Find a TenderClosed
Published 7 Nov 2023, 19:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Bioresource and Process Emission Planning System

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Water

Framework agreementGoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)£1,300,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 7 Dec 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Prescriptive analytical technology used to support collaborative scenario planning, strategic investment decision making and performance improvement for wastewater bioresource management.

CPV: Industry specific software package

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Purchase of prescriptive analytical technology used to support collaborative scenario…RenewalPublished value£1,300,000

Purchase of prescriptive analytical technology used to support collaborative scenario planning, strategic investment decision making and performance improvement. This solution requires the capability to cover:

  • The wastewater bioresource system planning incorporating production, transport, treatment, recycling/outlets.
  • A Net Zero Carbon decision support tool that assesses the most optimal emissions reduction interventions including sensitivity analysis to identify lowest cost based on a target emissions glidepath, covering both nitrous oxide and methane from wastewater treatment and bioresource processing.
  • Be able to base the decision-making tool on various emissions factors used locally, nationally, and globally.
  • Be able to adapt to inform long term strategic decisions over 25 years as well as short term asset and operational change and identify operational improvement.
  • Be able to adapt to and incorporate new emerging technology inputs as they arise.
  • Incorporate key measures including cost (capex and opex), asset deterioration, carbon, growth, carbon offset costs, emissions factors, and potential mitigation range.
  • Be able to adapt the solution to include the latest regulatory requirements.
  • Provision of a core analytics platform incorporating data integration, optimization, visualization, reporting and user interface layers
Delivery: Scotland · SCOTLAND
Extensions: Initial 3 year award with option of 5 x annual renewalsSecond stage: 3–null candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
i

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
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: Applicants will be expected to be of sufficient financial and economic standing to support the anticipated contract value. All applicants must complete the financial questions within the pre-qualification questionnaire and tender documents. Financial standing relevant to the anti…
Legal form for consortia
In the event of a group of companies submitting an accepted offer it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign an undertaking that each company in the group will be jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the contract
What this means for your bid
  • “Bioresource and Process Emission Planning System” 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 · 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
7 Nov 2023, 19:05 GMT
Last source update
7 Nov 2023, 19:05 GMT
Authority reference
SW23/DIG/1460
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032984
Classification (CPV)
Industry specific software package
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04169a Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

All prices quoted shall be in Sterling (UK) and all payments shall be made in Sterling (UK). Payment shall be made on the basis of completed services in accordance with the agreed contract rates, schedules and conditions of contract

Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Bidders must comply with modern slavery act and operate an ethical supply chain

Publisher note: “Scottish Water will not accept the SPD. We will only accept a completed Scottish Water PQQ document. This Notice does not preclude Scottish Water from issuing other notices for specific requirements. Responses to the FTS Notice will be evaluated and only successful applicants following PQQ evaluation will be invited to submit a tender. Applicants who fail to supply all of the information requested in response to this Notice or any resulting tender exercise may risk elimination For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Industry-specific-software-package./A9HH2WH8R2" target="_blank">https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Industry-specific-software-package./A9HH2WH8R2</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/respond/A9HH2WH8R2" target="_blank">https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/respond/A9HH2WH8R2</a> GO Reference: GO-2023117-PRO-24358102

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Appointment period ends
7 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Deposits and guarantees

Scottish Water reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Nov 2023 → 7 Dec 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    7 Nov 2023, 19:05 GMT
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Water

Contracting authorityWater 6 Buchanan Gate, Glasgow, Scotland, G33 6FBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria