Tender

The Provision Of Water And Waste Water Retailer Services Across England And Scotland For The Subsidiaries Of FirstGroup

  • FIRSTGROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-035665

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0391ef

Published 16 December 2022, 1:13pm



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

Email

tom.jolly@firstrail.com

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI - London

Companies House

02029363

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.firstgroupplc.com/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

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

http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/YkFf6

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/YkFf6

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

https://s2c-uk62.waxdigital.com/FirstGroupPlc/SignIn.aspx

one.6) Main activity

Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus 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

FX721

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 full requirements specification is available at http://redirect.transaxions.com/events/YkFf6 (linked below).

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.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £10,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Providers will supply water and waste-water retail services to the Client in accordance with the Water Act 2014 (or as amended).

Parties expressing an interest must be able to provide at least the stated requirements of the Client, as listed within the requirements specification available at the link above.

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

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions for participation

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


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

3 February 2023

Local time

2:00pm

four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

24 February 2023

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: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

FIRST RAIL HOLDINGS LIMITED

8th Floor The Point, 37 North Wharf Road

United Kingdom

Country

United Kingdom