Award

BBC Estate - Water Tender (England & Scotland)

  • BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-004195

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04dcd3

Published 7 February 2025, 2:39pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION

Broadcasting House, Portland Place

London

W1A 1AA

Contact

Danielle Hibbert

Email

danielle.hibbert@bbc.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1234567890

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Companies House

RC000057

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.bbc.co.uk/supplying/

Buyer's address

https://bbc.bravosolution.co.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Broadcasting


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

BBC Estate - Water Tender (England & Scotland)

Reference number

PROC 2021 26 DH

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 65000000 - Public utilities

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The BBC sought to purchase the provision of Water for the BBC Estate (England & Scotland) Tenderers were invited to submit a response to this ITT in accordance with the instructions set out in this ITT (a "Tender"). The BBC required a single supplier (retailer) to provide a Contract for supply of water and wastewater across the BBC Estate (English and Scottish estate).

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: £2,400,000

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

England and Scotland

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The BBC sought to purchase the provision of Water for the BBC Estate (England & Scotland) Tenderers were invited to submit a response to this ITT in accordance with the instructions set out in this ITT (a "Tender"). The BBC required a single supplier (retailer) to provide a Contract for supply of water and wastewater across the BBC Estate (English and Scottish estate).

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Merit / Weighting: 100

Cost criterion - Name: Pounds per point / Weighting: 100

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The initial term of the contract was for a period 24 months with an optional additional extension period of a further 12 months.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services

Explanation:

This contract opportunity was advertised via the publication of a contract notice reference, 2021/S 000-029630.

Notification of the award was published via a contract award notice ref, 2022/S 000-034320.

The terms of this advertised contract including any additional optional extensions ran from October 2022 - March 2025.

To provide the BBC with sufficient time to conclude a competitive retender of this service (contract notice ref, 2025/S 000-003021) and to appoint a provider, it is necessary to extend the term of this contract for an additional period of up to three months up until 31/07/2025.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

Contract No

ecm_22761

Title

BBC Estate - Water Tender (England & Scotland)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

4 November 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/concessionaire

Water Plus Ltd

Stoke on Trent

Staffordshire

ST4 4DA

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

04141390

The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £2,400,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Business & Property Courts of England & Wales - TCC

Rolls Building, 7 Rolls Building Fetter Lane

London

EC4A 1NL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

As stated in the public contract regulations 2015. The applicable review time limits shall be as stated in regulations 92 & 93 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015.