WATER SAMPLING SUPPORT SERVICES - THAMES

Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Public utilities (65) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 28 Nov 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Thames Water

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Buyer requires the Supplier to provide wastewater sampling activities, within the region in which the Supplier operates, as and when required and as further described in each individual Statement of Work (SOW). The Parties will execute a SOW for each set of Buyer Deliverables required. Any ad-hoc Deliverables requirements are to be treated as individual requirements in their own right and the Parties should execute a separate SOW in respect of each, or alternatively agree a Variation to an existing SOW.

CPV: Water distribution and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1None Procurement (Regulation 32(2)(b) (iii) Exclusive Rights.)Awarded

Delivery: UK

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 6 Dec 2023, 11:18 GMT
Last source update: 6 Dec 2023, 11:18 GMT
Authority reference: R&S0022-01-01
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-035906
Classification (CPV): Water distribution and related services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042208 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure
Published justification: As the water companies are specific to the geographic location and the infrastructure is the property of the specific water company, it is necessary to contract directly with the relevant company in each English region, thus precluding a competition as each Water Company has proprietary rights over and in respect of its own water network infrastructure, plants etc. Thereby necessitating the need to make Direct |awards to each for it’s own regional under the auspices of PCR 2015 (as amended) Regulation 32(2)(b) (iii) Exclusive Rights.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Nov 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Thames Water	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 035906-2023-1 · Thames Water
Signed
28 Nov 2023
Value
—
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	£400,000 – £400,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsHealth 10 South Colonnade, London, London, E14 4PUContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITEDAwarded supplier02366623 Clearwater Court, Vastern Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8DB, Reading, UK, RG1 8DB

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.