Official UK procurement notice
J834 PSTN & RTU Obsolescence Replacement Programme
Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTWUL wishes to award one or more work package agreements to supplier(s) capable of delivering system integration services. The agreements will be covered by the following packages;
Lot 1 - Sewage Pumping Station EPSC RTU Replacements (1-3 Pump)
Lot 2 - Sewage Pumping Station EPSC RTU Replacements (4-6 Pump)
Lot 3 - Sewage Pumping Station ADSL Replacements
Lot 4 - Sewage Pumping Station PSTN RTU Replacements
Lot 5 - Sewage Pumping Station RTU Replacements
CPV: Command and control system · Control panels · Distribution switchboards · Electric switchboards · Medium-voltage switchboards
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published valueLot #1Sewage Pumping Station EPSC RTU Replacements (1-3 Pump)CancelledPublished value£13,000,000
Provision of System Integration services at multiple sewage pumping station sites covering the replacement of legacy Remote Telemetry Units, with an integrated RTU and Enhanced Pumping Station Controller, including the upgrade of the existing PSTN communications to digital communications service.
Lot #2Sewage Pumping Station EPSC RTU Replacements (4-6 Pump)CancelledPublished value£8,500,000
Provision of System Integration services at multiple large sewage pumping station sites covering the replacement of legacy Remote Telemetry Units, with an integrated RTU and Enhanced Pumping Station Controller, including the upgrade of the existing PSTN communications to digital communications service.
Lot #3Sewage Pumping Station ADSL ReplacementsCancelledPublished value£8,000,000
Provision of System Integration services at multiple sewage pumping station sites (covering the replacement and or modification of existing communications equipment associated with the RTU communications and integration with the Thames Water regional SCADA/telemetry systems.
Lot #4Sewage Pumping Station PSTN RTU ReplacementsCancelledPublished value£4,000,000
Provision of System Integration services at multiple sewage pumping station sites covering the replacement RTU communications equipment, including the reconfiguration of the existing RTU to integrate with the new communications equipment and the new digital communications service.
Lot #5Sewage Pumping Station RTU ReplacementsCancelledPublished value£6,500,000
Provision of System Integration services at multiple sewage pumping station sites covering the replacement of the legacy Remote Telemetry Units, with the TW framework RTU and communications equipment, including the upgrade of the existing PSTN communications to digital communications service.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
As detailed in the PQQ's
- Legal form for consortia
- Consortia may be required to form a legal entity prior to award.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- As detailed in section VI.3 and PQQ
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- “J834 PSTN & RTU Obsolescence Replacement Programme” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Jun 2022, 17:34 BST
- Last source update
- 26 May 2023, 11:43 BST
- Authority reference
FA1746- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-015066- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034bb3Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Specified in Invitation to Negotiate Document.
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- 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 a Contract Award Notice **** All suppliers who wish to respond to this notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the web link in Section I.3 (www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement). From your response to the link in Section I.3 or above, Thames Water's Procurement Support Centre will send you an email providing login details for our eSourcing system (i.e. IASTA Smartsource). To complete the PQQ you will need to login to IASTA Smartsource. If the project requires it, you will receive an additional and separate survey to complete for Data Protection. Note - The client may be Thames Water Utilities Limited or another company within the Kemble Water group structure.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 13 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
- Bonds and/or parent company guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required.
Timeline
13 Jul 2022 → 26 May 2023 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
- Notice published26 May 2023, 11:43 BST
Notice history
3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jun 2022- Deadline moved to 13 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST29 Jun 2022, 10:02 BST+1 days · was 12 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
- Status changed to complete26 May 2023, 11:43 BST
- Buyer details updated26 May 2023, 11:43 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 12 Jul 2022 | 13 Jul 2022 | +1 d |
PQQ submission deadline is corrected to 13th July 2022 at noon
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
EPSC install for 1-3 pump stations and 4-6 pump stations
- Signed
- 12 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
ADSL replacement for pumping stations
- Signed
- 12 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
RTU upgrade & replacement for pumping stations
- Signed
- 12 Apr 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeFramework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Bridges (Electrical Engineers) LimitedFramework contractor
- J.R. Pridham Services LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria