Tender

Planning and Consenting Services to include Development Consent Order (DCO) Planning and Consenting Support Services, and Town and Country Planning Services.

  • Southern Water Services Ltd.

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-019130

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02d229

Published 6 August 2021, 10:44pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Southern Water Services Ltd.

Southern House

Worthing

BN13 3NX

Email

Hilary.Mulholland@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

Planning and Consenting Services to include Development Consent Order (DCO) Planning and Consenting Support Services, and Town and Country Planning Services.

Reference number

Prj_2288

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Key Activities to include: Leading the Strategy for the timely and effective delivery of the Development Consent Order application, Examination and Consent. Providing expert planning interface, support and advice to the programme to achieve consent. For the contract term of 3 years plus possible extension of 1 year in yearly increments for a further 3 years.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 73220000 - Development consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ - South East (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Planning and Consenting Services to include Development Consent Order Planning and Consenting Support Services, and Town and Country Planning Services. Key Activities to include: Leading the Strategy for the timely and effective delivery of the Development Consent Order application, Examination and Consent. Providing expert planning interface, support and advice to the programme to achieve consent. For the contract term of 3 years plus possible extension of 1 year in yearly increments for a further 3 years.

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

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

In yearly increments for up to 3 years at the end of the initial term.

two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Envisaged number of candidates: 4

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Pre Qualification stage will rank suppliers as per the criteria set out in the IITT document.

Please note the full details of the award criteria can be found in the Information and Instruction to Tenderers document, which can be found in the Technical Envelope of the PQQ.

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

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


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

As detailed within 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

The PQQ will be concluded by 08 September 2021. Only successful tenderers will be invited to the ITT stage as set out in the procurement documents.

three.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

As stated within the Procurement PQQ Questionnaire.

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

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

Date

8 September 2021

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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)


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;

ii) Once you have expressed interest, please complete the PQQ. You must then publish your reply using the publish button;

iii) 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

Southern House, Yeoman Road

Worthing

BN13 3NX

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/