Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Southern Water Services Ltd.
Southern House
Worthing
BN13 3NX
rishabh.misra@southernwater.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1903264444
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Strategic Waste Management
Reference number
prj_4923
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Southern Water are seeking suppliers for the provision of planned and reactive intersite liquid sludge tankering, planned and reactive intersite raw sludge cake transfer, and onsite tankering services such as wet well cleaning, tank cleaning, tank emptying, jetting, lagoon cleaning, hazardous waste disposal, chemical disposal, and emergency incident response including street works.
Other services include General waste collection and disposal, planned and reactive grit and screenings collection and disposal, fly tipping & hazardous waste collection and disposal, reactive response to and management of pollution events etc.
Additionally, the marketing, sale, transport and, disposal of digested sewage sludge cake (Biosolids) is included.
Elements of the services are required 24 hours, 7 days a week.
Southern Water has sites across Sussex, Hampshire, Kent and the Isle of Wight.
Note, the exact lots are TBC
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £640,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Planned and Reactive Tankering & Waste Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 44611420 - Sludge-storage tanks
- 45232410 - Sewerage work
- 90410000 - Sewage removal services
- 90420000 - Sewage treatment services
- 90430000 - Sewage disposal services
- 90450000 - Treatment services of septic tanks
- 90460000 - Cesspool or septic tank emptying services
- 90480000 - Sewerage management services
- 90513600 - Sludge removal services
- 90513700 - Sludge transport services
- 90513800 - Sludge treatment services
- 90513900 - Sludge disposal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
The Southern Water region covers Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Activities include Liquid waste management arising from water and wastewater operational processes such as:
-Planned Intersite Sludge Tankering- collection, transportation and disposal of Liquid waste between SW facilities, and where necessary to third party facilities
-Planned Non-Routine Tankering- Additional tankering requirements for scheduled works on a semi-regular basis e.g. wet well cleaning, sludge line jetting, tank cleans etc.
-Reactive tankering in the case of emergencies 24 hours per day, 365 days per year
-Other services: Use of Skips and Roros (e.g. for transport of dewatered sludge cake), General waste, Grit and Screenings (collection and transport), Fly tipping, hazardous waste collection and other activities related to the management of waste, e.g. traffic management, sandbags, welfare units, in response to pollution events
Note some of the above activities may be separated into a different lot at the time of the final tender pack release
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Digested Cake Biosolids Offsite
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45232410 - Sewerage work
- 90410000 - Sewage removal services
- 90420000 - Sewage treatment services
- 90430000 - Sewage disposal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
The Southern Water region covers Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Activities conducted comprise of:
Planned haulage of up to 300,000 tonnes/yr of Biosolids and up to 10,000 tones/yr of water clarification sludges to suitable agricultural outlets
Marketing, sales, in-field operations (e.g. stockpiling, spreading, civilization, soil sampling, and onsite operations (e.g. container management)
Some services may have a reactive 24/7 requirement
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Novel Waste Disposal/Brokerage
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45232410 - Sewerage work
- 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
- 90513600 - Sludge removal services
- 90513700 - Sludge transport services
- 90513800 - Sludge treatment services
- 90513900 - Sludge disposal services
- 90520000 - Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
The Southern Water region covers Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Requirement for waste brokers or specialist waste disposers to manage the disposal of "novel wastes" arising from the water and wastewater treatment operation e.g. sewage waste mixed with petrochemicals, spent chemical containers, asbestos waste, out of specification sludge waste.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Waste Ancillary Services
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 34928310 - Safety fencing
- 44613700 - Refuse skips
- 44613800 - Containers for waste material
- 90480000 - Sewerage management services
- 90500000 - Refuse and waste related services
- 90512000 - Refuse transport services
- 90513000 - Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
The Southern Water region covers Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Southern Water may require ancillary services to support the deployment of tankers and for other core waste services.
These services are referenced in previous lots. It is to be determined whether any or all services in this lot will be combined with a previous lot at the time of the final tender pack release.
Service include: Use of Skips and Roros (e.g. for transport of cake), General waste, Grit and Screenings (collection and transport), Fly tipping, hazardous waste collection, and includes activities used to manage pollution events such as traffic management, sandbags, welfare units, lighting towers, portaloos, scaffolding, road sweepers etc.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 April 2024
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the BravoSolution e-procurement portal at: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/ Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information through the portal as follows: i) Candidates should register on the BravoSolution e-procurement portal at: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/ ii) Once registered, candidates must express their interest as follows: a) login to the portal; b) select 'View current opportunities and notices'; c) access the listing related to this framework d) click on Express Interest button; iii) Once you have expressed interest, please complete the PQQ. You must then publish your reply using the publish button; iv) For any support in submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering help desk at. 0800 368 4850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk