Official UK procurement notice
prj_5919 - Thames to Southern Transfer Strategic Resource Option
Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouthern Water needs to obtain approval to construct a ~85km pipeline plus associated treatment works and other infrastructure, to transfer drinking water from the Thames Water area to Southern Water's network in Hampshire.
We are seeking an external partner with multidisciplinary expertise developing and delivering designs for large complex infrastructure schemes including successfully navigating the Development Consent Order (DCO) process, planned for 2030.
We anticipate our Technical Partner will be contracted via a single supplier framework, which will provide support to SWS throughout the design phase and examination process. The successful bidder will be required to co-ordinate all works instructed under this proposed framework.
The successful bidder will complete the DCO application, including all surveys, environmental studies, "tender ready" outline design and then manage the DCO process to determination.
The successful bidder will be Principal Designer for the scheme and Principal Contractor for works which fall under the Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 ("CDM") during the design phase.
CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Architectural, engineering and planning services · Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction · Ground investigation services · Pipeline-design services · Site-investigation services · Stakeholders representation services · Urban planning and landscape architectural services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Environmental Assessment: Conduct thorough assessments of the project's potential…RenewalPublished value£55,000,000
Environmental Assessment: Conduct thorough assessments of the project's potential environmental impacts, including ecological surveys, archaeology surveys, air and water quality assessments, noise studies, impact mitigation measures, and all outputs necessary to input to Optioneering, EIA Scoping, PEIR, ES and related DCO application documentation.
Ground investigations: Planning, design and implementation of required ground investigations. This would include undertaking the Principal Contractor role.
DCO planning: Including all necessary planning and related consenting advice and co-ordination of DCO application process including pre-application, application and examination stages.
Engineering and Technical: Develop outline design and architectural plans, assess the project's technical feasibility, and provide expertise on engineering solutions and infrastructure requirements.Undertake duties as Principal Designer including development of construction and commissioning methodology.
Design for Procurement: Produce outline design for the scheme ready to be issued to prospective contractors bidding for the construction works.
Transportation Planning: Analyse the project's transportation needs, assess its impact on local traffic patterns, and develop strategies to minimise congestion and improve accessibility, including transportation assessments and traffic modelling.
Community Engagement and Stakeholder Management: Develop Community and Stakeholder Engagement plan and execute the plan by engaging with local communities, businesses, interest groups, and government agencies to gather feedback, address concerns, and build support for the DCO application. Create the consultation literature and website and manage the consultation events required for the DCO process.
Land Referencing and Land Access: Arrange access and accurately identify, describe, and map parcels of land and their associated rights. Record detailed information about land ownership, boundaries, use, and legal rights. Includes activities relating to optioneering, undertaking surveys, DCO application preparation and submission and securing voluntary agreements.
Project Management: Accountable for the planning, coordination, and execution of the DCO application process, ensuring that deadlines are met, resources are allocated effectively, and stakeholders (including RAPID*, and scheme partners) are kept informed throughout the process.
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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).
- “prj_5919 - Thames to Southern Transfer Strategic Resource Option” 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
- Past planning notice
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Nov 2024, 16:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Nov 2024, 16:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 27 May 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-037253- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04bca6Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Additional information can be obtained from our e-sourcing portal: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/ It is free to register on the portal, which can be accessed at any time of day.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 6 Jan 2025, 16:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
18 Nov 2024 → 6 Jan 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published18 Nov 2024, 16:29 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown6 Jan 2025, 16:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Southern WaterReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria