Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-08-31
Buyer: Thames Water Utilities Limited
Country: UK
Region: LONDON
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 34140000: Heavy-duty motor vehicles
Estimated value: 2000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-09-14
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Thames Water Utilities Limited (TWUL) is the UK's largest Water and Waste Services company with approximately 4 700 employees.
TWUL are seeking to award a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) built to a bespoke specification to meet TWUL requirements. Our initial requirements are for seven HGVs and bidders will need to have the capacity to be able to supply additional HGVs if TWUL scope of requirements changes needing the further purchases of HGVs under the terms of the awarded framework agreement.
The scope of the Framework Agreement will include the supply and delivery of HGVs to a specification that meets the requirements of TWUL as well as a full handover and operational training of the vehicles for TWUL employees.
The duration of the Framework Agreement length will be an initial 2 years with the option for TWUL to extend annually for a further 2 years (2+1+1).
TWUL are seeking to award a framework agreement for the supply and delivery of 18 tonne tanker HGVs built to a bespoke specification. Our initial requirement is for three HGVs and further purchases of HGVs may be required under the terms of the awarded framework agreement. The scope of the agreement will cover supply and delivery as well as a full handover including operational training of the vehicles for TWUL employees.
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 2 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 4 years.
TWUL reserves the right to award the entire scope of this framework to a single provider as a single source of supply or award to multiple service providers.
This notice is a request for expressions of interest to participate in the bid process to establish the framework agreement.
TWUL are seeking to award a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of various HGVs built to a bespoke specification. Our initial requirement is for 4 HGVs (3 HGVs with lifting capability and 1 flusher) and further purchases of HGVs may be required under the terms of the awarded Framework Agreement. The scope of the agreement will cover supply and delivery as well as a full handover including operational training of the vehicles for TWUL employees.
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 2 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 4 years.
TWUL reserves the right to award the entire scope of this framework to a single provider as a single source of supply or award to multiple service providers.
This notice is a request for expressions of interest to participate in the bid process to establish the framework agreement.
All suppliers who wish to respond to this notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the link in Section I.3 of this notice, i.e www.thameswater.co.uk/19385htm
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).


Award value: 2000000