Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-06-12
Buyer: Southern Water Services Ltd.
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 48000000 | 48517000 | 72000000 | 72200000 | 72227000: Software integration consultancy services
Estimated value: 300000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-07-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The scope of this opportunity is to replace the legacy Leakage Tool. As part of the tender the service provider will propose how their solution can meet the needs of Southern water, and provide licences, support and maintenance and assistance to a System integrator for the provision of the Leakage management and reporting tool. The successful service provider is accountable for the configuration of the LMART, including software licencing and support and maintenance. LMART will enable Southern water to easily and promptly compile all necessary reports which Southern water is required to produce pursuant to Applicable Laws and Regulations, with respect to:
The Contract term for LMART (licences and support and maintenance) will run for an initial term of 5 years, with the option to extend for a period, or periods, up to 5 years (10 years total).
The procurement of LMART includes the provision of software and support of a new solution, where the successful service provider will be responsible for any minor configuration to their solution in order to meet the functional requirements outlined within the Tender documents.
The solution provider will be required to work with a Southern water system integrator, to implement LMART into the Southern water environment. The Service provider will offer the System integrator expertise on their proposed LMART, and ensure that any associated end-to-end testing is completed in a timely manner. The full scope of the LMART agreement can be found within the tender pack, which is available to download from the link provided.
The Leakage monitoring and reporting tool contract is expected to run for an initial term of 5 years (60 Months). SWS will then have the option to extend this Contract by a further period, or periods, up to 5 years (10 years total).
Tenderers must note that SWS are seeking to contract with the proprietary software provider/owner as part of this tender opportunity, whereby the successful tenderer will have all rights in place to sell the LMART software and licenses directly to SWS, for the term of the Contract. Tenderers must indicate their understanding of this bidding model in this section of the PQQ, and confirm that they have the appropriate rights in which to do this, or contracts in place, that would be required to meet this model at the time they submit this PQQ, and for the duration of the Contract term.
Southern water may ask additional questions on the bidding model following PQQ submission to ensure that the tenderer has the correct rights required.
Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the Bravo solution e-procurement portal at: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/
Candidates wishing to be considered for this Contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information through the portal as follows:
c) access the listing related to this contract titled "Leakage Management and Reporting Tool" and view details;
iii) Once you have expressed interest, please complete the PQQ. You must then publish your reply using the publish button;
iv) For any support in submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering help desk at. 0800 368 4850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk


Award value: 300000