Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NI Water and its subsidiaries
Westland House
Belfast
BT14 6TE
Contact
Manus O'Kane
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
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
C1170 — Water and Wastewater Network Maintenance Services and Associated Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 65000000 - Public utilities
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries will be procuring a Contract for its Network Maintenance Programme with capacity to deliver improvement, repair and maintenance works across their water and wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods.
NI Water has in place a contract for these services until 2025. Procurement for the new Contract is anticipated to commence in early 2024.
As part of the process NI Water will issue a Request for Information (RFI) market enquiry to engage with suppliers who either currently deliver water and sewer network services or who are interested in delivering these services in the future to NI Water. In addition to the RFI, NI Water also plan to hold supplier engagement meetings in mid 2023.
The purpose of the RFI and supplier engagement sessions will be to assess the interest, capacity and capability of the market in providing this type of service. NI Water are also interested in receiving feedback and developing our understanding from the market on the different experiences, approaches and models used in other sectors / utilities for Network Maintenance services to help NI Water select the best procurement strategy to deliver these services going forward.
NI Water will publish a separate notice to seek expressions of interest and suppliers will have the opportunity at that stage to complete and return a RFI Questionnaire and register interest in the supplier engagement meetings. Following the receipt of expressions of interest, NI Water will be in contact with suppliers to set out details of the supplier engagement sessions.
The tender may be split into Lots following the outcome of the supplier engagement sessions and once NI Water have finalised the procurement and contract strategy. The subsequent Contract Notice will provide more details on Lots, Contract duration and value once confirmed.
Procurement for this new Contract will be the Negotiated Procedure to include PQQ, Tender and BAFO Stages.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £400,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 65000000 - Public utilities
- 90000000 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
- 90470000 - Sewer cleaning services
- 90460000 - Cesspool or septic tank emptying services
- 90491000 - Sewer survey services
- 50411100 - Repair and maintenance services of water meters
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45232410 - Sewerage work
- 45232400 - Sewer construction work
- 45232150 - Works related to water-distribution pipelines
- 45233142 - Road-repair works
- 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
An analysis of any subsequent RFI Questionnaire responses and supplier engagement meetings may be used to select the best procurement strategy to deliver this service in the future.
The tender may be split into Lots following the outcome of the supplier engagement sessions and once NI Water have finalised the procurement and contract strategy. The subsequent Contract Notice will provide more details on Lots, Contract duration and value once confirmed. Procurement for this new Contract will be the Negotiated Procedure to include PQQ, Tender and BAFO Stages.
Anticipated indicative value range will be between 200,000,00 - 400,000,00.
two.2.14) Additional information
The tender may be split into Lots following the outcome of the supplier engagement sessions and once NI Water have finalised the procurement and contract strategy. The subsequent Contract Notice will provide more details on Lots, Contract duration and value once confirmed. Procurement for this new Contract will be the Negotiated Procedure to include PQQ, Tender and BAFO Stages.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
26 January 2024
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
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest
Date
31 January 2024
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The tender may be split into Lots following the outcome of the supplier engagement sessions and once NI Water have finalised the procurement and contract strategy. The subsequent Contract Notice will provide more details on Lots, Contract duration and value once confirmed. Anticipated indicative value range will be between 200,000,00 - 400,000,00. Procurement for this new Contract will be the Negotiated Procedure to include PQQ, Tender and BAFO Stages. Any queries regarding this procurement should be submitted via email at sourcing@niwater.com.