Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Southern Water Services Ltd.
Southern House
Worthing
BN13 3NX
janet.strzebrakowski2@southernwater.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1903264444
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ - South East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.southernwater.co.uk
Buyer's address
https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Alternative Metering Services
Reference number
prj_4725
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38421100 - Water meters
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
As part of Southern Water’s AMP8 (2025-2030) delivery programme, we aim to reduce overall demand for water, by cutting leakage by 13% and helping our customers become even more efficient by installing more than 1 million smart meters.
The successful bidder would manage the overall service provision as a prime contractor, including the supply and ownership of Smart meters and associated devices, installation of those Smart meters, connecting them to an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) network, maintaining a service to provide Southern Water with at least hourly meter reading data every day and procured as an end to end financed solution. The successful bidder would own the meter assets, with Southern Water paying service fees over the term.
Southern Water has a high percentage of metered customers (88%) through our pioneering Universal Metering Programme. By 2030, the successful bidder would upgrade our household meter estate of ~934k household meters, and 52k non-household meters, to Smart AMI enabled meters, incorporated into the service. The successful bidder would also install 34k new AMI enabled meters to currently unmetered customers. We expect a mix of standard, non-standard, and complex work types that will be managed through this arrangement.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £300,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 32412000 - Communications network
- 32430000 - Wide area network
- 45232150 - Works related to water-distribution pipelines
- 45233251 - Resurfacing works
- 50411100 - Repair and maintenance services of water meters
- 65500000 - Meter reading service
- 72300000 - Data services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The successful bidder will operate across Southern Water’s supply area, for household and non-household premises.
In total, the number of Smart meter assets in the scope of the full service is 1.02m. For the installation phase, the award will be for 50% of the volume initially on contract award (Year 1), with the remaining volume to be achieved through meeting overall performance targets in subsequent years in the installation phase.
The successful bidder will install and commission, operate and maintain the Alternative Metering Service, inclusive of smart AMI meters and devices, communications network, and data pass back provision to Southern Water. The successful bidder will include enabling activities within the scope of services to deliver the stated outcome.
The successful bidder will be responsible for:
(i) Supply of Smart AMI water meters warranted for 15 years
(ii) Planning, pre-installation surveys and meter installation for standard works i.e. meters to 934k household properties where the meter is situated externally (86%), or internally (14%)
(iii) Planning, pre-installation surveys and meter installation for non-standard works i.e. 45.2k meters to non-household properties where the meter is situated externally (80%), or internally (20%)
(iv) Planning, pre-installation surveys and meter installation of meters for complex works i.e. 6.4k meters over 20mm in size, 34k new meter installations to unmetered sites, or boundary box replacements in the highway/verges (excavation, backfill and reinstatement, traffic management)
(v) Communications network (non-dedicated to Southern Water) recording 24 hourly reads per day and transmitting the data once per day
(vi) Adoption of c.9k Smart meters from developers installing new services (adoption of legacy meter base is out of scope of this procurement)
(vii) Smart meter and network issue resolution
The Contract is expected to be awarded in November 2024 and will be for a total period of 20 years, with the Smart meters being deployed within the first 5 years “installation phase”.
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
Duration in months
240
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: 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.2.14) Additional information
Contract value range £250m to £300m
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
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
Will be made available in the procurement documents
three.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them
Financed off balance sheet solution required
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Will be made available in the procurement documents
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: 2023/S 000-020671
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
7 June 2024
Local time
11:00am
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
1 July 2024
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 2 January 2025
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information through the portal as follows: i) Candidates should register on the BravoSolution e-procurement portal. For any support in submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering help desk at. 0800 368 4850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk or click on the following link: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Southern Water
Durrington
Country
United Kingdom