Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Reading
RG18DB
Contact
Thames Water
procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Companies House
02366661
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.thameswater.co.uk/
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
MEICA Plant Testing Commissioning and Take-over Services
Reference number
FA1693
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
MEICA Plant Testing & Commissioning and Take over Servicers and quality assurance specific to Mechanical Electrical ICA (MEICA) disciplines in Water Utility Projects.
General project and MEICA Plant testing and commissioning management in Water Utility Projects.
Design review of MEICA project documentation to mitigate installation and commissioning risks.
Technical support in MEICA projects during installation commissioning and take over testing.
Supporting clients in interface risk management in project upgrades in MEICA projects.
General off - site and on-Site contracts management of MEICA Plant projects as client's project manager's representative (PMR) including Health and Safety Management.
Support Developer Services, and Innovation Research and Development Teams. Also, on some occasions DMC (directly managed capital maintenance teams) and Capital Delivery teams may use this agreement.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
- UKJ - South East (England)
Main site or place of performance
Whole of the Thames Water Region
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
MEICA Plant Testing & Commissioning and Take over Servicers and quality assurance specific to Mechanical Electrical ICA (MEICA) disciplines in Water Utility Projects.
General project and MEICA Plant testing and commissioning management in Water Utility Projects.
Design review of MEICA project documentation to mitigate installation and commissioning risks.
Technical support in MEICA projects during installation commissioning and take over testing.
Supporting clients in interface risk management in project upgrades in MEICA projects.
General off - site and on-Site contracts management of MEICA Plant projects as client's project manager's representative (PMR) including Health and Safety Management.
Support Developer Services, and Innovation Research and Development Teams. Also, on some occasions DMC (directly managed capital maintenance teams) and Capital Delivery teams may use this agreement.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
Any agreement awarded would be an initial period of 3 years , with the option to extend annually, and subjected to satisfactory performance may up to maximum of 8 years.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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: 2022/S 000-003585
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 March 2024
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
LJR Engineering Project Services Limited
Essex
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
Companies House
06287897
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 March 2024
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
Binnies UK Limited
Cheshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD6 - Cheshire
Companies House
03163649
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25 March 2024
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
EcoGenR8 Limited t/a AFECO
Hampshire
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ3 - Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Companies House
07455556
The contractor is an SME
No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
**** Please note, this is a Contract Award Notice ****
All suppliers who wish to respond to this OJEU notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the web link in Section I.3 (www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement).
From your response to the link in Section I.3 or above, Thames Water's Procurement Support Centre will send you an email providing login details for our eSourcing system (i.e. IASTA Smartsource). To complete the PQQ you will need to login to IASTA Smartsource.
If the project requires it, you will receive an additional and separate survey to complete for Data Protection.
Note - The client may be Thames Water Utilities Limited or another company within the Kemble Water group structure.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Thames Water Utilities Limited
Reading
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Thames Water Utilities Limited will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 No 274) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).