Description
Southern Water Services (SWS) is anticipating that AMP8 will be the largest investment programme it has ever undertaken, given its plans for WINEP and WRMP, and the service it is seeking to deliver for customers. SWS now wishes to secure a range of supply chain partners for the delivery of its AMP8 capital programme. The AMP8 regulatory period will run from April 2025 to March 2030. The current frameworks used for engineering, design and construction services have been in place for almost 10 years and expire on 31st March 2025. In procuring new frameworks, we are seeking to build on positive changes made in AMP7, but also to look beyond AMP8 and take important steps to reflect supplier feedback, moving towards excellence in all that we do. The new arrangements will offer the option of running for AMP9.
In parallel to this procurement process, Southern Water is working up its plans for PR24 – including working with our regulators and stakeholders to confirm the investment that will be available, and the capital delivery projects that will need to be undertaken. The PR24 process will benefit from having the AMP8 supply chain in place to assist with ongoing planning and transition to AMP8.
A collaborative framework will be established to deliver low complexity infrastructure design and build schemes. The framework will have 2 lots one for water and wastewater.
A framework for Non-Infrastructure works has already been established for the remainder of AMP 7 and 8.
The Partner shall work with the Client to provide engineering capability and expertise to: Identify and develop options in accordance with the Client’s technical and engineering standards for all aspects of Water and Wastewater systems.
This is intended to be used for routine asset replacement works which require limited design, and can be readily packaged and allocated by the Client.
The Contractor shall work with the Client to provide engineering capability and expertise to:
Identify and develop options in accordance with the Client’s technical and engineering standards for all aspects of Water and Wastewater systems.
Achieve the required asset performance or customer outcomes by identifying:
low build or no-build solutions.
sustainable including low carbon, catchment, and nature-based solutions.
lowest Totex or Best Value solutions across an agreed Tranche or Programme of works.
how the solution(s) deliver benefit through the Client’s Balanced Scorecard, and at an aggregate catchment or system level.
The Contractor shall provide construction management services and expertise including:
Create, manage and optimise its allocated programmes, including developing programme, tranche and project execution plans as required by the Client.
Supporting the Client with Pre-construction Enabling Activities.
Undertaking Construction Enabling Activities (e.g. site surveys, site preparation, streetworks management, including communicating with the customer).
Preparing all aspects of work delivery planning, including identification of the most cost-efficient civils, mechanical and electrical, and environmental construction resource to deliver the works, for review and acceptance by the Client.
Work with the client to regularly optimise the specification and procurement of the Client’s Standard Asset List, including use of centralised or buying club solutions
Managing and undertaking construction delivery to the time, cost, quality and risk parameters agreed with the Client,
Managing and undertaking commissioning and handover according to Client Engineering Standards.