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Published 13 Sept 2022, 15:29 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SRO Commercial and Financial Advisory Services

Official notice

Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Framework agreementServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Framework ceiling (notional)£3,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 4 Oct 2022awarded 3 Jan 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ofwat has initiated a Strategic Water Resource Options (SRO) Programme to provide at least 1500 Ml/d of water to areas of England facing a water deficit. The SRO Programme includes multiple schemes which will be funded and assessed during AMP7 to determine the right portfolio of projects to be selected by Regional Plans ready for implementation in AMP8.

Thames Water Utilities Limited (TW) is seeking to engage a Commercial and Financial Advisor (CFA) to support it in the development of several 'Strategic Resource Options', from Gate 3 (developed design, finalised feasibility, pre-planning, etc) through to construction.

If during the course of this framework Thames Water identifies specialist needs and capability, Thames Water reserves the right to make a separate awards for these needs under this Framework.

CPV: Construction consultancy services · Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · Financial management consultancy services · General management consultancy services · Procurement consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
Delivery: London, South East · Whole of the Thames Water region
Extensions: This lot shall run for an initial period of 3 years. The Contracting Entity reserves the right to extend this lot for a maximum further 5 years (either annually or other determined periods). · This lot shall run for an initial period of 3 years. The Contracting Entity reserves the right to extend this lot for a maximum further 5 years (either annually or other determined periods).Second stage: 4–6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
71530000 Construction consultancy services71800000 Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy79411000 General management consultancy services79418000 Procurement consultancy services

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
Legal form for consortia
Consortia may be required to form a legal entity prior to award. See procurement documents for further details
Shortlisting
As detailed in section VI.3 and PQQ
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • “SRO Commercial and Financial Advisory Services” 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
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
13 Sept 2022, 15:29 BST
Last source update
8 Feb 2023, 09:31 GMT
Authority reference
FA1761
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-003812
Classification (CPV)
Construction consultancy servicesConsulting services for water-supply and waste consultancyFinancial management consultancy servicesGeneral management consultancy servicesProcurement consultancy services
Delivery area
London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03681e Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Specified in Invitation to Negotiate Document

Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

**** Please note, this is a Contract Award Notice ****

All suppliers who wish to respond to this contract 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.

Publisher note: **** Please note, this is a Contract Award Notice **** All suppliers who wish to respond to this contract 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
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
4 Oct 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. See procurement documents for further details

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.thameswater.co.uk/about-us/our-supplie… ↗

Timeline

4 Oct 2022 → 8 Feb 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    4 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    8 Feb 2023, 09:31 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Feb 2023, 09:31 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jan 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • SRO Commercial and Financial Advisory Services

    Signed
    3 Jan 2023
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Contracting authorityWater GB-COH: 02366661 Reading, South East, RG18DBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • KPMG LLPFramework contractorGB-COH: OC301540 London, London, E14 5GL

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