Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-06-19
Buyer: The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 09320000 | 24962000 | 38421100 | 39370000 | 42912300
Estimated value: 2000000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-07-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: We are running this competition using the ‘open procedure'. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is seeking to establish a framework agreement to support delivery of water, wastewater and ancillary services. The duration of the framework agreement is for a four (4) year period. The framework agreement will be available for use by UK public sector bodies as described in the customer list.
Lot 3 will be formed upon award. Any bidder successfully awarded both Lot 1 and Lot 2 will be awarded a place on lot 3.
Suppliers will be required to provide the deliverables (goods and services) set out in the specification, the full specification is set out in the Invitation to Tender (ITT).
Lot 3 will be formed upon award. Any bidder successfully awarded both lot 1 and lot 2 will be awarded a place on lot 3.
The supplier shall provide water supply and wastewater (sewerage) services to eligible non-household customers in accordance with the Water Act 2014.
The supplier shall be required to hold and maintain throughout the framework agreement and any call off contracts, a valid water supply and sewerage licence granted by the the Economic regulator of the water sector in England and Wales (Ofwat) in accordance with section 1 of the Water Act 2014. The supplier shall comply with the requirements of the associated wholesale retail code and the market arrangement code as specified by the Regulator Ofwat.
The supplier shall be required to deliver associated services in connection with the supply of water and wastewater services as required by the buyers at call off stage:
The value provided in section II.2.6) is only an estimate. Crown Commercial Service cannot guarantee any business through the framework agreement.
The supplier shall provide one (1) or more of the ancillary deliverables (goods and services) listed below. The ancillary services are pertaining to the management, conservation, reduction and data management of water consumption as requested by the buyers in order to deliver efficiency, financial and consumption savings.
The ancillary services can include the requirement for purchase and installation of water management water efficiency, water conservation or other water savings measures. These measures may include provision and installation of goods including new equipment optimisation of equipment (including existing equipment) and provision of related services.
The scope includes provision for the supplier to offer its own or third party financing option on request by the buyers, to support delivery of the ancillary deliverables (goods and services) listed below.
The buyer may request deliverables (goods and services) that are not listed below but fall within the scope of water ancillary services. It is intended that the range of ancillary services will expand to meet the buyers business needs as they develop their strategies. Initially the framework agreement will consist of the following nine (9) water ancillary services.
The value provided in section II.2.6) is only an estimate. Crown Commercial Service cannot guarantee any business through the framework agreement.
The suppliers for lot 3 shall provide a combination of the services outlined in both lot 1 and lot 2 as required by the buyers. All suppliers must be able to provide at least one (1) of the services listed in the description for lot 2. The Buyer may request deliverables (goods and services) that are not listed in the lot 2 description but fall within the scope of water ancillary services. It is intended that the range of ancillary services will expand to meet the buyers business needs as they develop their strategies. The framework agreement consists of nine (9) water ancillary services listed in the lot 2 description, but is not limited as new services will be integrated depending on the buyer’s needs.
Lot 3 will be formed upon award. Any bidder successfully awarded both lot 1 and lot 2 will be awarded a place on lot 3 one stop shop (combined lot 1 and lot 2).

Eligibility requirements: Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Section 5 of the 2015 Public Contract Regulations (implementing the directive) on the basis of information provided in response to an invitation to tender (ITT) registering for access.

Award value: 2000000000