Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Reading
RG1 8DB
procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
432254 Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Market Engagement
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Meeting the water resource supply-demand balance to ensure resilient supplies during droughts is becoming ever more challenging with increasing pressures from climate change, population growth, societal expectations and increasing environmental aspirations. In response, OFWAT have established the Regulatory Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) an alliance of three water industry regulators: Ofwat, the Environment Agency and Drinking Water Inspectorate - to support and oversee the development of Strategic Resource Options to secure long-term resilience on behalf of customers while protecting the environment and benefiting wider society. These are intended to be construction ready between 2025-2030.`
This Market Engagement is to help inform options for potential supply chain set up of services required to support strategic regional options currently being considered by Thames Water and partner water companies.
Please see Section VI.3 Additional Information for access to the supplier information pack and process for submitting your responses through IASTA Smartsource.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45240000 - Construction work for water projects
- 71300000 - Engineering services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 79112100 - Stakeholders representation services
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
- 90700000 - Environmental 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
Main site or place of performance
Whole of England and Wales.
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The PIN notice is related to market engagement, please see additional information section for further details.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
31 March 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
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 expressions of interest
Date
23 December 2021
Local time
10:00am
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
We would like to thank you in advance for participating in this market engagement process.
This survey is open to any organisation that wishes to respond.
Thames Water will endeavour but does not undertake to review all of the responses received, either fully or at all. Where Thames Water considers that it is necessary or otherwise appropriate to seek to clarify any aspect of a response, it may contact the entity which has submitted the relevant response accordingly.
The information set out in the supplier information pack (available through IASTA Smartsource, details below) is not exhaustive and has been prepared by Thames Water to provide the market with relevant background information and an overview of some of Thames Water's anticipated requirements. Thames Water accepts no liability or responsibility to any person (including a legal person) as a consequence of relying on the information set out in these slides.
This survey is a standalone exercise intended to gather information and it does not form part of any formal procurement process.
Thames Water may use any responses to this survey to inform any potential future SRO procurement processes. At the same time, Thames Water reserves the right not to conduct any SRO procurement process. In the event that Thames Water decide to conduct any SRO procurement process, this survey does not commit Thames Water to any particular timeline, process, scope or value of procurement. If Thames Water carry out an SRO procurement process, any responses to this survey will not be considered as part of any pre-qualification or tender stage.
Your participation in this market engagement will not automatically include or exclude you from any future SRO procurement processes.
Subject to a respondent's express consent (to be provided or withheld in the context of a response to this market engagement), Thames Water reserves the right to share responses with one or more water companies to the extent that they are or become a party to an SRO scheme in relation to which you have provided relevant feedback. We may do this to inform any potential joint procurement strategy. Please indicate on the survey if you do not consent to Thames Water sharing your response, or part of your response, with one or more of the listed partners.
IASTA Access
The supplier information pack and ability to upload a response will be hosted on a platform called IASTA Smartsource. All suppliers who wish to respond to this PIN notice must request access to IASTA Smartsource by using the web link in Section I.3 or as shown here - www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement. The project title in IASTA is 432254 Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Market Engagement. Thames Water's Procurement Support Centre will subsequently send you an email providing login details.