Official UK procurement notice
Water Efficiency Products · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED
What is being bought25 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWater's Worth Saving: Product and Fulfilment
The Challenge
Demand for water in our supply areas is rising, even though the overall amount available remains the same. This is subject to a number of factors, including population growth and climate change, which means that the UK could face water shortages as soon as 2050, with an almost 5 billion litre per day deficit forecast. At NWG, we have set a target to reduce our customer per capita consumption (PCC) to 118 litres per person per day by 2040 to try to alleviate this shortfall. Our company average is currently 153.7 PCC, so we have a long way to go to achieve this goal.
In the water efficiency department, we are renewing our home water efficiency audit programme, Water's Worth Saving, to try to help our highest consuming customers save 60 litres per visit. A crucial part of the success of this programme is the quality of our product offering to customers, which requires the supply and fulfilment of high-quality water saving products to help our customers on their water saving journey. We require a supplier to deliver product, fulfilment, and customisation (where possible) of a variety of products to help realise our goal of 16,500 water efficiency home visits per annum.
Background
Water's Worth Saving is one of our biggest water efficiency projects at NWG, focusing on visiting our customer's homes to help them reduce their water use. 2025 will introduce our biggest offering yet, as we are more than quadrupling the number of households we aim to visit compared to previous years. Alongside a carefully selected contract partner, these plumber-led home water and energy retrofit visits are designed to facilitate conversations about using water wisely, whilst carrying out small repairs, and installations and/or supply of water saving devices. Involvement in this project is by invitation only, as we will specifically target the highest users of water in our operating area to maximise potential savings; this is why it is vital that we are using high-quality and fit-for-purpose products to ensure the best savings and highest customer satisfaction per visit.
Core Requirements
Below is an overview of the core components for this project to give an idea of what the contractor will be responsible for, and some of the practical and logistical requirements and deliverables we expect:
- Advise accordingly all lead times, factory delays, or other such factors which may affect the successful delivery of the project.
- Deliver products to agreed receiving locations for distribution to plumbers.
- Customise products where possible and agreed to reflect NWG/ESW branding.
- Offer alternative solutions where agreed products are unavailable.
- Inform NWG of new and alternative products on the market which may help us to meet our savings target of 990,000 litres per annum.
- Set-up meetings as required at the beginning of the project to ensure the setup is appropriate for the project and to meet the delivery contractor,
The contract will be divided into 25 lots, broken down into specific product areas, lot
details will be given with the specification documents when issued. Suppliers can apply for all, some or one lot.
CPV: Kitchenware · Miscellaneous gardening equipment · Plumbing materials · Water distribution and related services
Lots and requirements (25)Procurement structure
25 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Universal plug
Supply of a universal plug: a plug with Essex and Suffolk Water/Northumbrian Water branding - 95 mm in diameter. Annual estimated quantities are 1575 x.
Lot #2Trigger Hose Gun
Supply of Trigger Hose Gun: basic trigger hose gun. Minimum of 5 spray patterns. No individual packaging. Annual estimated quantities of 2025 x
Lot #3Bath Buoy
Supply of Bath Buoy: device to displace water in the bath, while ensuring bath depth. Annual estimated quantities 900 x.
Lot #4Bath measure
Supply of Bath measure: a piece of plastic that sticks to side of bath to enable easy measurement of bath depth. Annual estimated quantities of 1350 x.
Lot #5Shower flow regulator
Supply of Shower flow regulator: Must be WRAS approved and certificates must be produced. Minimum 6 litres per minute @ 3 bar - it is likely that this aspect of the tender will be a framework agreement whereby we award to more than one supplier. Includes fitting instructions. Annual estimated quantities of 1575 x.
Lot #6Shower timer (sand)
Supply of Shower timer (sand): 5 minute sand timer. Price with and without ESW/NW logo printed in full colour on cap ends. Also to have an information card attached. Biodegradable plastic packaging. Annual estimated quantities of 9000 x.
Lot #7Kitchen Tap Adaptor
Supply of Kitchen Tap Adaptor: kitchen tap adaptor with regulator. Fits circular outlet and has a number of different sized O-rings/washers to allow fitting to different sized outlets. Swivel head. Allows choice of original flow and reduced spray flow. Two colour options (Black and White). WRAS approved, certificates must be produced. Please state the WRAS expiry date. Annual estimated quantities of 330 x.
Lot #8Kitchen tap insert
Supply of Kitchen tap insert: F and M 8lpm tap inserts, metal casing with either aerators or flow regulators. Must not scale up in hard water areas. Must come with replacement washers where appropriate. WRAS approved, certificates must be produced. Please state the WRAS expiry date. Do not need to be individually packaged. Annual estimated quantities of 4000 x.
Lot #9Bathroom tap insert
Supply of Bathroom tap insert: F and M 5lpm tap inserts, metal casing with either aerators or flow regulators. Must not scale up in hard water areas. Must come with replacement washers where appropriate. WRAS approved, certificates must be produced. Please state the WRAS expiry date. Do not need to be individually packaged. Annual estimated quantities of 9400 x.
Lot #10Toilet leak detection identification
Supply of Toilet leak detection identification: non-hazardous dye tablet to go into cistern to determine if toilet is leaking into bowl with fitting instructions on packet. Annual estimated quantities of 3000 x.
Lot #11Cistern displacement device
Supply of Cistern displacement device: the CDD saving must meet or exceed 1.2 litre of water per flush. Product needs to be small enough to be mailed to customers through standard first or second class post. Fitting instructions on packet. WITH HOOK. Annual estimated quantities of 2250 x.
Lot #12Toilet retrofit device
Supply of Toilet retrofit device: dual flush siphon retrofit device. WRAS approved retrofit devices that allow a traditional siphon to be retrofitted such that the user has the option of a long flush equivalent to the original flush volume and a short flush. Annual estimated quantities of 100 x.
Lot #13Regulated showerhead
Supply of Regulated showerhead: WRAS approved, certificates must be supplied. Minimum 6 litres per minute @ 3 bar - it is likely that this aspect of the tender will be a framework agreement whereby we award to more than one supplier. Annual estimated quantities of 1350 x.
Lot #14Plate scrapers
Supply of Plate scrapers: dishwasher safe silicone (or similar) device desgigned to reduce the need for rinsing plates, to be enhanced with appropriate NWG/ESW branding. Annual estimated quantities of 4500 x.
Lot #15Service Valve
Supply of Service Valve: Device which isolates and regulates the flow to a specific water fitting. Chromed 15mm, compression fitting. Annual estimated quantities of 2925 x.
Lot #16Flow Regulator
Supply of Flow Regulator: device which fits onto a standard water pipe manifold and regulates flow within a range of 10 - 14 litres per minute. Annual estimated quantities of 13,770 x.
Lot #17Kitchen tap insert
Supply of Kitchen tap insert: F and M 8lpm tap inserts, GOLD and BRASS coloured metal casing with either aerators or flow regulators. Must not scale up in hard water areas. Must come with replacement washers where appropriate. WRAS approved, certificates must be supplied. Please state the WRAS expiry date. Do not need to be individually packaged. Annual estimated quantities of 500 x.
Lot #18Bathroom tap insert
Supply of Bathroom tap insert: F and M 5lpm tap inserts, GOLD and BRASS coloured metal casing with either aerators or flow regulators. Must not scale up in hard water areas. Must come with replacement washers where appropriate. WRAS approved, certificates must be produced. Please state the WRAS expiry date. Do not need to be individually packaged. Annual estimated quantities of 2500 x.
Lot #19Outside tap covers
Supply of Outside tap covers: Waterproof fabric product which is designed to be fit over any outside tap to reduce risk of freeze/thaw damage. To be offered seasonally. Annual estimated quantities of 500 x,
Lot #20Water butt (standard)
Supply of Water butt (standard): Water butt kits to include water butt, child safe lid, tap and stand. 200 litre. Customer to have choice of a diverter kit or linking kit to accompany water butt. Annual estimated quantities of 500 x.
Lot #21Watering can
Supply of Watering can: 10L watering can with option to add spinkler adapter, NWG/ESW branding. To be offered seasonally. Annual estimated quantities of 500 x.
Lot #22Washing up bowl
Supply of Washing up bowl: 10l bowl with NWG/ESW branding. Annual estimated quantities of 800 x.
Lot #23Water jug
Supply of Water jug: 4 pint water jug with NWG/ESW branding to be kept in fridge. To be offered seasonally. Annual estimated quantities of 800 x.
Lot #24Combivalve
Supply of Combivalve: Restriction device which fits under a combi boiler, and is designed to lower water flow until hot water has reached set temperature, then restore normal flow. Annual estimated quantities of 150 x.
Lot #25Outside bucket & Jumbo Sponge
Supply of Outside bucket: 14L bucket with handle designed for outdoor use, with NWG/ESW branding. Annual estimated quantities of 500 x.
Jumbo sponge: To be included with bucket above. Annual estimated quantities of 500x.
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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
- 27 Jan 2025, 14:54 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2025, 14:54 GMT
- Authority reference
NW2705- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002729- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d67dFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please see the terms and conditions in the
procurement documents
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 26 February 2025 at 12 noon. 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 6th March 2025 at 12 noon. 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, E mail address and telephone, and the Lot numbers you will be bidding on.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Feb 2025
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Deposits and guarantees
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Timeline
27 Jan 2025 → 26 Feb 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published27 Jan 2025, 14:54 GMT
- Submission deadline26 Feb 2025
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NWL Legal DepartmentReview body
Official documents & specifications
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