Official UK procurement notice
The Supply & Services of Biological & Tertiary Filtration Equipment
Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought8 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTypes of filters to be tendered include but are not limited to: Disc Filters, Pile Cloth Media Filters, Submerged Aerated Filters and Nitrifying Submerged Aerated Filters and similar.
Supply of assets also includes delivery, commissioning and supply of spares. Services include but are not limited to: Chemical Cleaning of Disc Filters, refurbishment services for Disc Filters, Pile Cloth Media Filters, Continuous Flow Sand Filters, Nitrifying Continuous Sand Filters, and Low Head Sand Filters.
TWUL currently has 200+ assets across multiple waste water sites. There are eight lots available to apply for, as follows:
Lots 1-3 Supply/Install/Maintain/Service of New Biological & Tertiary Filtration Equipment.
Lots 4-7 Maintenance/Service/Repair/Refurb of existing Biological & Tertiary Filtration Equipment.
Lot 8 Hire of Biological & Tertiary Filtration Equipment.
- Recurrence: Between 3 and 8 years.
CPV: Filtration plant equipment · Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Parts of filtering machinery · Wastewater-plant repair and maintenance work · Water filtration apparatus
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 13 bids received · 8 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure
8 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Supply/Install/Maintain/Service of NEW nSAF & SAF or EquivalentCancelledRenewal London, South EastPublished value£1,310,000
The scope of work for lot 1 includes:
The supply, delivery, installation and service, maintenance, refurb, repair, on-site testing and commissioning of new filtration equipment.
This lot will include Submerged Aerated Filters and Nitrifying Submerged Aerated Filters, and equivalent equipment.
This lot will be awarded to no more than 3 suppliers using mini competitions.
Lot #2Supply/Install/Maintain/Service of NEW PCMFCancelledRenewal East of England, London +1Published value£2,600,000
The scope of work for lot 3 includes:
The supply, delivery, installation and service, maintenance, refurb, repair, on-site testing and commissioning of new filtration equipment.
This lot will include Pile Cloth Media Filters and their associated ancillary equipment.
This lot will be awarded to no more than 3 suppliers using mini competitions.
Lot #3Supply/Install/Maintain/Service of NEW Disc FiltersAwardedRenewal London, South EastPublished value£250,000
The scope of work for lot 3 includes:
The supply, delivery, installation and service, maintenance, refurb, repair, on-site testing and commissioning of new filtration equipment.
This lot will include Disc Filters and their associated ancillary equipment.
This lot will be awarded to no more than 3 suppliers using mini competitions.
Lot #4Maintenance/Service/Repair/Refurbishment of EXISTING nSAF & SAF or EquivalentCancelledRenewal London, South EastPublished value£500,000
The scope of work for lot 4 includes:
The services associated with biological treatment filtration equipment. These services will include but not limited to planned and reactive maintenance, repair and refurbishment of the legacy assets previously purchased.
We aim to appoint no more than 3 suppliers to the framework agreement. Mini competitions will be run between both preferred and reserve suppliers for the relevant asset allocations in the case of (a) high value projects and (b) where required lead times cannot be met by the preferred supplier.
Lot #5Maintenance/Service/Repair/Refurbishment of EXISTING Disc Filters (including chemical cleaning)CancelledRenewal London, South EastPublished value£2,500,000
The scope of work for lot 5 includes:
The services associated with tertiary filtration equipment. These services will include but not limited to planned and reactive maintenance, repair, chemical cleaning and refurbishment of the legacy assets previously purchased.
Mini competitions will be run between both preferred and reserve suppliers for the relevant asset allocations in the case of (a) high value projects and (b) where required lead times cannot be met by the preferred supplier.
Lot #6Maintenance/Service/Repair/Refurbishment of EXISTING nCFSF & CFSFCancelledRenewal London, South EastPublished value£550,000
The scope of work for lot 6 includes:
The services associated with biological treatment filtration equipment. These services will include but not limited to planned and reactive maintenance, repair and refurbishment of the legacy assets previously purchased.
Mini competitions will be run between both preferred and reserve suppliers for the relevant asset allocations in the case of (a) high value projects and (b) where required lead times cannot be met by the preferred supplier.
Lot #7Maintenance/Service/Repair/Refurbishment of EXISTING nCFSF & CFSFCancelledRenewal London, South EastPublished value£1,000,000
The scope of work for lot 7 includes:
The services associated with tertiary filtration equipment. These services will include but not limited to planned and reactive maintenance, repair and refurbishment of the legacy assets previously purchased.
Mini competitions will be run between both preferred and reserve suppliers for the relevant asset allocations in the case of (a) high value projects and (b) where required lead times cannot be met by the preferred supplier.
Lot #8Hire of Biological Treatment Filtration EquipmentCancelledRenewal London, South EastPublished value£600,000
The scope of work for lot includes:
The hire, delivery, maintenance and collection of mobile biological treatment filtration equipment.
This lot will include Submerged Aerated Filters and Nitrifying Submerged Aerated Filters.
This lot will be awarded to a sole supplier.
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).
- Legal form for consortia
- Consortia may be required to form a legal entity prior to award.
- Shortlisting
- As detailed in section VI.3 & PQQ.
- “The Supply & Services of Biological & Tertiary Filtration Equipment” 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- 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
- 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 · Between 3 and 8 years.
- First published
- 29 Apr 2021, 10:23 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Aug 2022, 11:39 BST
- Authority reference
FA1510- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021231- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a544Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Specified in the Invitation to Negotiate.
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Thames Water Utilities Limited will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 No 274) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: **** Please note, this is a Contract Award Notice **** All suppliers who wish to respond to this contract notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the web link in Section I.3 (www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement). From your response to the link in Section I.3 or above, Thames Water's Procurement Support Centre will send you an email providing login details for our eSourcing system (i.e. IASTA Smartsource). To complete the PQQ you will need to login to IASTA Smartsource. If the project requires it, you will receive an additional and separate survey to complete for Data Protection. Note - The client may be Thames Water Utilities Limited or another company within the Kemble Water group structure.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 4 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Deposits and guarantees
- Bonds and/or Parent Company Guarantees pf performance and financial standing may be required.
Timeline
4 May 2021 → 3 Aug 2022 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown4 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Notice published3 Aug 2022, 11:39 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 May 2021- Deadline moved to 10 May 2021, 12:00 BST6 May 2021, 11:14 BST+3 days · was 7 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Published value published: £9,310,00027 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Status changed to active27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Procurement method changed27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Deadline moved to 4 May 2021, 12:00 BST27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST-6 days · was 10 May 2021, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete3 Aug 2022, 11:39 BST
- Buyer details updated3 Aug 2022, 11:39 BST
Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 4 May 2021 | 7 May 2021 | +3 d |
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 | 7 May 2021 | 10 May 2021 | +3 d |
Please note that the deadline for the PQQ has moved from the 4th May to the 7th May 2021, at 12 noon.
Please note that the deadline for the PQQ has moved from the 7th May to the 10th May 2021, at 12 noon.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2021-04: 1 release · 29 Apr 2021
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast8 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 021231-2022-1
- Signed
- 30 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 021231-2022-2
- Signed
- 30 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 021231-2022-3
- Signed
- 30 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 021231-2022-4
- Signed
- 30 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 021231-2022-5
- Signed
- 30 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 021231-2022-6
- Signed
- 30 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 021231-2022-7
- Signed
- 30 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 021231-2022-8
- Signed
- 30 May 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Thames Water UtilitiesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
8 commercial parties on the notice- ATAC Solutions Ltd.Framework contractor
- Electrical & Pump Services Ltd. (t/a EPS Water)Framework contractor
- Eliquo Hydrok LtdFramework contractor
- Evergreen Water Solutions Ltd.Framework contractor
- FLI Water Ltd.Framework contractor
- Jacopa Ltd.Framework contractor
- M&N Electrical and Mechanical Services Ltd.Framework contractor
- VWS (UK) Ltd T/A Veolia Water TechnologiesFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria