Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-01-17
Buyer: Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 44211100 | 44211110 | 45210000: Building construction work | 45262700 | 45262800
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Thames Water wishes to award one or more framework agreements to supplier(s) capable of providing design services, building renovations and remedial works and supply of prefabricated cabins.
Due to the varying age of buildings and structures within Thames Water estate, there is a need to carry out renovation and remedial works in order to ensure that they remain fit for purpose. The framework agreement will cover remedial works to external and internal areas, structures, fabric, surfaces and finishes to properties within our estate.
Any agreement would be for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to a maximum duration of 8 years.
Thames Water reserve the right to issue multiple awards for each lot of this agreement to achieve the most efficient and economical service solution, and the security and consistent continuity of supply and delivery. Thames Water reserve the right to enter into a contract or contracts for the provision of all or any number of lots.
The lifecycle programme is diverse and will potentially need design over multiple disciplines and Thames Water will be typically letting design works for larger projects which will be complex in nature.
Provision of design solutions for complex or structurally unstable roof repairs, boundary walls, cladding systems, building engineering services, general building and drainage, condition surveys for houses prior to repair on the waste network.
In the case of planning consent for either new or existing buildings, including listed status, the designer will work closely with our planning consultants to obtain the correct consent or planning permission.
We will award multiple suppliers for this lot who will be responsible for the required design services with no guaranteed volume. Work packages will generally be awarded under the terms of the agreement via mini-competitions directly by Thames Water.
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with options to extend up to a maximum of 8 years. There will be no commitment to volume and performance against service levels will be measured and reviewed.
Projects will vary in size and value, these will be in the most part multi-discipline works that will require interface management with different trades and sub-contractor. There will be the requirement for scaffolding to the majority of the projects, so the sub-contractors that are likely to be used must be listed in the returns along with industry relevant certification.
We will award multiple suppliers for this lot who will be responsible for delivering building and renovation works with no guaranteed volume. Work packages will generally be awarded under the terms of the agreement via mini-competitions directly by Thames Water.
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with options to extend up to a maximum of 8 years. There will be no commitment to volume and performance against service levels will be measured and reviewed.
This is following an increase in anticipated spend which will require us to review our sourcing strategy and also merits a ‘material change’ under EU procurement regulations.
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.