Reinstatement Material & Spoils Tipping Facilities

CPV: Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates

Procedure method

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)

Procurement category

Goods

Notice status

Awarded without competition

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Direct award (no call for competition)

GPA / WTO covered

Unspecified in notice

Recurring procurement

Unspecified in notice

First published

17 Feb 2022, 14:49 GMT

Last source update

1 Jul 2022, 14:10 BST

Authority reference

WWU1196

FTS notice number

2022/S 000-018040

Classification (CPV)

Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates

Delivery area

UK

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-031859 Find a Tender

Why no open competition

The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

Wales and West Utilities (WWU) transports natural gas to the homes and businesses of almost 2.5 million consumers across an extensive geography covering 1/6th of the UK and serves a population of over 7 million people. The laying and replacing of both primary and secondary gas pipes is an integral part of company's operation; likewise, the reinstatement of land to as close to its original state as possible once the required gas pipe-laying works have been completed is an important part of any gas pipe-laying project undertaken by the company.

Protecting the environment is a key focus, and by introducing and developing industry-wide best practices WWU has reduced its environmental impact significantly year on year, with particular focus on emissions and climate change, the disposal of waste to landfill and the use of quarried stone.

WWU's extensive and particular geographical coverage (all of Wales and South-West England to the tip of Cornwall) means that it requires a wide network of providers to supply aggregates and dispose of excavation materials that facilitates the drive towards reducing environmental impact whilst maintaining operational functionality; e.g., a remote site in Cornwall would be poorly-served by providers based in Somerset or South Wales, as the distance to be travelled by heavily-laden vehicles delivering aggregates or removing material would be both economically & environmentally unsustainable.

Previous tender activities were unable to establish a suitably comprehensive network of providers across WWU's geographical area, despite significant repeated provider engagements across all of Wales and the South-West of England, Therefore, following a review of the requirement and the availability of providers across the geographical area, WWU intends to award contracts to a network of providers, based on their provision and geographical location. This will offer the service coverage that WWU requires whilst allowing for changes in the status and operation of the providers themselves to be accounted for.

WWU intends to award this contract for a period of 4 years, at which point the requirement will be revisited.

WWU will utilise its standard Terms & Conditions (www.wwutilities.co.uk/media/3646/standard-… ↗) which all suppliers have access to.

2 further award records carry no date or value.

No document links were published on the notice.