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Published 4 Jul 2022, 17:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PRO004606 - Works - Lostock WTW Filter Refurbishment

Official notice

Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)

WorksNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Published estimate£5,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 2 Aug 2022awarded 14 Apr 2023
Awarded to Ross-Shire Engineering

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The works consists of the design, construction and commissioning of the following at Lostock WTW

Refurbishment of the concrete structure and replacement of the filter plenum floor of 2 No. current rapid gravity filters (Filters 7 and 8) to prevent erosion of exposed surfaces, prevent water quality deterioration, and ensure satisfactory performance of the filter underdrains.

Replacement of the steel plenum floors and air scour pipework system of 4 No. steel rapid gravity filters to prevent water quality deterioration, and ensure satisfactory performance of the filter underdrains.

Topping up of anthracite media in 8 No. Filters final depth required 400mm (as per the Employer’s Standard Operating Procedure).

Provision of 2no stainless steel access ladders in each of the concrete construction rapid gravity filters

Replacement of the Clean Backwash Water Control Valve LKA-WW-VA007 (A5/AV6062) for the 6 No. steel rapid gravity filters

CPV: Drinking-water treatment plant construction work · Water-treatment plant construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£5,000,000
Delivery: UK, North West
Second stage: 4–null candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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
How bids were scored
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Please refer to procurement documents

Shortlisting
Please refer to procurement documents
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Jul 2022, 17:41 BST
Last source update
12 May 2023, 12:24 BST
Authority reference
PRO004606
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-013578
Classification (CPV)
Drinking-water treatment plant construction workWater-treatment plant construction work
Delivery area
UKNorth West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034dd8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
2 Aug 2022, 15:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

2 Aug 2022 → 12 May 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    2 Aug 2022, 15:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    25 Dec 2022, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    12 May 2023, 12:24 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 May 2023, 12:24 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Apr 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Ross-Shire EngineeringLostock WTW Filter Refurbishment——Awarded

Contracts

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 Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England & WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

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