Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
FIRSTGROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
8th Floor, The Point,37 North Wharf Road
LONDON
W21AF
Contact
Tom Jolly
Telephone
+44 7980740923
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
02029363
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.firstgroupplc.com/
one.6) Main activity
Railway services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
The Provision Of Water And Waste Water Retailer Services Across England And Scotland For The Subsidiaries Of FirstGroup
Reference number
2022/S 000-035665
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 65100000 - Water distribution and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Client requires a contract for water and waste-water retail services across the FirstGroup estate (~400 locations within England and Scotland which consume ~850,000m3 per annum). The contract will run for a 4 year term with a further optional 1 year.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 65100000 - Water distribution and related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Client requires a contract for water and waste-water retail services across the FirstGroup estate (~400 locations within England and Scotland which consume ~850,000m3 per annum). The contract will run for a 4 year term with a further optional 1 year.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Contracting & Mobilisation / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability & Inclusion / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Account Management / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Query Management / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: Billing & Reporting / Weighting: 20
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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: 2022/S 000-035665
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
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30 September 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Water Plus Limited
Stoke-On-Trent
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
Companies House
04141390
The contractor is an SME
No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Actual contract value will be determined by consumption and wholesale market rates over the contract period. The indicative figures provided in this award notice reflect the forecasts for the first 4 years of this 4+1 agreement and the set criteria offered to Tenderers to enable objective analysis of submitted pricing offers.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
First Rail Holdings Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom