Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
United Utilities Water Limited
Lingley Mere Business Park
Warrington
WA5 3LP
Contact
Amelia Whewell
Telephone
+44 01925678021
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD - North West (England)
National registration number
02366678
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.unitedutilities.com
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/43984
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
Services-Contract-Storage of Biosolids
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 90513900 - Sludge disposal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
UU is looking for potential storage locations for Biosolids (treated sewage sludge) for emergency storage within in the North West to help them in managing the new farming rules for water impacts. The requirement for such storage facilities are to provide the Company with short term resilience for its Biosolids operations.
This is a prior information notice.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 63120000 - Storage and warehousing services
- 70332100 - Land management services
- 90400000 - Sewage services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance
WA8 0WB
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A detailed description covering what is to be stored,
• The Company are looking for potential storage locations for the storing of its Biosolids. The Company’s Biosolids is a treated sewage sludge destined to be recycled in to Agriculture. All of the Company’s Biosolids are treated and certified by Biosolids Assurance Scheme (BAS)
• The Company requires an additional maximum storage capacity of 30,000 tonnes for its Biososlids.
• The Company’s Biosolids comes in cake form (semi solids) at an average of 20 -30 % Dry Solids and is stackable up to 2m high on covered storage and potentially 1 m high on open storage when stored in windrows with sufficient space between each pile. (Potential suppliers should utilise 800kg/m2 for open storage and 1.5tonne/ m2 for covered storage capacity calculations).
• Due to the logistics and the administrations involved, the Company are ideally looking for covered storage with a capacity of over 1000 tonne’s (over 667 m2) or open concrete pads of over 2000 tonnes (over 2500 m2).
• Biosolids storages typically require a suitable Environmental permit from the EA/ with EWC codes including 19 08 05, 09 02 06 or 19 06 06.
• However, Environment Agency has published Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 253 which allows non-permitted storage locations to be utilised for Biosolids storage until August 2022. Non-permitted storage facilities must be able to meet the conditions outlined on the RPS253.
• Both tipper and artic access to the Company’s sites are preferred.
• Storage facilities must be amenable from odour sensitivity.
• Other logistical support services (eg: unloading, stockpiling on the facility and reloading etc.) and record keeping facilities (eg: weight bridge, site security, tractability) are preferable but not essential. Any supplier able to offer such services should price these separate to the hire of the storage facility.
two.2.14) Additional information
If you have experience in this area please could you provide at a minimum the following information and submit to the United Utilities Regulatory Procurement Team mailbox:
RegulatoryProcurementTeam@uuplc.co.uk
• Company Name
• Contact details, including location telephone and e-mail address, main point of contact and position in Company
The response deadline is the 01/03/2022 at 14.00
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
2 May 2022
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
If interested, please provide the details of the storage facility including:
Address of the facility with a picture’s
Type – Covered barn, concrete pad, hard standing etc.
Permitting information
Permitted facility – please submit a copy of the permit
Non- permitted facility – confirmation that the RPS 253 conditions can be met
Vehicle access – eg: Wagon/ Artic
Net storage footprint /Potential storage capacity (Please refer the figured noted on item f.
Odour susceptibility/ historic odour complaints
Outline of logistical support (eg: unloading, stockpiling on the facility and reloading etc.) and record keeping facilities (eg: weight bridge, site security, tractability) could offer to UU.
Storage hire rate
Monthly hire of the facility (for the storage capacity noted above but regardless of the tonnage actually stored)
£/ tonne stored per month or season (please outline the month’s your facility could be available to store Biosolids)
Please price up other logistical support and other facilities that you would like to offer separate as appropriate.
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