Official UK procurement notice
UVDB (Utilities Vendor Data Base) - Works
Authority: ACHILLES INFORMATION LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNo description was published on the notice. See the official documents.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Description of the procurement: the Utilities Vendor Database (UVDB) scheme is a…Planned
Description of the procurement: the Utilities Vendor Database (UVDB) scheme is a qualification system within the meaning of Regulation 77 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and Regulation 75 of the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016, which is operated by Achilles Information Ltd. The UVDB provides a common system for subscribing utility entities to select suppliers for invitation to participate in
regulated procurement procedures. The utility entities which subscribe to the scheme are given at the following URL: www.achilles.com/information-for-achi… ↗
The UVDB may also be used in the compilation of tender lists below the UK thresholds. The subscribing utility entities may alternatively make separate calls for competition in FTS for certain individual requirements. The UVDB is based on a coding system for works, supplies and services against which suppliers are registered on the system. The full list of UVDB product codes is available at the following URL: www.achilles.com/information-for-achi… ↗
Vendors not already registered on the UVDB should apply to Achilles using the contact details at Section l.1 in order to ensure that their details are available to subscribing utility entities. Vendors already registered on the UVDB must ensure that their registration details are up to date in order to remain visible to the utility entities subscribing to UVDB. This can be done by visiting my.achilles.com ↗ and logging in using their unique login details.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Feb 2025, 17:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Feb 2025, 17:29 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-006004- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e475Find a Tender
- Performance terms
Where relevant, such conditions will be stated in the procurement documents.
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures For contracts subject to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016, utilities are required to incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the proposed award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification is required to 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. Where the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 No 274) apply, provision is made for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of duty under the regulations to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Where the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (SSI 2016 No 49) apply, provision is made for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of duty under the regulations to take action in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
Publisher note: Contact details for each individual procurement will be provided by the subscribing utility entity in the specific procurement documents. Information referenced in Section III.2) of this notice will, where relevant, be provided in the specific procurement documents by the subscribing utility entity. The award criteria as referenced in Section II.2.5) may for certain procurements covered by this notice be on a price-only basis. Electronic workflows, as referenced in Section VI.2) may be employed by some or all of the subscribing utility entities. Subscribing utility entities may reserve contracts as referenced in Section III.1.5). Details of the contact for review procedures covered by Section VI.4.1) will be provided by the subscribing utility entity. UVDB may be used by subscribing utility entities to establish dynamic purchasing systems. Where Requests for Information have begun prior to 20th February 2025, contract award should complete under the previous notice in FTS (previous notice number: 2021/S 000-000006). For all Requests for Information after 20th February 2025, this Notice is applicable. Unable to link to the previous notice in section IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure. Previous notice number: 2021/S 000-000006
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- See section VI.3Review body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.