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Published 5 Nov 2024, 16:45 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Traffic Management for South London

Official notice

Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Framework agreementServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)£15,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 20 Nov 2024awarded 8 Apr 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Thames Water Utilities Ltd (TWUL) is intending to award a framework agreement for traffic management for South London. Services comprise of, but not limited to, supply of traffic lights and associated equipment, CAD drawings, and enabling services.

  • Recurrence: Between two and five years.

CPV: Traffic control 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 #1Supply of traffic management in the South London region of TWUL's operational areaAwardedRenewalPublished value£15,000,000

Supply of traffic management in the South London region of TWUL's operational area. Supply of traffic lights and associated equipment for a range of requirements, including but not limited to road closures, contraflows, or any other job whereby traffic lights or the management of traffic is required.

Estimates of jobs are approximately 3,000 per year, distributed across road closures, two-way lights, and multi-way signals.

Delivery: London
Extensions: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration to September 2026, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term to September 2030. · TWUL advises that the initial term will be to September 2026 with options to extend annually or otherwise until September 2030.Second stage: up to 5 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
Legal form for consortia
No special legal form is required but, if a contract is awarded to a consortium of economic operators, the contracting authority may require the consortium to form a legal entity before entering into the contract.
Shortlisting
As detailed in section VI.3 and PQQ.
Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • “Traffic Management for South London” 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · Between two and five years.
First published
5 Nov 2024, 16:45 GMT
Last source update
14 Jul 2025, 15:29 BST
Authority reference
FA2212
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039702
Classification (CPV)
Traffic control services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b42a Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Specified in Invitation to Negotiate Document

Contract terms
Electronic trading
electronic ordering · electronic payment
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Thames Water Utilities Limited will incorporate a standstill period at the point of information on the reward of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the reward 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 (SI 2016 No 274 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northen Ireland)

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

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
20 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
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

20 Nov 2024 → 14 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    20 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Notice published
    14 Jul 2025, 15:29 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Jul 2025, 15:29 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextIV.1.3.Framework agreement with a single operatorFramework with one or more suppliers

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

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

Contracts

  • Contract 039702-2025-FA2212-1

    Signed
    8 Apr 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Contracting authorityWater GB-COH: 02366661 Clearwater Court, Reading, South East, RG1 8DBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice
  • OPALFramework contractorGB-COH: 05008552 60-64 Oswald Road, Scunthorpe, Yorkshire & Humber, DN15 7PQ

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