Infrastructure Term Service Contract and Smart Water Meter Installation

Concepts

• havant
• complete or part construction
• water installations
• water mains
• water pipelines
• water distribution pipelines
• water main refurbishment
• water projects
• water meters
• installation services

Location

Portsmouth,SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)

Description

This procurement is to provide works to cover the following: Lot A Contract: Infrastructure Term Service Contract - includes water mains renewals and replacement, new water mains, service pipes and connections, water mains extensions and diversions, water mains repair and maintenance, and Smart Water Meter installation. Lot B Contract: Smart Water Meter Installation - includes Smart Water Meter installation and commissioning, including deployment planning and delivery, strategic planning, and Smart Water Meter installation and commissioning. Both lots will require the Contractor to provide programme planning, planning and scheduling of work, traffic management and street works compliance, and customer engagement, liaison and communication services throughout the life of the contract. The Contractors will be required to work in collaboration with Portsmouth Water, per other lots, and the Smart Asset, Network and Data Services supplier which is the subject of a separate procurement.

Lot Division

CPV Codes

• 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
• 39370000 - Water installations
• 44161200 - Water mains
• 45232100 - Ancillary works for water pipelines
• 45232150 - Works related to water-distribution pipelines
• 45232151 - Water-main refurbishment construction work
• 45240000 - Construction work for water projects
• 51100000 - Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment
• 38421100 - Water meters

Indicators

• Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
• Bids should cover one or more lots.
• Bids should cover the whole contract.
• This is a recurring contract.
• Options are available.
• Renewals are available.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. This procurement process is being conducted in successive stages and only those organisations which are successful and shortlisted at selection-stage will be invited to submit an initial tender. Interested organisations must complete and submit a completed Selection Questionnaire by the specified closing date and time. Submissions cannot be uploaded after this return deadline. Other than the Selection Questionnaire Pack and Selection Questionnaire, the procurement documents published at the date of this Notice are in draft form, and Portsmouth Water reserves the right to amend, augment and supplement any document. Portsmouth Water reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award any contract or to award only part of the opportunities described in this Notice. If Portsmouth Water takes up this right, then it will not be responsible for or required to pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or Tenderer resulting therefrom. Except for the Contracts (if any) concluded with the successful Tenderer(s), nothing in the procurement process shall create a contract, whether express or implied, between Portsmouth Water and any Candidate or Tenderer. Portsmouth Water intends to select approximately 4 Candidates for each Lot to proceed to the next stage of the procurement. However, it reserves the right to select or negotiate with fewer if there are fewer suitable candidates or compliant bids, or more if necessary to ensure meaningful competition. Portsmouth Water may conduct the negotiations in successive stages in order to reduce the number of Tenders to be negotiated, by applying the award criteria specified in the ITT. It reserves the right at any time to close negotiations and award the Contract. Portsmouth Water undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to its obligations under the law including Environmental Information Regulations and the UK GDPR. If the organisation considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, then this should be stated with the reason for considering it commercially sensitive. Portsmouth Water will then endeavour to consult with the Applicant about such commercially sensitive information when considering any request for information (e.g. under the EIR), before replying to such a request. Portsmouth Water reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all organisations bidding for this opportunity at any time during the procurement process. This is to ensure that they continue to meet its requirements and remain financially viable to fulfil the requirements under the proposed contract. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Havant:-Works-for-complete-or-part... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/47869X8B86 GO Reference: GO-202453-PRO-25945024