Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-23
Buyer: Scottish Water
Country: UK
Region: SCOTLAND
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 38421100 | 39370000 | 44161200 | 44162500 | 44613210
Estimated value: 104720000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-08-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Scottish Water require the services of 1 or more Contractors to support its Water Network Maintenance. The Alliance will cover various types of work including Surveys, Civil Engineering and Plumbing activities. Work-streams to be supported include Capital Maintenance Projects, Metering, Water Response, Leakage and Connections. The Operational Area to be covered is Pan Scotland and Scottish Water may split the work into geographical areas. The Estimated Value indicated below is based upon the anticipated maximum value of the work included within the following Range = From 7 380 000 GBP to 13 090 000 GBP per year which equals 29 520 000 GBP to 59 040 000 GBP for initial 4 Year Term and a total of between 52 360 000 GBP and 104,72 GBP inclusive of 4 x 12 month extensions.
Tenders may submit for all lots, 1 lot only or more than 1 lot. Tenderers must clearly advise Scottish Water which lots they wish to express an interest in Scottish Water will consider Geographical and Pan Scotland solutions for all lots.
Metering: This will be considered as separate activity under (1) Planned programme of New Meter installations and (2) Business as Usual (BAU) Metering including meter replacements, repairs and right-sizing. The work will be evaluated on this basis. Work includes Property Surveys, Site Surveys, Meter Installation Surveys, New Installations, Replacements, Maintenance and General Plumbing or Civil Engineering work.
Water Response Support — Stand by, Mains Repairs, Installations, Lead Replacements, Hydrant Maintenance and Water Squad Support, Under Pressure or Open Cut Methods, Thrust Boring, Directional Drilling, Line Stops, etc.
Leakage — Planned Leakage, Reactive Leakage, Customer Side Leakage (Within Curtilage) Installations, Enabling Work, Network Repairs, Customer and Valve Operations.
Customer Connections Standard Connections, Communication Pipes, Supply Pipes, Tie Ins to Water Mains, Non Standard Connections, Main-laying and Associated Installations. Under Pressure, Moling or Open Cut Methods.
‘Applicants will be expected to be of sufficient financial and economic standing to support the anticipated contract value. All applicants must complete the financial questions within the pre-qualification questionnaire and tender documents. Financial standing relevant to the anticipated contract value will be determined by Scottish Water based on the response to the pre-qualification questionnaire and any further financial checks deemed necessary.’
Scottish Water reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security.
All prices quoted shall be in Sterling (GBP) and all payments shall be made in Sterling (GBP). Payment shall be made on the basis of completed services in accordance with the agreed contract rates, schedules and Conditions of Contract.
In the event of a group of companies submitting an accepted offer it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign and undertaking that each company in the group will be jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the contract.
SW are using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement. SW will not accept the ESPD and will only accept completed SW PQQ document. This Notice does not preclude SW issuing other notices if required. Responses to the Notice will be evaluated with only successful applicants invited to submit a tender. SW reserves the right to divide the scope into lots at tender and contract award stages as it deems appropriate. Applicants who don't supply all of the info requested in this Notice or any resulting tender exercise may risk elimination.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland web site at: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=453781
The Contracting Authority does not intend to include any community benefit requirements in this contract for the following reason: Community Benefits will be included in the Tender Documentation.


Award value: 104720000