Official UK procurement notice
prj_4405 - AMP 8 - Wastewater Network Services
Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSouthern Water Services (SWS) is anticipating that AMP8 will be the largest
investment programme it has ever undertaken, given its plans for WINEP and WRMP, and the service it is seeking to deliver for customers.
SWS is also developing new approaches to how it manages and maintains its clean and wastewater networks, and how it successfully implements new technology and innovation within its construction, operations and maintenance activities to deliver its vision and ambition.
To support this process, SWS is seeking to appoint Network Services providers to assist in the maintenance and management of its clean and wastewater networks, including but not limited to:
- Reactive operate, repair and maintenance services (including reinstatements)
- Planned preventative and inspection services
- Planned new services/connections for Water Supply & Distribution Network
A collaborative framework will be established with network service provider(s) for the following four
lots:
a. Operate & Maintenance
b. Lining
c. Civils & Rehab
d. Manhole maintenance
The Service Provider(s) will be required to support the utilisation of our industry leading digitized smart network - we have over 23,000 sensors installed into our sewer network, plus nearly 1,000 Duration Monitors which help us move to proactively generated work, not reactive work initiated by customers.
The objective of this tender is to select suppliers to create a new collaborative framework to deliver reactive and planned services for Waste Networks across Southern Water’s operational region.
The Partner shall work with the Client to provide engineering capability and expertise to: Identify and develop options in accordance with the Client’s technical and engineering standards for all aspects of Wastewater systems. In responding to this tender, you are confirming you are able to undertake the full suite of services set-out in the Framework Agreement and associated schedules.
CPV: Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · Preventive maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of pumps · Wastewater pumping station · Wastewater treatment plant construction work · Wastewater-plant repair and maintenance work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 4 suppliers · 6 bids on the busiest of 4 lots (1.5 per place) · 3 appointed
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Operate and MaintainAwardedRenewalPublished value£272,000,000
Comprising work associated with the first response to, and the investigation of sewerage related Customer contacts, the operation and maintenance of sewer collection networks, sewer CCTV, cleansing Services, maintenance of sewer level monitors and installation of patch sewer liners.
Lot #2Civils & RehabAwardedRenewalPublished value£120,000,000
The provision of new and the rehabilitation of existing sewer collection networks throughout the Client’s operational boundaries primarily covering the counties of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
Lot #3Manhole CoversAwardedRenewalPublished value£26,000,000
This comprises the repair and replacement of manholes on the sewer collection
networks throughout the Client’s operational boundaries primarily covering the
counties of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
Lot #4LiningAwardedRenewalPublished value£48,000,000
This comprises the rehabilitation of sewer networks using a variety of Sewer Lining
techniques throughout the Client’s operational boundaries primarily covering the
counties of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight.
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
Southern Water is required by its investors to ensure that any key supplier has good economic and financial standing. A CreditSafe check will be used for this purpose, together with other background checks if needed, at the discretion of the Client. A Tenderer may be rejected if the recommended annual contract value for their company on CreditSafe is below the proposed annual value of the contract. The
annual value of the contract is calculated by dividing the estimated total value by the initial period. The Creditsafe value for each lot is specified within the IITT document.
Where a contract is tendered, the annual value would also be divided by the number of Service Providers expected to be appointed; this would not always be an equal division, as different lots may have different values. If a bidder fails this test, and only publishes abridged accounts, Southern Water may allow the bidder to proceed. This would be on the basis of providing turnover data that satisfies
the annual contract value accounting for less than a half of their annual turnover; and do not have an adverse risk score on CreditSafe. Alternatively, a Parent Company Guarantee or bank Guarantee may be accepted, however it would need to fulfil the above.
- Legal form for consortia
- Consortium proposed legal structure if the group of economic operators intends to form a named single legal entity prior to signing a contract, if awarded. If you do not propose to form a single legal entity, please explain the legal structure. Southern Water may require the consortium to assume a specific legal form if awarded the contract, to the extent that it is necessary for the satisfactory performance of the contract.
- Shortlisting
- Tenderers’ response to the PQQ will be scored in the order as outlined in the sourcing portal, with those sections marked as Pass/Fail where the Tenderer will either meet or fail to meet the minimum criteria. All prospective Tenderers are required to pass each question within the SWS PQQ response forms. A full response to Qualification Envelope is required, except where indicated. Failure to respond fully to any required question in this section or not being able to meet the minimum requirement will result in the submission being non-compliant and being excluded from the process, except where the SWS Commercial Head determines that a genuine error has been made, and a correction may then be permitted. Sub-criteria applies to the technical evaluation, as specified within the IITT document.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “prj_4405 - AMP 8 - Wastewater Network Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, 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
- Works
- 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
- 7 Mar 2023, 11:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2025, 09:35 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-015751- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03aea4Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents aligned with SWS balanced scorecard.
Publisher note: Contract will not exceed 8 years Initial term AMP 7 and 8 is 5 Years Extension term up to 3 years x 1 year extension options (estimated total value is £466M including £175M for the extension). Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the Jaggaer One 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: Candidates should register on the Jaggaer One 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; Once you have expressed interest, please complete the PQQ. You must then publish your reply using the publish button. For any support in submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering help desk at. 0800 368 4850 or [email protected] https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId= Lot 1 https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/go/643135160188D87B839B Lot 2 https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/go/501710470188D87D97F0 Lot 3 https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/go/103078670188D87F126C Lot 4 https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/go/244364850188D8810EF4 CLOSING DATE FOR PQQ IS 28/07/2023
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/ ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 28 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
Timeline
4 Apr 2023 → 17 Apr 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected4 Apr 2023, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected6 Oct 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published17 Apr 2025, 09:35 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jun 2023- Published value updated to £400,000,00020 Jun 2023, 11:53 BSTwas £900,000,000
- Status changed to active20 Jun 2023, 11:53 BST
- Procurement method changed20 Jun 2023, 11:53 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Jul 2023, 16:00 BST20 Jun 2023, 11:53 BST
- Buyer details updated20 Jun 2023, 11:53 BST
- Published value updated to £466,000,00020 Jun 2023, 12:13 BSTwas £400,000,000
- Buyer details updated20 Jun 2023, 12:13 BST
- Status changed to complete17 Apr 2025, 09:35 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Apr 2025, 09:35 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2023-03: 1 release · 7 Mar 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Operate and Maintain
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2024
- Value
- £272,000,000
- Status
- active
Civils & Rehab
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2024
- Value
- £120,000,000
- Status
- active
Manhole Covers
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2024
- Value
- £26,000,000
- Status
- active
Lining
- Signed
- 3 Dec 2024
- Value
- £48,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Operate and Maintain | 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Civils & Rehab | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Manhole Covers | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
| 4 · Lining | 6bids · 6 electronic · 6 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
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
4 commercial parties on the notice- Cappagh Browne Utilities LimitedFramework contractor
- Lanes Group PlcFramework contractor
- Lanes Group PlcFramework contractor
- McAllister Bros. LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria