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Official UK procurement notice

AMR/AMI Water Meters · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)

Framework agreement2 lotsGoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competitionSME suitableMax 2 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£60,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 3 Oct 2022awarded 26 Apr 2023
Lots 2max 2 won per supplier

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Provision of AMR/AMI water meters between the sizes of 15- 25mm (Lot 1) and 40 - 300mm (Lot 2).

The contract award value has been stated at the upper limit of £55,763,000. However it should be noted that the initial term (3 years) should be considered as £3,200,000. If this contract should be extended further and utilised for any future mass exchange programme, then the upper value may be reached.

CPV: Water meters

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 4 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (4.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of them
Lot #1AMR/AMI Water Meters Lot 1 Small MetersAwardedRenewalPublished value£58,000,000

Provision of AMR/AMI water meters between the sizes of 15-25mm.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: For further periods or periods up to 5 yearsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2AMR/AMI Water Meters Lot 2 Large MetersAwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000

Provision. Additional information: The contract value has been stated at the upper limit. If this contract should be extended further and utilised for any future mass exchange programme, then the upper value may be reached.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: Can be extended for a period of periods of up to 5 yearsVariant 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
What this means for your bid
  • “AMR/AMI Water Meters” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
2 Sept 2022, 17:13 BST
Last source update
18 May 2023, 14:48 BST
Authority reference
PRJ_3222
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014207
Classification (CPV)
Water meters
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036596 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Appointment period ends
3 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Oct 2022 → 18 May 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    3 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    26 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    18 May 2023, 14:48 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 May 2023, 14:48 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 41 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 26 Apr 2023

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

Contracts

  • Supply of AMR/AMI Water Meters (Small)

    Signed
    26 Apr 2023
    Value
    £5,507,700
    Status
    active
  • Supply of AMR/AMI Water Meters (Large)

    Signed
    26 Apr 2023
    Value
    £686,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · AMR/AMI Water Meters Lot 1 Small Meters4bids · 4 electronic · 2 from abroad1——
2 · AMR/AMI Water Meters Lot 2 Large Meters3bids · 3 electronic · 2 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southern Water Services Ltd.

Contracting authorityPublic bodyWater Southern House, Worthing, South East, BN13 3NXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Southern WaterReview body Worthing

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.