Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NI Water and its subsidiaries
Westland House
Belfast
BT14 6TE
Contact
Manus O'Kane and Ian Presho
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
C1170 - Water and Wastewater Networks Maintenance and Associated Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 65000000 - Public utilities
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries are procuring a Contract for its Network Maintenance Programme to deliver Water and Wastewater Network Maintenance and Associated Services. This programme will deliver improvements, repairs and maintenance services across their water and wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods. This contract will be split into the following 4 lots: Lot 1 - Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance Services, Lot 2 - Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated Services, Lot 3 - Desludging of Septic Tanks and Lot 4 - New Development and Metering Infrastructure (Installation and Maintenance). It is NI Water’s intention to award contracts to separate Economic Operators for each lot. Economic Operators will be permitted to submit (or be part of) a tender response for one or more lots, either as a standalone Economic Operator, member of a Joint Venture or a Key Subcontractor. However, an Economic Operator may only be appointed to one Lot, in any capacity. Further details on the scope and range of services are included in the PQQ documents.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £400,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
4
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance Services
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 90470000 - Sewer cleaning services
- 90460000 - Cesspool or septic tank emptying services
- 90491000 - Sewer survey services
- 50411100 - Repair and maintenance services of water meters
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45232410 - Sewerage work
- 45232400 - Sewer construction work
- 45232150 - Works related to water-distribution pipelines
- 45233142 - Road-repair works
- 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 90700000 - Environmental services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries are procuring a Contract for its Network Maintenance Programme to deliver Water and Wastewater Network Maintenance and Associated Services. This programme will deliver improvements, repairs and maintenance services across their water and wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods. This contract will be split into the following 4 lots: Lot 1 - Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance Services, Lot 2 - Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated Services, Lot 3 - Desludging of Septic Tanks and Lot 4 - New Development and Metering Infrastructure (Installation and Maintenance). It is NI Water’s intention to award contracts to separate Economic Operators for each lot. Economic Operators will be permitted to submit (or be part of) a tender response for one or more lots, either as a standalone Economic Operator, member of a Joint Venture or a Key Subcontractor. However, an Economic Operator may only be appointed to one Lot, in any capacity. Further details on the scope and range of services are included in the PQQ documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £400,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated Services
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 90470000 - Sewer cleaning services
- 90460000 - Cesspool or septic tank emptying services
- 90491000 - Sewer survey services
- 50411100 - Repair and maintenance services of water meters
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45232410 - Sewerage work
- 45232400 - Sewer construction work
- 45232150 - Works related to water-distribution pipelines
- 45233142 - Road-repair works
- 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 90700000 - Environmental services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries are procuring a Contract for its Network Maintenance Programme to deliver Water and Wastewater Network Maintenance and Associated Services. This programme will deliver improvements, repairs and maintenance services across their water and wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods. This contract will be split into the following 4 lots: Lot 1 - Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance Services, Lot 2 - Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated Services, Lot 3 - Desludging of Septic Tanks and Lot 4 - New Development and Metering Infrastructure (Installation and Maintenance). It is NI Water’s intention to award contracts to separate Economic Operators for each lot. Economic Operators will be permitted to submit (or be part of) a tender response for one or more lots, either as a standalone Economic Operator, member of a Joint Venture or a Key Subcontractor. However, an Economic Operator may only be appointed to one Lot, in any capacity. Further details on the scope and range of services are included in the PQQ documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £400,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Desludging of Septic Tanks
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 90470000 - Sewer cleaning services
- 90460000 - Cesspool or septic tank emptying services
- 90491000 - Sewer survey services
- 50411100 - Repair and maintenance services of water meters
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45232410 - Sewerage work
- 45232400 - Sewer construction work
- 45232150 - Works related to water-distribution pipelines
- 45233142 - Road-repair works
- 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 90700000 - Environmental services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries are procuring a Contract for its Network Maintenance Programme to deliver Water and Wastewater Network Maintenance and Associated Services. This programme will deliver improvements, repairs and maintenance services across their water and wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods. This contract will be split into the following 4 lots: Lot 1 - Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance Services, Lot 2 - Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated Services, Lot 3 - Desludging of Septic Tanks and Lot 4 - New Development and Metering Infrastructure (Installation and Maintenance). It is NI Water’s intention to award contracts to separate Economic Operators for each lot. Economic Operators will be permitted to submit (or be part of) a tender response for one or more lots, either as a standalone Economic Operator, member of a Joint Venture or a Key Subcontractor. However, an Economic Operator may only be appointed to one Lot, in any capacity. Further details on the scope and range of services are included in the PQQ documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £400,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
New Development and Metering Infrastructure (Installation and Maintenance)
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 90470000 - Sewer cleaning services
- 90460000 - Cesspool or septic tank emptying services
- 90491000 - Sewer survey services
- 50411100 - Repair and maintenance services of water meters
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45232410 - Sewerage work
- 45232400 - Sewer construction work
- 45232150 - Works related to water-distribution pipelines
- 45233142 - Road-repair works
- 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 90700000 - Environmental services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries are procuring a Contract for its Network Maintenance Programme to deliver Water and Wastewater Network Maintenance and Associated Services. This programme will deliver improvements, repairs and maintenance services across their water and wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods. This contract will be split into the following 4 lots: Lot 1 - Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance Services, Lot 2 - Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated Services, Lot 3 - Desludging of Septic Tanks and Lot 4 - New Development and Metering Infrastructure (Installation and Maintenance). It is NI Water’s intention to award contracts to separate Economic Operators for each lot. Economic Operators will be permitted to submit (or be part of) a tender response for one or more lots, either as a standalone Economic Operator, member of a Joint Venture or a Key Subcontractor. However, an Economic Operator may only be appointed to one Lot, in any capacity. Further details on the scope and range of services are included in the PQQ documents.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £400,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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: 2023/S 000-034200
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
26 February 2024
Local time
3:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 24 August 2024
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Northern Ireland Water
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom