Contract

Scotland's Railway - Water Testing Framework 2024

  • Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

F06: Contract award notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-003800

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-043bb2

Published 5 February 2025, 12:03pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Network Rail Infrastructure Ltd

Waterloo General Offices

London

SE1 8SW

Email

Lynn.Blewett2@networkrail.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1908781000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.networkrail.co.uk/

one.6) Main activity

Railway services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Scotland's Railway - Water Testing Framework 2024

Reference number

SCOT/23-24/139

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71700000 - Monitoring and control services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

A Framework Agreement for the delivery of Water Testing Services across Scotland's Railway.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £3,000,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM - Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Framework shall provide Water Testing and Water Risk Assessments on its Operational Estate to check for the presence of Legionella to support Network Rail with meeting its statutory obligation.

The service covers the testing of water supplies and associated remedial works to Maintenance Delivery Units / Signal Boxes / Power Signal Boxes / Ground Frames etc throughout Scotland Route. This involves the testing and investigation of water supplies and associated remedial works at specified locations throughout Scotland; advice on management and control of the Water Systems at each site; provision of suitable Risk Assessment Log Books as required at each location; provision of additional documentation; advice on management and monitoring to minimise potential risk to staff and other personnel using the systems, and advice on proactive measures to control and reduce the risk and advise on the improvement of water quality.

Scotland's Railway ran a procurement event to engage with one (1) supplier in the delivery of Water Testing Services, across Scotland.

The contract shall be awarded under an NR27 NEC4 Professional Services Short Framework Contract.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Health & Safety / Weighting: Pass/Fail

Quality criterion - Name: Technical and Methodology / Weighting: 25.0%

Quality criterion - Name: Resources / Weighting: 10.0%

Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 5.0%

Price - Weighting: 60.0%

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

3 Year Framework Plus 2 No. 1 Year extensions (1 + 1)

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: 2024/S 000-005623

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a periodic indicative notice

The contracting entity will not award any further contracts based on the above periodic indicative notice


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

SCOT/23-24/139

Title

Scotland's Railway - Water Testing Framework 2024

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

16 December 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2

Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

SOCOTEC UK Limited

Socotec House, Bretby Business Park, Ashby Road, Bretby

Burton Upon Trent

DE15 0YZ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
National registration number

04951688

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £3,000,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £3,000,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Court of Session

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom