Official UK procurement notice
Geotechnical Engineering Advisory & Consultancy Service
Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThames Water require highly specialised technical support in the Geotechnical Engineering discipline concerning impacts to our critical trunk sewers, water transfer tunnels and strategic water mains from the impact of third-party construction activities.
Also, expert geotechnical advice and support regarding the analyses of ground movements caused by third-party subsurface construction activity, review of third-party tunnel analyses and design and effect of construction work on structural integrity all all existing Thames Water tunnels ( both bolted and unbolted construction) . The technical support will also include but may not necessarily be limited to statutory inspection of reservoirs and tunnels and expert advice on any proposed geotechnical/structural safety issues that need to be addressed. In some instances, there may need to be expert witness services provided if any detriment caused to existing sub surface assets is deemed to have been caused by a third-party activity.
Overall, the service will involve providing robust engineering geotechnical assurance to the Business in particular in the implementation of Capital Delivery projects, Developer Services projects and the Periodic Regulatory Inspections of tunnels and reservoirs to ensure Thames Water (TWUL) from fully comply with Statutory Obligations and preserve the integrity and serviceability of its assets in the interests of its stakeholder.
The scopes of services provided are:
- Inspection of Thames Water Critical Assets such as tunnels and
reservoirs and recommending urgent remedial action and preparation of the survey guidance procedures currently used across the network.
- Review of complex geotechnical design proposals from developers, national infrastructure and transport authorities on existing Thames Water assets.
- Carrying out research and investigation programme to identify the causal mechanisms of potential critical assert such as tunnel failures (predictive failures)
- Providing advice to TWUL Reservoir Safety and Asset Condition Manager after review of developer's proposals for works in the vicinity of tunnels, including risk mitigation measures
- Reviewing and reporting on impacts to strategic sewers particularly those under surcharge risk which is now present in most areas of London (e.g. the recent failure of Low-Level No. 1 at Battersea)
- Assisting TWUL during negotiations with Developers (Clients, Architects, Engineers and Contractors.) on complex projects and where appropriate advice on essential risk mitigation works
- Providing dispute avoidance advisory services to avert possible legal challenges by Developers and External Parties.
- Support Developer Services, Capital Delivery and Tideway Tunnel Integration Teams in Geotechnical Risk Assessment and preparation of required reports for project implementation.
CPV: Geotechnical engineering services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£750,000
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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).
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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).
- Legal form for consortia
- Consortia may be required to form a legal entity prior to award.
- Shortlisting
- As detailed in section VI.3 & PQQ.
- “Geotechnical Engineering Advisory & Consultancy Service” 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- 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
- 6 Oct 2021, 16:10 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Dec 2021, 12:53 GMT
- Authority reference
FA1653- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-032391- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e8d5Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Specified in Invitation to Negotiate Document.
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
KPIS
- Review procedure
Thames Water Utilities Limited will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 No 274) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOTIFICATION OF A DISCONTINUED PROCEDURE AND NOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY The contract notice published on 06 October 2021 stipulated that we would award a Framework Agreement with a single operator - this project should have been advertised as a Framework agreement with multiple operators. Therefore this opportunity has been cancelled and will re re-advertised in 2022.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 Oct 2021, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
- Bonds and/or Parent Company Guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required.
Timeline
28 Oct 2021 → 29 Dec 2021 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Oct 2021, 10:00 BST
- Notice published29 Dec 2021, 12:53 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Dec 2021- Status changed to cancelled29 Dec 2021, 12:53 GMT
- Buyer details updated29 Dec 2021, 12:53 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextShort Description · II.1.4 | — | Please note the text below should have been included in the scope of this project: Support Developer Services, Capital Delivery and Tideway Tunnel Integration Teams in Geotechnical Risk Assessment and preparation of required reports for project implementation. | |
| — | TextDescription of the Procurement · II.2.4 | — | Please note the text below should have been included in the scope of this project Support Developer Services, Capital Delivery and Tideway Tunnel Integration Teams in Geotechnical Risk Assessment and preparation of required reports for project implementation. |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastContracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria