Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Wessex Water Services Ltd
Claverton Down Road
Bath
BA2 7WW
eprocurement@wessexwater.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Cost Consultants Framework
Reference number
PROF026
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The provision of Cost Consultancy Services. Standard services to be provided are as follows, but not limited to:
• Investment planning
• Unit Cost Database (UCD)
• Embodied, Operational and RENO Operational Carbon Accounting
• Capital Allowances and Tax Depreciation
• Economics
• Provision of Resource
In addition to the services described above, we require, as part of the day to day business, specific services that we must undertake as a regulated Utility company, and these can include;
• Project Performance benchmarking
• Operating performance benchmarking
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK - South West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The standard services for the business are as follows, but not limited to:
• Investment planning – working with the internal team to provide input values for inclusion into the Service Measure Framework / Cost & Benefit process; to provide efficiency benchmarking of internally generated values; any output will need to be operated and maintained by Wessex Water resources
• Unit Cost Database (UCD) – working with the internal team to support the production of a Wessex Water UCD for new asset models; asset replacement and refurbishment models; non-asset solution models; collection of relevant data for use with the Water Research Council's TR61 cost modelling software
• Embodied, Operational and RENO Operational Carbon Accounting – working with the internal team to support the production of Embodied Carbon, Operational and RENO OPEX Carbon values to help meet our PR24 and OFWAT reporting requirements and our Net Zero Carbon by 2030 commitment
• Capital Allowances and Tax Depreciation – looking at the annual capital expenditure incurred by the Company, provide ongoing support in preparing all relevant underlying cost analysis culminating in a detailed split of the annual capital expenditure between the relevant tax categories for inclusion in the company’s corporation tax computation. In addition, you would provide adhoc advice on the capital allowance profile of a specific capital asset programme or related capital allowance support by combining cost segregation skills, building technology, tax and accountancy
• Economics – working with the internal team to develop a bespoke construction index that utilises Wessex Water Services Ltd data; to undertake an independent review on inflation, both historically and forecast, within the UK and South West Region of the UK; to provide support to create, review and critique the approach to setting efficient benchmarks using econometric models; to provide support to create, review and critique the real price effects & frontier shift / productivity efficiency modelling
• Provision of Resource - resource to supplement the Wessex Water teams – both at the Consultants home office and co-located at Wessex Water offices as necessary which may also include services as detailed above
In addition to the services described above, we require, as part of the day to day business, specific services that we must undertake as a regulated Utility company, and these can include;
• Project Performance benchmarking – with a large part of our programme being management/delivered internally it is even more important that we can demonstrate our efficiency both to the regulator and customers as part of our business plan and also day-to-day to our board. This may take a number of forms depending on the sub-programme being reviewed.
• Operating performance benchmarking – our efficiency is assessed based on capital and opex, so it is important that we can demonstrate our efficiency to the regulators and customers as part of our business plan and also day-to-day to our board. This may take a number of forms dependent on the area of opex cost being assessed.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-001909
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15 December 2021
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Wessex Water Services Ltd
Bath
eprocurement@wessexwater.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Wessex Water Services Limited commenced standstill period at the point information on the award was communicated to tenderers. The notification provided full information on the award decision. The standstill period of a minimum of 10 calendar days, provided time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 No 274) provides 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) within 30 days of knowledge or constructive knowledge of a breach.