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Published 29 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

BBC Estate - Water Tender (England & Scotland)

Official notice

Authority: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

ServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Public utilities (65) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£2,400,000≈ £823k / year
Submissions closed 10 Jan 2022awarded 4 Nov 2022
Awarded to Water Plus Limited
Contract term 2 yrs 11 moends 31 Mar 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 May 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The BBC has purchased the provision of Water for the BBC Estate (England & Scotland)

CPV: Public utilities

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Tenderers were invited to submit a response to this ITT in accordance with the…Awarded 2 yrs 11 mo

Tenderers were invited to submit a response to this ITT in accordance with the instructions set out in this ITT (a “Tender”). The BBC required a single supplier (retailer) to provide a contract for supply of water and wastewater across the BBC Estate (England and Scotland).

Contract period: 1 May 2022 – 31 Mar 2025 (2 yrs 11 mo)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The initial term of the contract is for 24 months with an optional additional extension period of 12 months.Variant 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 100Price: 100
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 100
  • Price: 100
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Where there is more than one economic operator, the BBC reserves the right to require a grouping of economic operators to take a particular legal form or to require a single economic operator to take primary liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.

    Please register your interest in this project by taking the following steps: 1 - Register your company on the Jaggaer e-Tendering portal (this is only required once): 1.1 Go to bbc.bravosolution.co.uk ↗ 1.2 - Click the link on the login page to register. 1.3 Accept the terms and conditions and click 'Continue'. 1.4 - Enter your correct business and user details. 1.5 - Note the username you chose and click 'Save' when complete. 1.6 - You will shortly receive an email with your temporary password. 2 - Express an interest in the tender: 2.1 - Login to the portal with the username/password. 2.2 - Click the 'PQQs/ITTs Open to all Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier). 2.3 - Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT to access the content. 2.4 - Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page. This will move the PQQ/ITT into your 'My PQQs/My ITTs page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only. 2.5 - You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ITT Details' box. 3. Responding to the tender: 3.1 - Click 'My Response' under PQQ/ITT Details', you can choose to 'Create Resp…

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 100 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
Last source update
5 Dec 2022, 11:50 GMT
Award evaluation window
10 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
PROC 2021 26 DH BBC Estate - Water Tender (England & Scotland)
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-034320
Classification (CPV)
Public utilities
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fb2f Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

As stated in the public contract regulations 2015. The applicable review time limits shall be as stated in regulations 92 & 93 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Publisher note: In the case of technology requirements, the BBC may involve its technology partner (Atos IT Solutions and Services Limited) to assist in the scoping and drafting of invitations to tender and/or the evaluation of tenders. However, the final decision as to which is the most economically advantageous (by reference to the award criteria) will be made by the BBC. The awarding authority reserves the right not to award a contract and to annul the procurement process at any stage. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling. The contract shall be subject to English law. The awarding authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest, or any tender and reserves the right to accept part of a tender unless the tenderer expressly stipulates otherwise in the tender document.

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
Submission deadline
10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jan 2022 → 5 Dec 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    10 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    5 Dec 2022, 11:50 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    5 Dec 2022, 11:50 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,400,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Water Plus Limited£2,400,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • BBC Estate - Water Tender (England & Scotland) · Water Plus Limited

    Signed
    4 Nov 2022
    Value
    £2,400,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawBroadcasting Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, UK, W1A 1AAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND & WALES - TCCReview body LONDON
  • Business & Property Courts of England & Wales - TCCReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Water Plus LtdAwarded supplier South Court., Stoke on Trent - Staffordshire, UK, ST4 4DA

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