Awarded contract

TELEMETRY OUTSTATIONS CONTRACT 2022-27

  • Defra Network eTendering Portal

F03: Contract award notice

Notice reference: 2022/S 000-006111

Published 4 March 2022, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Defra Network eTendering Portal

17 Nobel House

London

SW1P 3JR

Email

michelle.hingston@environment-agency.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 2072385921

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

National or federal Agency/Office

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

TELEMETRY OUTSTATIONS CONTRACT 2022-27

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 32441000 - Telemetry equipment

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

The Environment Agency (EA) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) operate a large number of monitoring

sites throughout England and Wales. The EA operate six telemetry systems based on old regional

boundaries. The management of these systems is via a national service consisting of three telemetry hubs

each supporting two systems. The management and maintenance of field equipment is carried out in

fourteen area based teams. The EA is in the process of adopting the use of DNP3, WITs DNP3 protocols

and IP packet switched data communications to field telemetry outstations. NRW operate in a similar

manner to the EA, and wish to adapt the use of IP packet switched communication in the future.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

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

Value excluding VAT: £1,900,000

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

1a

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32441000 - Telemetry equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 1 – This lot is designed to meet the EA and NRW requirements for a device with very low battery consumption, low I/O, single communications and simple alarm functionality.

Lot 1 is then subdivided into lots 1a and 1b:

Lot 1a) covers Point Green RTU

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

1b

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32441000 - Telemetry equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 1 – This lot is designed to meet the EA and NRW requirements for a device with very low battery consumption, low I/O, single communications and simple alarm functionality.

Lot 1 is then subdivided into lots 1a and 1b:

Lot1b) covers Point Orange RTU

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32441000 - Telemetry equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 2 – This lot is designed to meet the EA and NRW requirement for a device with the functionality to operate at the majority of level, flow and rainfall sites.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32441000 - Telemetry equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 3 – This lot is designed to meet the NRW requirement for a device with the functionality to operate at the majority of level, flow and rainfall sites requiring increased communication resilience with multiple incremental shaft encoder input and EA requirement for multiple simultaneous sensor protocol communication.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 32441000 - Telemetry equipment

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Lot 4 – This lot is designed to meet the EA requirement for a device with the functionality to operate at our more complex sites requiring increased communication resilience and high I/0. Typically, sensors are sampled every few seconds.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

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

Open procedure

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: 2021/S 000-027897


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1a

Title

Point Green RTU

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 February 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Metasphere

Surrey

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £150,000


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1b

Title

Point Orange RTU

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 February 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Metasphere

Surrey

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £200,000


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Unknown

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 February 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Xylem Water Solutions UK Ltd

Nottinghamshire

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £900,000


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

3

Title

Unknown

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 February 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Xylem Water Solutions UK Ltd

Nottinghamshire

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £450,000


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

4

Title

Unknown

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 February 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Ovarro TS Ltd

Sheffield

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME

No

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £200,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Environment Agency

London

Country

United Kingdom