ARCHIVED USERS: Regional Contractor Services

UK-Stepps: Construction work for water projects.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Scottish Water
             https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/, Stepps, G33 6FB, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 7875873225, Email: kerry.buchanan@scottishwater.co.uk
             Main Address: https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/
             NUTS Code: UKM
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Stepps:-Construction-work-for-water-projects./G6U8C32XJW
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Stepps:-Construction-work-for-water-projects./XV4W4KS4Y3 to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided

      I.6) Main activity:
            Water

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Regional Contractor Services       
      Reference Number: SW19/SME/1225
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      45240000 - Construction work for water projects.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: WORKS
      II.1.4) Short description: Scottish Water (SW) is seeking to engage contractors, with a preference towards geographically based regional contractors, to support the delivery of its refurbishment, responsive and operational repair requirements. This includes reactive, low value, non-complex operational and capital investment projects, on a geographical basis for 2021-2027, with extension options up to 2 years.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 528,320,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes       
      Tenders may be submitted for: All lots
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not provided
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: SW reserves the right to award bidders with the appropriate technical capability geographically.

II.2) Description
   
II.2) Description Lot No. 1
      
      II.2.1) Title: Water Infrastructure       
      Lot No: 1       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      45240000 - Construction work for water projects.
      45231300 - Construction work for water and sewage pipelines.
      71500000 - Construction-related services.
      71541000 - Construction project management services.
      44161200 - Water mains.
      45232151 - Water-main refurbishment construction work.
      45232100 - Ancillary works for water pipelines.
      45232000 - Ancillary works for pipelines and cables.
      45232150 - Works related to water-distribution pipelines.
      50411100 - Repair and maintenance services of water meters.
      45232152 - Pumping station construction work.
      45252126 - Drinking-water treatment plant construction work.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKM SCOTLAND
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Scottish Water (SW) is seeking to engage contractors, with a preference towards geographically based regional contractors to provide local support and resources in design, planning, management and delivery for the provision of repair and maintenance for water infrastructure in refurbishment, responsive operational repair services and non-complex capital maintenance investment portfolio on a geographical basis. Activities may include but are not limited to: installation and repairs to water network activities; excavating and repairing burst water mains and reinstatement, minor mains laying, installation of overhead emergency pipework, flood damage and property clean-ups including ironworks and reinstatement repair/replacements in geographically challenging areas where required, access path, stairs and roadway repairs, valve and PRV installations, meter (revenue & network) installation & replacement, provision of new connections and replacement of lead supply pipes. The services vary in nature from reactive work based on customer or operational needs through to planned programmes of works for capital works. Services will require to be provided during normal working hours as well as out of hours and including weekends. To aid efficient resource management by our strategic contractor partners, an appropriate level of lower value civils/infrastructure projects on water infrastructure will be routed through the partners for delivery. The Construction, Design and Management (CDM) 2015 Regulations will apply to some of these works and successful geographically based regional contractors will be expected to discharge their duties in-line with this where applicable. SW and our strategic partners will work with bidders who are interested in achieving Contractor (C), Principal Contractor (PC) and/or Principal Designer (PD) status for applicable projects. Geographically based regional contractors will work closely with Scottish Water resources in ensuring the delivery of a consistently excellent customer experience. Contractors applying for PD status providing in-house or sub-contract design capabilities will be explored. Design resources whether in-house or sub-contracted, will be required to be identified and audited by SW. Contractors applying for PD status may also engage SW’s Design Consultancy framework partner(s). SW reserves the right to instruct successful framework contractors to engage design to SW’s Design Consultancy framework partner(s). The estimated total value for Lot 1 for 2021 - 2027 plus 2 years extension is in the region of between 120 000 000 – 152 400 000 GBP excluding VAT. For the initial 6 year period the estimated guidance range is 90 000 000 to 114 300 000 GBP excluding VAT. Value ranges are based on FY18/19 prices and as such, these values will be subject to indexation over the duration of the agreement. For clarity, Scottish Water will award frameworks on an initial 6 year period with a 2 year extension option at the sole discretion of Scottish Water.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 152,400,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 96       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: 2 x 1 year extension options
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 3
             
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of cadidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: The main PQQ & supporting guidance documents can also be accessed by logging in through the Scottish Water Delta e-sourcing webpage https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/ and through the Response Manager section using the following Access Code: G6U8C32XJW

Further H&S & Technical sub PQQ Delta access codes can be viewed within the 'PQQ Guidance Document' attached to the main PQQ.       
   
   
II.2) Description Lot No. 2
      
      II.2.1) Title: Waste Water Infrastructure       
      Lot No: 2       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      45240000 - Construction work for water projects.
      71500000 - Construction-related services.
      45231300 - Construction work for water and sewage pipelines.
      71541000 - Construction project management services.
      44130000 - Sewer mains.
      45232000 - Ancillary works for pipelines and cables.
      45232420 - Sewage work.
      45232440 - Construction work for sewage pipes.
      90470000 - Sewer cleaning services.
      45232400 - Sewer construction work.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKM SCOTLAND
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Scottish Water (SW) is seeking to engage contractors, with a preference towards geographically based regional contractors to provide local support and resources in design, planning, management and delivery for the provision of repair and maintenance for waste water infrastructure in refurbishment, responsive and operational repair and non-complex capital maintenance investment portfolio services on a geographical basis. Activities may include but are not limited to waste water network activities, excavating and repairing collapsed sewers and reinstatement, minor sewer replacements (up to 100mtrs), installation of overland sewer pumping emergency pipework, external sewer flooding clean-ups and property clean-ups, including ironworks and reinstatement repair/replacements in geographically challenging areas where required, access paths, stairs and roadways. Delivering upgrades, installation and maintenance of sewer pipelines, manholes, CSO chambers, outfalls and pumping stations and related sewer infrastructure and sewer clean-up services. The services vary in nature from reactive work based on customer or operational needs through to planned programmes of capital works. Services will require to be provided during normal working hours as well as out of hours and including weekends. To aid efficient resource management by our strategic contractor partners, an appropriate level of lower value civils/infrastructure projects on waste water infrastructure will be routed through the partners for delivery. The Construction, Design and Management (CDM) 2015 Regulations will apply to some of these works and successful geographically based regional contractors will be expected to discharge their duties in-line with this where applicable. SW will work with bidders who are interested in achieving Contractor (C), Principal Contractor (PC) and/or Principal Designer (PD) status for applicable projects. Geographically based regional contractors will work closely with Scottish Water resources in ensuring the delivery of a consistently excellent customer experience. The estimated total value for Lot 2 for 2021 - 2027 plus 2 years extension is in the region of between 120 000 000 – 152 400 000 GBP excluding VAT. For the initial 6 year period the estimated guidance range is 90 000 000 to 114 300 000 GBP excluding VAT. Value ranges are based on FY18/19 prices and as such, these values will be subject to indexation over the duration of the agreement. For clarity, Scottish Water will award frameworks on an initial 6 year period with a 2 year extension option at the sole discretion of Scottish Water.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 152,400,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 96       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: 2 x 1 year extension options
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 3
             
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of cadidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: The main PQQ & supporting guidance documents can also be accessed by logging in through the Scottish Water Delta e-sourcing webpage https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/ and through the Response Manager section using the following Access Code: G6U8C32XJW

Further H&S & Technical sub PQQ Delta access codes can be viewed within the 'PQQ Guidance Document' attached to the main PQQ.       
   
   
II.2) Description Lot No. 3
      
      II.2.1) Title: Mechanical, Electrical and Non Infrastructure Services       
      Lot No: 3       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations.
      71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services.
      50530000 - Repair and maintenance services of machinery.
      50531000 - Repair and maintenance services for non-electrical machinery.
      50532000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment.
      71541000 - Construction project management services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKM SCOTLAND
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Scottish Water (SW) is seeking to engage contractors, with a preference towards geographically based regional contractors to provide local support and resources in design, planning, management and delivery for the provision of repair and maintenance for mechanical, electrical and non-infrastructure (above ground) capital maintenance services on a geographical basis. Activities will be primarily focused on reactive repairs to our water and wastewater mechanical and electrical assets such as motors and gearboxes, drives, blowers and compressors, water and waste water sludge presses, actuators, valves, electrical distribution equipment, Archimedes screw pumps and screens, to ensure that the necessary high standard of customer service can be maintained at all times. This will involve support during normal working hours as well as out of hours and including weekends. Non Infrastructure activities will include new assets, renewals, modification, maintenance and refurbishment of extensions to water networks, sewerage networks including UIDs and sewer rehabilitation works and pumping stations (infrastructure). To aid efficient resource management by our geographically based regional contractors, an appropriate level of lower value mechanical and electrical projects on non-infrastructure will be routed through the partners for delivery. The Construction, Design and Management (CDM) 2015 Regulations will apply to some of these works and successful geographically based regional contractors will be expected to discharge their duties in-line with this where applicable. SW will work with bidders who are interested in achieving Contractor (C), Principal Contractor (PC) and/or Principal Designer (PD) status for applicable projects. Geographically based regional contractors will work closely with Scottish Water resources in ensuring the delivery of a consistently excellent customer experience. The estimated total value for Lot 3 for 2021 - 2029 is in the region of between 176 000 000 – 223 520 000 GBP excluding VAT. For the initial 6 year period the estimated guidance range is 132 000 000 to 167 640 000 GBP excluding VAT. Value ranges are based on FY18/19 prices and as such, these values will be subject to indexation over the duration of the agreement. For clarity, Scottish Water will award frameworks on an initial 6 year period with a 2 year extension option at the sole discretion of Scottish Water.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 223,520,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 96       
      This contract is subject to renewal: Yes       
      Description of renewals: 2 x 1 year extension options
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 3
             
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of cadidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: The main PQQ & supporting guidance documents can also be accessed by logging in through the Scottish Water Delta e-sourcing webpage https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/ and through the Response Manager section using the following Access Code: G6U8C32XJW

Further H&S & Technical sub PQQ Delta access codes can be viewed within the 'PQQ Guidance Document' attached to the main PQQ.       
   


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Bidders will be expected to be of sufficient financial and economic standing to support the anticipated contract value. All bidders must complete the financial questions within the pre-qualification questionnaire and tender documents. Financial standing relevant to the anticipated contract value will be determined by Scottish Water based on the response to the pre-qualification questionnaire and any further financial checks deemed necessary.    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation
            Not Provided      
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      III.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required:
      Scottish Water reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security.    
      III.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      All prices quoted shall be in Sterling (UK) and all payments shall be made in Sterling (UK). Payment shall be made on the basis of completed services in accordance with the agreed contract rates, schedules and conditions of contract.   
      III.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      In the event of a group of companies submitting an accepted offer it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign an undertaking that each company in the group will be jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the contract.      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
         
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions       
      Bidders must comply with modern slavery act and operate an ethical supply chain.          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No
   
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description NEGOTIATED_WITH_COMPETITION
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement    
         Framework agreement with several operators       
         Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:
Not Provided                     
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 8 years: Not Provided    
   IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue: No.
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 19/08/2020 Time: 12:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Stepps:-Construction-work-for-water-projects./G6U8C32XJW

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/respond/G6U8C32XJW
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Glasgow Sheriff Court
       Glasgow, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 08/07/2020

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