Tender

Live/Dead Gas Insertion/Annular Gap Materials

  • Wales & West Utilities Ltd

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-012422

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02b7f8

Published 3 June 2021, 12:01pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Wales & West Utilities Ltd

Wales & West House, Spooner Close, Coedkernew

NEWPORT

NP108FZ

Contact

Nicci Birchall

Email

wwuprocurement@wwutilities.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.wwutilities.co.uk

one.3) Communication

Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at

www.wwutilities.co.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.6) Main activity

Production, transport and distribution of gas and heat


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Live/Dead Gas Insertion/Annular Gap Materials

Reference number

WWU1179

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 44160000 - Pipeline, piping, pipes, casing, tubing and related items

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Wales & West Utilities Limited (WWU), is a regulated gas distribution business with around 35 000km of gas distribution pipelines located within Wales and the South West of England.

We are seeking expressions of interest (EOI's) from suppliers who can provide the following:

Materials and equipment used in the renewal of gas distribution mains pipelines through Live and Dead Insertion techniques.

Wales & West Utilities Limited are committed to and have fully embraced Live Gas insertion of new PE pipe mains within old/existing steel/cast gas mains. This includes Annular Gap Sealants and Live and Dead gas main insertion products (Gland boxes/Insertion heads/End Seals/Insertion Seal Kits/Foambag kits).

Further information is available on our e-sourcing platform by invitation once registered.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 24958000 - Chemical products for the oil and gas industry
    • KA06 - For the gas industry
  • 39340000 - Gas network equipment
    • KA06 - For the gas industry
  • 39812500 - Sealants
    • KA06 - For the gas industry

two.2.3) Place of performance

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

Wales & South West of England

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Wales & West Utilities Limited (WWU), is a regulated gas distribution business with around 35 000km of gasdistribution pipelines located within Wales and the South West of England.

We are seeking expressions of interest (EOI's) from suppliers who can provide the following:

Materials and equipment used in the renewal of gas distribution mains pipelines through Live and DeadInsertion techniques. Wales & West Utilities Limited are committed to and have fully embraced Live Gasinsertion of new PE pipe mains within old/existing steel/cast gas mains.

Further information is available on our e-sourcing platform by invitation once registered.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

14 June 2022

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The contract term will be 4 years with the option to extend for 2 years in 6 month periods.


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

To be identified in the Invitation to Tender if required.

three.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria

To be identified in the Invitation to Tender if required.

three.1.6) Deposits and guarantees required

To be identified in the Invitation to Tender if required.

three.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

To be identified in the Invitation to Tender if required.

three.1.8) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded

In the event that Contractors form a joint venture, partnership or other form of consortia, joint and several liability of each participant will be required by the Contracting Entity.


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

Framework agreement with several operators

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: 2016/S 069-121144

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

6 July 2021

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

six.3) Additional information

Applicants must respond to this notice via e-mail and must be registered on WWU's BravoSolution platform to be invited to participate in future rounds of this sourcing event by the deadline of this notice.

If you are not registered or are registered but have not advised us of your registration we cannot add you to the sourcing project and you cannot participate in this sourcing project.

Please proceed to www.sourcing4wwu.bravosolution.co.uk and click on 'Register Now'.

If you have previously registered on www.sourcing4wwu.bravosolution.co.uk please check all the details are correct (do not re-register if you have done so previously).

Once you have registered/checked your details are correct please e-mail wwuprocurement@wwutilities.co.uk confirming your registration and expressing your interest to participate.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Wales & West Utilities Limited

Newport

NP10 8FZ

Country

United Kingdom