Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-06-24
Buyer: Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 24111000 | 33172200 | 33195100 | 35110000: Fire-fighting and safety equipment | 35113000: Safety equipment
Estimated value: 5240000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-07-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Thames Water has requirements for health and safety equipment. This includes portable gas detectors in lot 1 breathing apparatus in lot 2 and fixed gas detection and its maintenance in lot 3. These goods and services will be used on our operational water and wastewater sites.
The scope for lot 1A will cover the purchase and supply of PGD Units (Triple gas — which monitor low oxygen, methane, and hydrogen sulphide, single gas — personal monitors — which monitor hydrogen Sulphide) and spare parts, product selection, manufacture, at-works test, provision of drawings, supply, packing, delivery (could be to anywhere in the Thames Water region), on-site testing, commissioning, provision of associated documentation and necessary certification and warranties and operator/maintenance training of all applications.
In addition R&M services will cover the planned and reactive maintenance of Thames Water PGD Units for instance, but not limited to, sensor calibration, repair, overhaul and servicing services. Repair may include all necessary PGD Unit ancillaries, sensors, batteries, battery re-chargers, etc. Services required may include efficiency testing, removal and disposal of PGD Units and spares from site, delivery and commissioning. This lot will be awarded to a sole supplier.
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years.
The scope for lot 1B will cover the purchase and supply of lone worker devices with PGD ability. The unit will have the capability to alarm when the user has stopped moving for a set amount of time and will report back to monitoring personnel and will also sound an audible alarm. The device will also have fall detection, and be able to send audible and non-audible SOS alerts. The gas monitoring side of the device will cover the following (Triple gas — which monitor low oxygen, methane, and hydrogen sulphide, single gas — personal monitors — which monitor hydrogen sulphide).
Also covered under this lot is spare parts, product selection, manufacture, at-works test, provision of drawings, supply, packing, delivery (delivery could be to anywhere within the Thames Water region), on-site testing, commissioning, provision of associated documentation and necessary certification and warranties and operator/maintenance training of all applications.
In addition R&M services will cover the planned and reactive maintenance of Thames Water PGD/lone working devices for instance, but not limited to, sensor calibration, repair, overhaul and servicing services. Repair may include all necessary unit ancillaries, sensors, batteries, battery re-chargers, etc. Services required may include efficiency testing, removal and disposal of PGD Units and spares from site, delivery and commissioning.
This lot will be awarded to a sole supplier, and a trial of a selection of units across multiple sites may be required before award stage.
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years.
The scope of work for lot 2 includes the supply, delivery (delivery could be to anywhere within the Thames Water region) and maintenance of breathing apparatus equipment. This includes but is not limited to working/rescue breathing apparatus, escape breathing apparatus (both oxygen rebreather and compressed air), and umbilical line sets.
The equipment will be used in the water and waste industry and must be fully compliant with relevant British and international standards.
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years.
The scope for lot 3 will cover the purchase and supply of fixed gas detectors (Chlorine, Hydrogen Sulphide, Ammonia, Methane, Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen Sulphide, low Oxygen and Ozone) spare parts, product selection, manufacture, provision of drawings, supply, packing, delivery (delivery could be to anywhere within the Thames Water region), provision of associated documentation and necessary certification and warranties and operator/maintenance training of all applications.
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years.
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. https://www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement.

Eligibility requirements: As detailed in the PQQ.

Award value: 5240000