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Published 29 Oct 2021, 12:10 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PRO003780-Services-Framework-Construction Independent Assurance and Testing

Official notice

Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)

Framework agreementServices
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 3 Jan 2022from the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The purpose of this PIN is to assess the number of suitable suppliers who would be interested in tendering for the provision of Construction Independent Assurance and Testing Services.

The Construction Independent Assurance and Testing framework is required to support in the audit and testing of reinstatement products on site premises, to advise suitability of materials and products, as well as condition testing on pipes and liners.

The is also a requirement to carry out assessment and audit of steel, concrete and other materials completed by others on construction sites and in manufacturer’s premises to ensure compliance to relative standards.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Checking and testing apparatus · Composition and purity testing and analysis services · Non-destructive testing services · Pipeline-inspection services · Technical inspection and testing services · Technical inspection services of engineering structures

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The scope of this agreement will be subject but not limited to the following requirements:Planned

The scope of this agreement will be subject but not limited to the following requirements:

Testing and Assurance of Pipe Joints

  • Testing and Inspection of welds and joints
  • On site, within laboratory conditions, in workshops and remotely
  • Butt Fusion, Electrofusion and Mechanical Joints

Pipeline Materials

  • Testing, assessment and analysis of pipes
  • On site, within laboratory conditions, in workshops and remotely
  • Materials include but are not limited to; Ductile iron, Cast Iron, Steel, Polyethylene

Structural Steelworks

  • Testing, assessment and analysis of steelwork structures
  • On site, within laboratory conditions, in workshops and remotely
  • The services required are as followed but are not limited to; Ultrasonic Testing, Condition Assessment, Audit of 3rd party testing

Coatings

  • Testing, assessment and analysis of various pipeline and pump coatings
  • On site, within laboratory conditions, in workshops and remotely
  • Audit of 3rd party testing

Structural and Non-Structural Liners

  • Testing, assessment and analysis of various pipeline linings
  • Testing, assessment and analysis of various sewer pipeline linings (i.e. Cured in Place)
  • On site, within laboratory conditions, in workshops and remotely
  • Audit of 3rd party testing and witnessing of samples being collected

Concrete Testing

  • Testing, assessment and analysis of cured concrete
  • On site, within laboratory conditions, in workshops and remotely
  • The services required are as followed but are not limited to; QC (Unbound Materials), QC (Particle Size Distribution), Cores and Petrography, Carbonisation Testing, Chlorination Testing, Half-Cell Pot Resistivity, Re-bar Detection, Audit of 3rd party testing

Pressure Testing

  • Test Supervision and Data Analysis
  • Carry out Pressure Test, Analysis of Pressure Test, Audit of 3rd party testing
  • Capability to download pressure test data from site and remotely

Street works Testing and Assurance

  • On site, within laboratory conditions, in workshops. Additional information: **Response deadline 18th November 2021**

**Please see attached Supplier Competency Matrix**

Delivery: North West

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
  • “PRO003780-Services-Framework-Construction Independent Assurance and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
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
Unspecified in notice
First published
29 Oct 2021, 12:10 BST
Last source update
29 Oct 2021, 12:10 BST
Authority reference
PRO003780
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027176
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesChecking and testing apparatusComposition and purity testing and analysis servicesNon-destructive testing servicesPipeline-inspection servicesTechnical inspection and testing servicesTechnical inspection services of engineering structures
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f196 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Included with this PIN is a Supplier Competency Matrix. Please complete this matrix as per the instructions included towards the bottom of the spreadsheet. *Note the instructions on the Supplier Competency Matrix regarding the drop down selection box in column I. “Competent in some areas should only be completed if you are capable of delivering 80% of the activities within Appendix A. The remaining 20% will need to be subcontracted. If you are unable to meet this requirement then please choose the drop down option “Not Competent”. If you have experience in this area, could you please return the completed competency matrix via email to [email protected] Within the body of the email please provide the following: • Company Name • Contact details, including location telephone and e-mail address, main point of contact and position in Company

How it was run

Official notice
Appointment period ends
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Timeline

29 Oct 2021 → 3 Jan 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    29 Oct 2021, 12:10 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    3 Jan 2022

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Utilities Water Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyWater 02366678 Lingley Mere Business Park, Warrington, North West, WA5 3LPContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.