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Published 26 Jan 2021, 11:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply, services and Maintenance of Odour Control Units

Official notice

Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Framework agreement3 lotsGoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competitionMax 2 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£18,000,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 24 Feb 2021awarded 18 Nov 2021
Lots 3max 2 won per supplier

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Thames Water Utilities Ltd (TWUL) is intending to award a framework agreement and this will be split into lots for the supply of Odour Control Equipment.

The types of units to be included under the scope of supply will be all forms of odour control units held on Thames Water's estate of sites, including all forms of biofilters, chemical scrubbing units and carbon polishing units.

Services of Odour Control Equipment will also be included (Services comprise of but not limited to refurbishment, maintenance, and repair, and inspection of all assets and their ancillary equipment).

These goods and services will be used on our operational wastewater sites. TWUL has over 170 assets across multiple sites within the Thames Water waste region, made up of ~70 bioscrubbers, ~60 Carbon Scrubbers, and ~15 Chemical scrubbers. We have over 30 different OEMs although most units are manufactured by ERG Air Pollution control, Hibernia Export Trading House and Odour Services International.

CPV: Odour-masking apparatus · Purification plant equipment · Purification-plant repair and maintenance work · Wastewater-plant repair and maintenance work

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 4 suppliers · 3 appointed

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of them
Lot #1Supply/Install/Maintain/Service of New Odour Control EquipmentCancelledPublished value£9,500,000

The scope of work for lot 1 includes: the manufacture, installation, supply, and delivery of new Odour Control Units. The maintenance will cover both planned and reactive maintenance, reactive call out repairs and refurbishment, media changes. Spares for all supplied equipment will be required.

This lot will be awarded to no more than 4 suppliers using mini competitions

Delivery: London, South East · The whole of the Thames Water Region.
Extensions: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 5 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years.Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed
Lot #2Inspection of EXISTING Odour Control EquipmentCancelledPublished value£500,000

To supply Inspection services for existing Odour Control Units with a minimum initial term of 5 years.

The types of units to be included under the scope of inspection will be all forms of odour control units held on Thames Water's estate of sites, including but not limited to all forms of biofilters, chemical scrubbing units and carbon polishing units. Inspection will include but not limited to visual check for damage/defects to any part of system, taking contaminate/pH readings, cleaning certain parts of the systems, and taking pressure measurements.

This lot will be awarded to a sole supplier for the whole Thames Water estate.

If a bidder has bid for both lot 3 and lot 2 and are successful in both, they will be awarded only the single lot for which they have gained the highest score. In the event that the bidders scores for lots 2 and 3 are tied then we will look at the commercial scoring to decide which lot will be awarded.

The bidder will be asked for their preference within the tender process.

Delivery: London, South East · The whole if the Thames Water Region.
Extensions: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 5 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years.Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: allowed
Lot #3Refurbishment/Repair of EXISTING Odour Control EquipmentCancelledRenewalPublished value£8,000,000

To supply services for Odour Control Units, including refurbishment services with a minimum initial term of 5 years.

The types of units to be included under the scope of service will be all forms of odour control units held on Thames Water's estate of sites, including all forms of biofilters, chemical scrubbing units and carbon polishing units.

The works will be awarded to a primary supplier with a reserve in place. Area 1 will contain approximately half of the asset base and will generally cover the east of the Thames Water estate. Area 2 will contain approximately half of the asset base and will generally cover the west of the Thames Water estate.

We aim to appoint no more than 4 suppliers to the framework agreement.

Mini competitions will be run between both preferred and reserve suppliers for the relevant asset allocations in the case of (a) high value projects and (b) where required lead times cannot be met by the preferred supplier. If a bidder has bid for both lot 3 and lot 2 and are successful in both, they will be awarded only the single lot for which they have gained the highest score. In the event that the bidders scores for lots 2 and 3 are tied then we will look at the commercial scoring to decide which lot will be awarded. The bidder will be asked for their preference within the tender process.

Delivery: London, South East · The whole of the Thames Water region.
Extensions: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 5 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years. · Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 5 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years.Second stage: up to 4 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: 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
Legal form for consortia
Consortia may be required to form a legal entity prior to award,
Shortlisting
As detailed in section VI.3 & PQQ.
What this means for your bid
  • “The Supply, services and Maintenance of Odour Control Units” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Jan 2021, 11:12 GMT
Last source update
7 Feb 2022, 12:07 GMT
Authority reference
FA1521
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-003398
Classification (CPV)
Odour-masking apparatusPurification plant equipmentPurification-plant repair and maintenance workWastewater-plant repair and maintenance work
Delivery area
London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-028d48 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Specified in the Invitation of Negotiate document.

Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed
Review and risk notes
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 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.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.thameswater.co.uk/about-us/our-suppliers/procurement ↗

Appointment period ends
24 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
document
Deposits and guarantees
Bonds and/or parent company guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required.
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Feb 2021 → 7 Feb 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    24 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    7 Feb 2022, 12:07 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Feb 2022, 12:07 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

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

Contracts

  • Lot 1, Lot 2 - Primary (East & West Regions) Inspections for existing OCUs & Lot 3 - Reserve for East & West regions

    Signed
    18 Nov 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 1, Lot 2 - Reserve for East region Lot 3 - West Region Primary and reserve East Region

    Signed
    18 Nov 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Lot 1, Lot 2 - Reserve for West region Lot 3 - East Region Primary & reserve West Region

    Signed
    18 Nov 2021
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Contracting authorityWater RG1 8DB, Reading, South East, RG18DBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

3 commercial parties on the notice

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