Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
RG1 8DB
Reading
RG1 8DB
Contact
Thames Water
procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Companies House
02366661
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply of Pipes & Fittings
Reference number
FA1572
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 44163000 - Pipes and fittings
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Thames Water Utilities Limited intends to award one or more Framework Agreements for the
supply of Pipes and Fittings and other associated equipment directly, or on its behalf by its
contractors.
The products will be suitable for use in clean water and waste water applications. There are
six lots proposed for the agreement:
Lot 1 - Ductile Iron Pipes and Fittings
Lot 2 - Polyethylene Pipes
Lot 3 - Polyethylene Fittings
Lot 4 - Polyethylene Barrier Pipes and Fittings
Lot 5 - Polyethylene Electrofusion Fitting
Lot 6 - Concrete Pipes and Fittings
Suppliers may apply for all or individual lots. Thames Water reserves the right to enter into a contract or contracts for the provision of all or any number of lots.
Thames Water reserves the right to make no award following the procurement
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Ductile Iron Pipes and Fittings
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 44130000 - Sewer mains
- 44161200 - Water mains
- 44163000 - Pipes and fittings
- 44167300 - Bends, tees and pipe fittings
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH - East of England
- UKI - London
Main site or place of performance
Whole of the Thames Water Region
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Ductile Iron Pipes & Fittings for installation within the clean water and waste water network. Products are delivered across the entire Thames Water Region. Pipe sizes range from 80 mm to 1 800 mm but not limited to Pipe Fittings include but not limited to, Bends, Tee, Blank Flange, Flange Socket, Flange Spigot, Taper, Flanged Pipes & Duck Foot Bends.
Fittings will also include Tape that provides resistance to damage during handling and backfilling, anti-corrosion, highly resistant to mineral acids, highly impermeable to water, water vapour and gases. Used for the protection of buried, exposed or immersed pipes & fittings.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of 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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
PE Pipes
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 44130000 - Sewer mains
- 44161200 - Water mains
- 44163000 - Pipes and fittings
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Whole of the Thames Water Region
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of Polyethylene Pipes for installation within the clean water and waste water network. Products are delivered across the entire Thames Water Region.
Pipe sizes range from but not limited to 25 mm to 710 mm on MDPE & HPPE. Pipe rating also include SDR11, 17, 21 & 26
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of 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,
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
PE Fittings
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 44161200 - Water mains
- 44163000 - Pipes and fittings
- 44167300 - Bends, tees and pipe fittings
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of Polyethylene fittings for installation within the clean water and waste water network. Products are delivered across the entire Thames Water Region. Fittings include but not limited to, Bends, Coupler, Reducer, Tee, Stub Flange, Spigot & Slim Flange.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Polyethylene Barrier Pipes & Fittings
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 44161200 - Water mains
- 44163000 - Pipes and fittings
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Whole of the Thames Water Region.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of Polyethylene Barrier Pipe for installation within the clean water network. Products are delivered across the entire Thames Water Region Barrier Pipe are to be supplied in size range but not limited from 25 mm to 355 mm. Fittings include but not limited to Ferrules, Bends, Couplers, Reducers, Tee & Wrapping Tape.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Electrofusion Fittings
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 44161200 - Water mains
- 44162000 - Piping
- 44163000 - Pipes and fittings
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
The whole of the Thames Water region.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of Polyethylene Electrofusion fittings for installation within the clean water & waste water network.
Products are delivered across the entire Thames Water Region Fittings include but not limited to Ferrules, Bends, Couplers, Reducers, Tee & Wrapping Tape.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Concrete Pipes
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 44114220 - Concrete pipes and fittings
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of concrete pipes & fittings for installation within waste water network. Products are delivered across the entire Thames Water Region Pipes size rage from but not limited to 300 mm to 1 800 mm along with Jacking pipes Fittings include but not limited to Plain End Socket, Plain End Spigot, Bends, Chamber Rings, Cover Slabs, Rockers.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 8 years.
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: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-004026
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
FA1572
Lot No
Lot 2, Lot 4, lot 5
Title
Lot 2 - PE pipes / Lot 4 - Polyethylene Barrier Pipes and Fittings / Lot 5 - Electrofusion Fittings
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 December 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Radius Systems Limited
Alfreton
DE55 2JJ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Companies House
1585669
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
FA1572
Lot No
Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4 and Lot 5
Title
Lot 2 - PE pipes / Lot 3 - PE Fittings / Lot 4 - Polyethylene Barrier Pipes and Fittings / Lot 5 - Electrofusion Fittings
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 December 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Aliaxis UK Limited
Maidstone
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ4 - Kent
Companies House
1698059
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
FA1572
Lot No
Lot 1
Title
Lot 1 - Ductile Iron Pipes and Fittings
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 December 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Eletrosteel Casting UK Limited
Chesterfield
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE3 - South Yorkshire
Companies House
04057880
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
FA1572
Lot No
Lot 1
Title
Lot 1 - Ductile Iron Pipes and Fittings
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 December 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Saint- Gobain PAM UK
Loughborough
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Companies House
(00)734396
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
FA1572
Lot No
Lot 3
Title
Lot 3 - PE Fittings
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 December 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Westwood Pipelines Limited
Doncaster
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE3 - South Yorkshire
Companies House
4613101
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
FA1572
Lot No
Lot 6
Title
Lot 6 - Concrete Pipes
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 December 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stanton Precast
Ilkeston
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Companies House
02263795
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
**** Please note, this is a Contract Award Notice ****
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 (www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement).
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 (i.e. IASTA Smartsource). To complete the PQQ you will need to login to IASTA Smartsource. 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.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Thames Water
Reading
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Thames Water Utilities Limited will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 No 274) provide 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, Wales and Northern Ireland).
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Thames Water Utilities Limited
Reading
Country
United Kingdom