Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-03-20
Buyer: Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 39350000 | 45252000 | 45252100 | 71320000
Estimated value: 80000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-04-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Design, construct and commission a new Sewage Treatment Works (NSTW) in Guildford including connections to existing sewer network, gravity fed tunnel and pumping station, de-commissioning of the existing STW (ESTW) with the scope summarised as follows:
Contract award is expected to be May 2021 and the project is required to be complete by December 2025. The contractor will be required to carry out the works without adversely impacting on the integrity of the existing STW and to design the Works to achieve the Environmental permit.
Guildford STW relocation is a complex major project that is to the benefit of both Thames Water Utilities Ltd (TW) and Guildford Borough Council (GBC). It constitutes an opportunity for TW to support GBC, playing a key part in GBC’s Weyside Urban Village housing development, positively impacting on the local plan to meet growth and housing demands, and improving the local environment.
TW’s existing STW (ESTW) occupies a site that GBC wish to redevelop to provide additional local housing to achieve part of its planning objectives.
The project requires the design and construction of a new STW (NSTW) located on a site to the north of the neighbouring Slyfield Industrial Estate. The NSTW will be connected to the local sewer network through a gravity fed tunnel to the works. Once the NSTW is complete, the ESTW will be decommissioned allowing the ESTW land to transfer to GBC. The works additionally comprise minor enabling works to facilitate the land transfer.
The figure stated in Section II.1.5) and Section II.2.6) is the current estimated maximum value of the contract.
Organisations wishing to express an interest in this contract opportunity must complete and submit a pre- qualification questionnaire (PQQ) response by the date specified in Section IV.2.2). A pack of procurement documents (including the PQQ instructions and questionnaire) is available by using the link in Section I.3) of this notice, i.e. https://www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement
Thames Water reserves the right to change any aspect of or terminate this procurement and/or consider alternative procurement options. Under no circumstances shall Thames Water incur any liability (costs or otherwise) arising from an organisation expressing an interest in, preparing responses to and/or participating in this procurement.
Note that your client may be Thames Water Utilities Limited or another company within the Kemble Water group structure.
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).

Eligibility requirements: Please refer to the procurement documents.

Award value: 80000000