Official UK procurement notice
Smart Communications Network & Smart Water Meters (Meter as a Service) Northumbria Region
Authority: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthumbrian Water Limited (NWL) plan to appoint a prime supplier (Communication Service Provider), to partner with primary and secondary sub-contractors (Meter Supplier(s)) to deliver an end-to-end 'Meter as a Service' to cover the NWL requirements for smart metering requirements in our Northumbria operating region.
The requirement is for the supply of smart water meters for both domestics and commercial properties with compatible communications devices, a wide area network provision covering all devices in the operating area, AMI services (e.g., Head-end systems, installation and commissioning tools, reporting, etc.), and any required Integration & IT services with core NWL systems.
The deployment will be split into 3 phases with the winning supplier needing to demonstrate a successful rollout in the phase 1 area before being able to progress to the following phases.
CPV: Water meters · Wide area network
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1As main description covering our Northumbria operating area
As main description covering our Northumbria operating area. The full specification for this
requirement can be found within the procurement documents.
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).
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents.
- Legal form for consortia
- These will be set out in the tender documents.
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
- Closed
- 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
- 20 Jul 2023, 20:24 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Jul 2023, 20:24 BST
- Authority reference
NW2660- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021026- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e403Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please see the terms and conditions in the procurement documents.
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Applicants are asked to note that this procurement process will be conducted electronically with all documents and communication being managed through the Northumbrian Water eSourcing Spend Management portal called 'Ariba'. Expressions of interest for this tender must be sent to the e-mail address [email protected] before the deadline date of Friday 4th August 2023 at 5pm. Once expression of interest has been received that contains the details below, applicants will be given access to the Ariba portal within 48 hours from request. This portal will contain all the tender documents associated with this procurement that are available at the time. An email link will also be provided to the email address you provide to access the portal. The deadline for return of the completed PQQ is Friday 11th August 2023 at 4pm. When sending expression of interest, applicants must provide the following information: 1)Full company name 2) Main contact details of the person who will be given access to the Ariba portal - Name, job title, Email address and telephone Please note that the Ariba portal only accepts ONE contact.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Aug 2023, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Deposits and guarantees
If the Dun and Bradstreet credit rating returns a rating of 'above average risk' or 'high risk',
the contracting entity will request further financial information for review and a parent
company guarantee may be required.
Timeline
20 Jul 2023 → 4 Aug 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published20 Jul 2023, 20:24 BST
- Submission deadline4 Aug 2023, 17:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NWL Legal DepartmentReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria