 17 Mar 2025
- Value
- £8,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 · prj_3727 - Power | 3bids · 3 electronic · 4 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 11 · prj_3727 - Power | 4bids · 4 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 12 · prj_3727 - Power | 2bids · 2 electronic · 3 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 13 · prj_3727 - Power | 4bids · 4 electronic · 5 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 14 · prj_3727 - Power | 6bids · 6 electronic · 7 from abroad | 6 | — | — |
| 15 · prj_3727 - Power | 3bids · 3 electronic · 4 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
| 16 · prj_3727 - Power | 5bids · 5 electronic · 6 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 17 · prj_3727 - Power | 4bids · 1 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 18 · prj_3727 - Power | 5bids · 5 electronic · 6 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Southern WaterReview body
- Southern Water ServicesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- DALE POWER SOLUTIONS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- M GROUP WATER (MEICA MAINTENANCE & PROJECTS) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- P & I GENERATORS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- POWER ELECTRICS (BRISTOL) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- R & B SWITCHGEAR GROUP LTDFramework contractor
- UK POWER NETWORKS (OPERATIONS) LIMITEDFramework contractor
- WB POWER SERVICES LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria