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Published 14 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Southern Water Clean Water Network Optimisation

Official notice

Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)

ServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competitionSME suitable
Published estimate£2,500,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 9 Jun 2022awarded 17 Oct 2022
Awarded to Skewb Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Clean Water directorate of Southern Water faces mounting pressure to improve performance in relation to a number of operational measures, most notably leakage. Projects commissioned as part of the Clean Water Network Optimisation programme must deliver significant identifiable benefits in both the current year (22/23 – Year 3 of AMP7) that can be consolidated for the remainder of AMP7.

TIn the EP22 annual leakage target we expect to report reduction in leakage for 10 to 15 Ml/d from Year 2 Year 3. As Year 3 is the baseline year for AMP8 funding, it is critically important for Southern Water to meet this target.

Some groundwork for delivering these benefits has been completed through Phase 1 of the Advanced Pressure Management project, mains replacement schemes, enhanced find and fix effort, and three projects undertaken by our incumbent partners.

Southern Water seeks to identify the best partner to take forward the next tranches of Clean Water Network Optimisation projects to continue to deliver benefits.

The benefits of the next tranche of Clean Water Optimisation projects are expected to be found in a number of areas such as:

Consolidated View of Leakage Operations

Smart Meter Data Integration & Continuous Flow Alarms

Performance of Leak Detection pinpointing

Trunk Main Burst Mitigation and Prevention

Data Validation and Consolidation of Reporting within Live Dashboard Environment

The new partner will be expected to provide:

  • Demonstrable history of working with water companies and applying established and innovative approaches to challenges in the industry
  • Combined experience in operational roles in water companies and consultancy experience providing advisory and implementation services
  • Breadth to devise and implement technological as well as process, organisational and cultural solutions
  • Ability to mobilise – at pace – a team with the capacity to deliver the scale of change needed to achieve our targets for AMP7 Year 3 and beyond
  • Value for money in the proposed commercial arrangements, including rate card.

CPV: Development consultancy services · Operation of water supplies · Water distribution

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Consultancy to provide benefits in the next tranche of Clean Water Optimisation…AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,500,000

Consultancy to provide benefits in the next tranche of Clean Water Optimisation projects are expected to be found in a number of areas such as:

Consolidated View of Leakage Operations

Smart Meter Data Integration & Continuous Flow Alarms

Performance of Leak Detection pinpointing

Trunk Main Burst Mitigation and Prevention

Data Validation and Consolidation of Reporting within Live Dashboard Environment

The new partner will be expected to provide:

  • Demonstrable history of working with water companies and applying established and innovative approaches to challenges in the industry
  • Combined experience in operational roles in water companies and consultancy experience providing advisory and implementation services
  • Breadth to devise and implement technological as well as process, organisational and cultural solutions
  • Ability to mobilise – at pace – a team with the capacity to deliver the scale of change needed to achieve our targets for AMP7 Year 3 and beyond
Delivery: South East
Extensions: 2 x up to 1 year extensions available (Max 3 years)Second stage: 2–4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As described in the Procurement documents

Legal form for consortia
The successful partners, whether being a single contractor, prime contractor (which may be an existing company or special purpose vehicle) or consortium, will be required to be a single legal entity
Shortlisting
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Qualification of PQQ then candidates will be shortlisted on best technical score. It is intended to take up to 4 highest scoring Tenderers from the PQQ stage through to ITT.

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
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Last source update
31 Oct 2022, 14:55 GMT
Authority reference
prj_2814
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-030693
Classification (CPV)
Development consultancy servicesOperation of water suppliesWater distribution
Delivery area
South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0321aa Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

As described in the Procurement documents

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

As described in the Procurement documents

Publisher note: Initial term 1 year (expected spend £1M) Extension term up to 2 years (estimation only £1.5M)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
9 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 May 2022 → 31 Oct 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    3 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    9 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    30 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    31 Oct 2022, 14:55 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 May 2022
  1. Published value updated to £2,500,000
    10 May 2022, 09:38 BST
    was £1,500,000
  2. Status changed to active
    10 May 2022, 09:38 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    10 May 2022, 09:38 BST
  4. Deadline published: 9 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
    10 May 2022, 09:38 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    31 Oct 2022, 14:55 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,500,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 41 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Oct 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Skewb LimitedSMECONSULTANCY SERVICES AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF CLEAN WATER OPTIMISATION£2,500,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • CONSULTANCY SERVICES AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF CLEAN WATER OPTIMISATION · Skewb LimitedSME

    Signed
    17 Oct 2022
    Value
    £2,500,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southern Water Services Ltd.

Contracting authorityPublic bodyWater Southern House, Worthing, South East, BN13 3NXContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Southern Water ServicesReview bodyReview contact point Worthing
  • Southern Water Services LimitedReview bodyReview contact point Worthing

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • SKEWB LIMITEDAwarded supplier11253470 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, London, WC2H 9JQ

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria