Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-08-24
Buyer: Thames Water Utilities Limited
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 35120000: Surveillance and security systems | 50610000
Estimated value: 16237965 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-09-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Thames Water wishes to award one or more Framework Agreements to supplier(s) capable of providing Electronic security systems (ESS) equipment and maintenance services (planned and reactive).
Thames Water has various sites ranging from water treatment sites, sewage works, pumping stations to offices and some of these are considered UK Critical National Infrastructure. The need will involve new equipment investment, enhancing existing site systems and implementing new site systems through the rest of AMP6 and AMP7. Any agreement for either lots 1 or 2, would be for an initial duration of 3 years with options to extend up to a maximum duration of 8 years.
The scope of this procurement is for design, supply, installation, commissioning, training and project management services of Electronic Security Systems (ESS) — equipment and ancillary elements including warranty period maintenance.
— First layer is the Security management system (SMS), a single integrated SMS/PSIM product that support federated architecture across a high volume and geographically dispersed estate. This product will be as open protocol as possible.
— Second layer is the Access control systems (ACS), Video management systems (VMS), Intruder management system(IDS) and Comms.
We will award multiple suppliers for this lot who will be responsible for supplying ESS equipment with no guaranteed volume. Work packages will be awarded under the terms of the agreement via mini competitions either directly by Thames Water or one of its alliance partners; the bidders should offer the same terms for any of these parties. Performance against service levels will be measured and reviewed.
Any agreement will be awarded for an initial duration of 3 years, with the option to extend up to a maximum of 8 years.
The awarded supplier(s) will be responsible for providing after sales support/maintenance services of ESS equipment.
The awarded supplier(s) should be able to offer a 4hr TAT for call outs in each region, performance will be measured and reviewed against service levels. Thames Water reserves the right to award on the basis of 1, 2 or all regions.
Any agreement will be awarded for an initial duration of 3 years, with the option to extend up to a maximum 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
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).

Eligibility requirements: As detailed in the PQQ.

Award value: 16237965