Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-15
Buyer: Thames Water Utilities Limited
Country: UK
Region: SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 34130000: Motor vehicles for transport of goods | 60100000
Estimated value: 1500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-11-03
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Thames Water (TW) require a number of items to be transported between sites both planned and reactively. These items vary from palletised items (such as sand bags) to large pumps weighing up to c.2 500 kg.
We are looking for a supplier who currently operate 24/7, 365 days in order to meet our OFWAT Key Performance Metrics, have the existing capability and capacity to respond to and fulfil the following services and response times:
Thames Water Utilities (TW) is the UK's largest water and waste services company with approx. 4 700 employees across the whole Thames Water area.
We require a number of items to be transported between sites both planned and reactively. These items vary from palletised items (such as sand bags) to large pumps weighing up to c.2 500 kg.
We are looking for a supplier who currently operate 24/7, 365 days in order to meet our OFWAT Key Performance Metrics, have the existing capability and capacity to respond to and fulfil the following services and response times:
In addition to the Reactive Deliveries, we may also require haulage for planned deliveries with the following delivery and/or collection time-line:
It should be noted that some collection items may be ‘dirty’ equipment that have been used as part of a sewage event and although the operational sites are required to clean this equipment, they may still contain residual sewage. Therefore, the Supplier needs to consider the type of vehicle used here to avoid any contamination to other customer items/products.
Palletised items such as sand bags to submersible pumps. (Weights of which can be in the region of 1 000 kg and above).
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 2 years with option to extend annually up to a maximum of 5 years.
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 2 years with option to extend annually up to a maximum of 5 years. Thames Water reserves the right to award the agreement to 1 supplier.
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. www.thameswater.co.uk/19385.htm
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: 1500000