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Published 16 Feb 2022, 12:13 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Traffic Management · THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED (Feb 2022)

Official notice

Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement4 lotsServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)£96,000,000total for 4 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 3 Mar 2022awarded 1 Jul 2022
Lots 4see the lot list below

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Thames Water Utilities Ltd (TWUL) is intending to award a framework agreement for traffic management which will be split into lots for the supply of Traffic Management in North London, Supply of Traffic Management in South London, Supply of Traffic Management in Thames Valley and the supply of Traffic Management in all regions as a package.

Services comprise of but not limited to supply of traffic lights and associated equipment, CAD drawings and Enabling Services.

  • Recurrence: Between 3 and 8 years.

CPV: Traffic control services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 3 suppliers · 3 appointed (full)

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £35,500,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Supply of Traffic Management - North LondonCancelledRenewal Londonceiling above

Supply of Traffic Management in the North London region of Thames Water's operational area. Supply of traffic lights and associated equipment for a range of requirements, including but not limited too Road Closures, ContraFlow or any other job whereby traffic lights or the management of traffic is required.

Quantity of jobs in this area are estimated to be approximately 4,100+ a year with the highest proportion estimated to be in the road closure space.

Delivery: London · North London Region.
Extensions: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to the maximum duration of 8 years. · Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to the maximum duration of 8 years.Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Supply of Traffic Management - South LondonCancelledRenewal Londonceiling above

Supply of Traffic Management in the South London region of Thames Water's operational area. Supply of traffic lights and associated equipment for a range of requirements, including but not limited too Road Closures, ContraFlow or any other job whereby traffic lights or the management of traffic is required.

Quantity of jobs in this area are estimated to be approximately 3,900+ a year with a fairly even distribution of jobs across the road closure, 2 way lights, and multi way signals space.

Delivery: London · South London Region.
Extensions: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to the maximum duration of 8 years. · Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to the maximum duration of 8 years.Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Supply of Traffic Management - Thames ValleyCancelledRenewal South EastPublished value£25,000,000

Supply of Traffic Management in the Thames Valley region of Thames Water's operational area. Supply of traffic lights and associated equipment for a range of requirements, including but not limited too Road Closures, ContraFlow or any other job whereby traffic lights or the management of traffic is required.

Quantity of jobs in this area are estimated to be approximately 3,200+ a year with the majority of jobs estimated to be 2 way lights.

Delivery: South East · Thames Valley Region.
Extensions: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to the maximum duration of 8 years. · Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to the maximum duration of 8 years.Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Supply of Traffic Management - All Regions (NL, SL & TV)CancelledRenewal London, South EastPublished value£96,000,000

Supply of Traffic Management in all regions of Thames Water's operational area. Supply of traffic lights and associated equipment for a range of requirements, including but not limited too Road Closures, ContraFlow or any other job whereby traffic lights or the management of traffic is required.

Quantity of jobs are estimated to be approximately 11,900+ a year across road closures, 2 way lights, multi way signals etc.

Delivery: London, South East · All regions of Thames Water's operational area.
Extensions: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to the maximum duration of 8 years. · Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to the maximum duration of 8 years.Second stage: up to 10 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
Legal form for consortia
Consortia may be required to form a legal entity prior to award.
Shortlisting
As detailed in section VI.3 and PQQ.
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • “Traffic Management” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, 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
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 · Between 3 and 8 years.
First published
16 Feb 2022, 12:13 GMT
Last source update
16 Aug 2022, 13:29 BST
Authority reference
FA1719
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022630
Classification (CPV)
Traffic control services
Delivery area
London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0317ba Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Specified in Invitation to Negotiate Document.

Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
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 **** Lot 4 has not been awarded. 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
3 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
270 days from the deadline
Deposits and guarantees
Bonds and/or parent company guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required.

Timeline

3 Mar 2022 → 16 Aug 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    3 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    16 Aug 2022, 13:29 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Aug 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    16 Aug 2022, 13:29 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    16 Aug 2022, 13:29 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • South London

    Signed
    1 Jul 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • North London

    Signed
    1 Jul 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Thames Valley

    Signed
    1 Jul 2022
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Contracting authorityWater GB-COH: 02366661 Reading, South East, RG18DBContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Thames Water UtilitiesReview body Reading
  • Thames Water Utilities LtdReview contact point Reading

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties 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