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Published 7 Feb 2025, 14:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

BBC Estate - Water Tender (England & Scotland)

Official notice

Authority: BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (Public body)

ServicesNegotiated without publication of a contract notice

Sectors: Public utilities (65) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£2,400,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 4 Nov 2022

Awarded to Water Plus Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The BBC sought to purchase the provision of Water for the BBC Estate (England & Scotland) 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 (English and Scottish estate).

CPV: Public utilities

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: UK · England and Scotland

Extensions: The initial term of the contract was for a period 24 months with an optional additional extension period of a further 12 months.

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 sub-criteria (2)

Merit: 100
Pounds per point: 100

Published award criteria (2)

Merit: 100
Pounds per point: 100

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

Procedure method: Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Feb 2025, 14:39 GMT
Last source update: 7 Feb 2025, 14:39 GMT
Authority reference: PROC 2021 26 DH
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-004195
Classification (CPV): Public utilities
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dcd3 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: This contract opportunity was advertised via the publication of a contract notice reference, 2021/S 000-029630.
Notification of the award was published via a contract award notice ref, 2022/S 000-034320.
The terms of this advertised contract including any additional optional extensions ran from October 2022 - March 2025.
To provide the BBC with sufficient time to conclude a competitive retender of this service (contract notice ref, 2025/S 000-003021) and to appoint a provider, it is necessary to extend the term of this contract for an additional period of up to three months up until 31/07/2025.

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.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,400,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 4 Nov 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
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
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawBroadcasting GB-COH: RC000057 Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, UK, W1A 1AAContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Business & Property Courts of England & Wales - TCCReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Water Plus LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04141390 Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, UK, ST4 4DA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.