Plant Hire

A Tender Notice
by THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Framework (Goods)
Duration
8 year
Value
£147M
Sector
CONSTRUCTION
Published
18 Nov 2024
Delivery
To 28 Oct 2032 (est.)
Deadline
09 Dec 2024 10:00

Concepts

Location

London: Whole of the Thames Water Region

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

Thames Water intends to award Framework Agreement(s) for the hire of equipment that is crucial to our operation and us delivering life's essential service to our customers. Equipment to be hired includes: plant machinery, pumps, generators, lighting, access equipment, temporary fencing, trackway, welfare units/toilets, etc. The framework will be used by operational teams across our business, both for reactive incidents and planned maintenance. Our key priorities and expectations for this agreement include minimising operational downtime and customer impact, maximising our visibility and control of hire activity across the business, identifying efficiency opportunities through a collaborative supplier relationship and focus on continuous improvement.

Lot Division

1 Managed Service - General Plant & Pump Hire
  • Value: £123M

Lot 1 covers the majority of our hire equipment needs, including pumps (2-12" waste and clean water pumps, including commissioning where needed), generators, lighting, access equipment, temporary fencing, trackway, welfare units/toilets, etc. It will be used across the business for both reactive incidents and planned maintenance. Our expectations from this Lot include: seamless provision of a range of hire equipment with clear accountability for SLAs, a single point of contact and ease of management, a live dashboard to provide a complete view of all hires, and making it easier to pull insights and identify efficiency opportunities, proactive and collaborative relationship focused on continuous improvement. The Lot 1 framework agreement will be awarded to a single supplier.
2 Plant Hire (Operated & Self Drive)
  • Value: £24M

Lot 2 covers the hire of operated and self-drive plant machinery, including excavators, loaders, telehandlers, dumpers, rollers, etc. It will be used across the business but will mainly be used by Repair & Maintenance teams for planned works. Our expectations from this Lot include: direct provision of standalone requirements that don't need to coordinate with other equipment, skilled operators and training opportunities for employees, a live dashboard to provide insights and identify efficiency opportunities, proactive and collaborative relationship focused on continuous improvement. The Lot 2 framework agreement will be awarded to a single supplier.

Renewal Options

Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to a maximum duration of 8 years.

CPV Codes

  • 42122000 - Pumps
  • 31120000 - Generators
  • 43134100 - Submersible pumps
  • 44510000 - Tools
  • 43200000 - Earthmoving and excavating machinery, and associated parts
  • 43300000 - Construction machinery and equipment
  • 45500000 - Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
  • Variant bids may be considered.
  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** All suppliers who wish to respond to this contract notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the web link in Section I.3 https://forms.office.com/e/GKpzjmgjJb . From your response to the link in Section I.3 or above, Thames Water's Procurement Support Centre will send you an email providing login details for our eSourcing system. To complete the PQQ you will need to login to the project SharePoint site. If the project requires it, you will receive an additional and separate survey to complete for Data Protection. Note - The client may be Thames Water Utilities Limited or another company within the Kemble Water group structure. Note on Estimated Contract Values: All values shown are estimates only and have no binding on the total contract value that materialises under the provision of each service. Any bidder that passes the PQQ pass/fail questions will be taken through to ITN.

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