Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-07-27
Buyer: Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 45232151 | 45232421 | 45232422 | 45232423 | 45232430
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: TWUL are procuring design and build delivery capability for Infrastructure and non-Infrastructure projects. Essentially, TWUL recognises these as:
Non-infrastructure – nominally all above ground plant, equipment, structures and process; the expected scope of works spans Thames Water’s water and wastewater infrastructure (network) and non-infrastructure (treatment) assets across the Thames Water region. The nature of the infrastructure scope broadly extends from rehabilitation, replacement and provision of new sewers and potable water pipelines to inspection and maintenance of aqueducts and tunnels. This will also include refurbishment, replacement and provision of new pumping station assets. Non-infrastructure scope includes refurbishment, replacement and provision of new potable water and wastewater treatment assets including service and storage reservoirs.
— refurbishment, replacement and provision of new potable ground and surface water production assets such as enhanced slow sand filter performance
— biological treatment, tertiary treatment, sludge treatment including Thermal Hydrolysis Process (THP)
This lot shall run for an initial period of 5 years to complement the proposed AMP7 regulatory period. Subject to satisfactory ongoing performance, the contracting entity reserves the right to extend this lot on an annual basis for a maximum further 5 years in line with the AMP8 regulatory period.
— new trunk mains associated with growth, distribution mains and lead communications pipe replacement;
The scope of Wastewater Infrastructure programme includes but is not limited to the following activities
— gravity solutions to maintain asset health and accommodate growth together with pipe bridge inspections.
This programme will also include sustainable urban drainage (SUDs) and the need to respond effectively to emergency works that are generally pipeline related. Investment in sewage pumping stations will include; pump replacement, enhanced power resilience, switchgear and transformer replacement.
This lot shall run for an initial period of 5 years to complement the proposed AMP7 regulatory period. Estimated value of this lot over the initial 5-year duration is GBP 170 000 000.00.
Subject to satisfactory ongoing performance, the contracting entity reserves the right to extend this lot on an annual basis for a maximum further 5 years. Estimated value of this extension is approximately GBP 170 000 000.00.
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
It is proposed that these framework agreements will run for an initial period of 5 years, with the option to extend on an annual basis for a maximum further 5 years. TWUL does not propose to amend the scope of works across each of the lots as it moves from AMP7 to AMP8. TWUL reserves the right to extend individual lots within this framework agreement, where operational benefits exist for doing so. TWUL proposes that any extension will apply to all elements of the contract, including but not limited to price review mechanisms (subject to any approved variations).
Thames Water Utilities Ltd 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).


Winner: Barhale Ltd