Contract

PROFFESSIONAL SERVICES & GROUND INVESTIGATION CONTRACT 2023-2031

  • Canal & River Trust

F06: Contract award notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-018652

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-034f06

Published 17 June 2024, 3:50pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Canal & River Trust

500 Elder Gate

MILTON KEYNES

MK91BB

Contact

Emma Taylor

Email

emma.taylor@canalrivertrust.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ12 - Milton Keynes

Companies House

1146792

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/

one.6) Main activity

Other activity

Canal & Rivers


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

PROFFESSIONAL SERVICES & GROUND INVESTIGATION CONTRACT 2023-2031

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71300000 - Engineering services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This contract is the Professional Service Contract (PSC) and the Ground Investigation Contract (GI).

The PSC and the GI Contract will be offered as two National Lots. More than one contractor may be appointed for each of the PSC and GI Lots.

PSC will cover all types of Civil Engineering, Environmental, Heritage, Business Process Advice & Design, Strategy & Resilience Consultancy Services.

The expected turnover will be approximately £3 - £4 million per annum for PSC and approximately £1.5 - £2 million per annum for GI.

The Framework Contracts are to be awarded for a period of up to 8 years, with an initial term of 4 years followed by extension options of a further 4 years in increments to be determined.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Professional Service Contract (PSC)

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • 72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services
  • 72242000 - Design-modelling services
  • 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
  • 90710000 - Environmental management
  • 90731000 - Services related to air pollution
  • 90733000 - Services related to water pollution

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UKL - Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Professional Services Contract will include, but not exclusively the following scope of works;

1. Civil Engineering; includes canal channel engineering

2. Bridge and structural engineering

3. Geotechnical engineering

4. Reservoir engineering

5. Principal Designer

6. Asset Management

7. Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and SCADA

8. Hydrology & hydraulic engineering

9. Environmental Services, including ecology, water quality management, land quality management, waste management

10. Heritage and archaeological support to the above

11. Project & Contract management, Cost Intelligence & Commercial Support

12. Business Process Advice and Design

13. Business Asset Studies, Strategy and Resilience

14. H&S and CDM Support

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Delivery / Weighting: 40

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 60

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Framework Contracts are to be awarded for a period of up to 8 years, with an initial term of 4 years followed by extension options of a further 4 years in increments to be determined.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Ground Investigation Contract (GI)

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45111250 - Ground investigation work
  • 71631460 - Dam-inspection services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UKL - Wales

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Ground Investigation Contract will include, but not exclusively, the following scope of works;

1. Non-intrusive investigation: GPR, gravity, resistivity, EM, and seismic surveys, including down hole geophysics

2. Intrusive Investigation: Hand & machine dug trial pits, dynamic probing, dynamic sampling, cable percussion, rotary and sonic drilling, CPT, brickwork and masonry coring, and downhole CCTV

3. In-situ Testing: Plate Load and CBR Tests

4. Monitoring: Reading data from piezometers, inclinometers and extensometers

5. Laboratory Testing: Management of geotechnical and geoenvironmental samples from site to delivery at the lab, liaison with lab during the testing process

6. Reporting: Production of Ground Investigation Reports (GIRs)

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Delivery / Weighting: 40

Cost criterion - Name: Cost / Weighting: 60

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

The Framework Contracts are to be awarded for a period of up to 8 years, with an initial term of 4 years followed by extension options of a further 4 years in increments to be determined.


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

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 000-018526

four.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a periodic indicative notice

The contracting entity will not award any further contracts based on the above periodic indicative notice


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

Professional Service Contract (PSC)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 14

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

02212959

The contractor is an SME

No


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

Professional Service Contract (PSC)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 14

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Pell Frischmann Consultants Ltd

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

1777946

The contractor is an SME

No


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

1

Title

Professional Service Contract (PSC)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 14

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Stantec UK Limited

Buckinghamshire

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

01188070

The contractor is an SME

No


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Ground Investigation Contract (GI)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 14

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Arcadis (UK) Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

05607007

The contractor is an SME

No


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Ground Investigation Contract (GI)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 14

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Geotechnical Engineering Limited

Gloucestershire

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

00700739

The contractor is an SME

No


Section five. Award of contract

Lot No

2

Title

Ground Investigation Contract (GI)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

15 April 2024

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 14

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

RSK Environment Ltd

Cheshire

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

03761340

The contractor is an SME

No


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

n/a

n/a

Country

United Kingdom