Official UK procurement notice
PROFFESSIONAL SERVICES & GROUND INVESTIGATION CONTRACT 2023-2031
Authority: Canal & River Trust·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is the Professional Service Contract (PSC) and the Ground Investigation Contract (GI).
The PSC and the GI Contract will be offered as two National Lots. More than one contractor may be appointed for each of the PSC and GI Lots.
PSC will cover all types of Civil Engineering, Environmental, Heritage, Business Process Advice & Design, Strategy & Resilience Consultancy Services.
The expected turnover will be approximately £3 - £4 million per annum for PSC and approximately £1.5 - £2 million per annum for GI.
The Framework Contracts are to be awarded for a period of up to 8 years, with an initial term of 4 years followed by extension options of a further 4 years in increments to be determined.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Business analysis consultancy services · Business and management consultancy and related services · Dam-inspection services · Design-modelling services · Engineering services · Environmental management · Ground investigation work · Services related to air pollution · Services related to water pollution
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 14 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 6 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Professional Service Contract (PSC)AwardedRenewal
The Professional Services Contract will include, but not exclusively the following scope of works;
- Civil Engineering; includes canal channel engineering
- Bridge and structural engineering
- Geotechnical engineering
- Reservoir engineering
- Principal Designer
- Asset Management
- Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and SCADA
- Hydrology & hydraulic engineering
- Environmental Services, including ecology, water quality management, land quality management, waste management
- Heritage and archaeological support to the above
- Project & Contract management, Cost Intelligence & Commercial Support
- Business Process Advice and Design
- Business Asset Studies, Strategy and Resilience
- H&S and CDM Support
Lot #2Ground Investigation Contract (GI)AwardedRenewal
The Ground Investigation Contract will include, but not exclusively, the following scope of works;
- Non-intrusive investigation: GPR, gravity, resistivity, EM, and seismic surveys, including down hole geophysics
- Intrusive Investigation: Hand & machine dug trial pits, dynamic probing, dynamic sampling, cable percussion, rotary and sonic drilling, CPT, brickwork and masonry coring, and downhole CCTV
- In-situ Testing: Plate Load and CBR Tests
- Monitoring: Reading data from piezometers, inclinometers and extensometers
- Laboratory Testing: Management of geotechnical and geoenvironmental samples from site to delivery at the lab, liaison with lab during the testing process
- Reporting: Production of Ground Investigation Reports (GIRs)
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)
- Delivery: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Delivery: 40
- Cost: 60
- Suitability
For the PSC Lot 1 - Interested Consultants must be able to provide ALL the services listed in the scope.
- Economic & financial standing
Applicants will be required to have a company turnover of £30m or greater to be considered for the PSC Lot. There is no minimum turnover requirement for the GI Lot. The estimated annual contract value should not exceed 70% of an Applicants annual turnover. (Applicants who form joint ventures or who are part of a Group of companies will be assessed at the combined joint venture or group turnover level.)
Minimum: Applicants will be required to have a company turnover of £30m or greater to be considered for the PSC Lot. The estimated annual contract value should not exceed 70% of an Applicants annual turnover.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “PROFFESSIONAL SERVICES & GROUND INVESTIGATION CONTRACT 2023-2031” 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- 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
- First published
- 6 Jul 2022, 16:04 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2024, 15:50 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018652- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034f06Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Aug 2022
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
Timeline
5 Aug 2022 → 17 Jun 2024 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Aug 2022
- Notice published17 Jun 2024, 15:50 BST
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Jun 2024- Status changed to complete17 Jun 2024, 15:50 BST
- Buyer details updated17 Jun 2024, 15:50 BST
Published amendments (1)
Applicants will be required to have a company turnover of £8m or greater to be considered for the PSC Lot 1. This has been reduced from the original notice which stated a minimum of £30m turnover was required.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Professional Service Contract (PSC)
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Professional Service Contract (PSC)
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Professional Service Contract (PSC)
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Ground Investigation Contract (GI)
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Ground Investigation Contract (GI)
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Ground Investigation Contract (GI)
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2024
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Professional Service Contract (PSC) | 14bids | — | — | — |
| 2 · Ground Investigation Contract (GI) | 14bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Canal and River TrustReview body
- n/aReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Arcadis (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- Arcadis Consulting (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
- Geotechnical Engineering LimitedFramework contractor
- Pell Frischmann Consultants LtdFramework contractor
- RSK Environment LtdFramework contractor
- Stantec UK LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.