Opportunity

Network Digitalisation Sewer Monitors

  • Southern Water Services Ltd.

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-018687

Published 3 August 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Southern Water Services Ltd.

Southern House

Worthing

BN13 3NX

Email

Simon.Logan@southernwater.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1903264444

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ - South East (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.southernwater.co.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk

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

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

Network Digitalisation Sewer Monitors

Reference number

prj_2475

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 90490000 - Sewer survey and sewage treatment consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Southern Water are looking to significantly and rapidly improve the visibility of the gravity wastewater network. We plan to achieve this by installing 10,000’s (up to 30,000 across Kent, East and West Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) of sewer monitors and developing in parallel the associated analytics to make appropriate and effective use of the additional information to prevent sewer blockages developing into a pollution or flooding incident.

Therefore the objective of this tender is to ensure that the successful Tenderer(s) can deliver the full scope of the work to provide sewer level monitors across SWS’s requirements. In bidding for this tender, you are confirming you are able to undertake the production of sewer level monitors and associated services, Appendix A. SLM Device Requirements. Up to 5 Tenderers will be awarded a place on the Framework. Please refer to the associated Contract and Framework Agreement (Contract / Framework Agreement including Schedules) for further details on general requirements in order to respond to this Tender.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £7,500,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 90480000 - Sewerage management services
  • 90491000 - Sewer survey services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Southern Water are looking to significantly and rapidly improve the visibility of the gravity wastewater network. We plan to achieve this by installing 10,000’s (up to 30,000 across Kent, East and West Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight) of sewer monitors and developing in parallel the associated analytics to make appropriate and effective use of the additional information to prevent sewer blockages developing into a pollution or flooding incident.

Therefore the objective of this tender is to ensure that the successful Tenderer(s) can deliver the full scope of the work to provide sewer level monitors across SWS’s requirements. In bidding for this tender, you are confirming you are able to undertake the production of sewer level monitors and associated services, Appendix A. SLM Device Requirements. Up to 5 Tenderers will be awarded a place on the Framework. Please refer to the associated Contract and Framework Agreement (Contract / Framework Agreement including Schedules) for further details on general requirements in order to respond to this Tender.

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

48

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

a four year extension is available from 2025.

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


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

PQQ pass required and should be completed at the same time as the ITT

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

The successful partners, whether being a single contractor, prime contractor (which may be an existing

company or special purpose vehicle) or consortium, will be required to be a single legal entity


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

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

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 7

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: 2021/S 000-006165

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

Date

3 September 2021

Local time

5:00pm

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

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

3 September 2021

Local time

5:00pm


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

This procurement exercise will be conducted on the BravoSolution e-procurement portal at:https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/ 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 at:

https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/ ii) Once registered, candidates must express their interest as

follows: a) login to the portal; b) select ‘View current opportunities and notices’; c) access the listing

related to this framework d) click on Express Interest button; iii) Once you have expressed interest,

please complete the PQQ and ITT . You must then publish your reply using the publish button; iv) For any support

in submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering help desk at. 0800 368 4850 or

help@bravosolution.co.uk

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Southern Water Services

Southern House, Yeoman Road, Worthing, West Sussex

Durrington

BN13 3NX

Email

simon.logan@southernwater.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1903264444

Country

United Kingdom