Supply of Remote Telemetry Units

FA1103 complex remote telemetry units (RTUs). Thames Water Utilities Limited.UK-Reading: telemetry and terminal equipment

2012/S 76-125707

Contract notice – utilities

Supplies

Directive 2004/17/EC

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Thames Water Utilities Limited
Procurement Support Centre – 3rd floor East, C/O Mail Room, Rose Kiln Court
RG2 0BY Reading
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Main activity

Water

I.3)Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities

The contracting entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting entities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:

FA1103 complex remote telemetry units (RTUs).

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Whole of Thames Water Region.
NUTS code

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 5
Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 5

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

Thames Water intends to award a framework agreement covering supply of complex Remote Telemetry Units (RTUs) as part of the AMP5 SCADA programme and part of the AMP6 programme. Expected volume of devices to install/replace is around 600 units to during the AMP5 period. AMP6 programme has a total forecast of over 900 units although Thames Water cannot guarantee any minimum volumes.
Contracts awarded under the framework agreement may be awarded directly by Thames Water or by one of its approved contractors or approved sub-contractors. Supplier(s) will be required to offer the same levels of service and commercial benefits to Thames Water and its approved contractors and sub-contractors.
Thames Water reserves the right not to award the framework agreement.
Summary of capabilities that the RTUs shall include:
Environment: Suitable for installation in weatherproof roadside kiosks.
Power Supply: 230V mains supply with integral battery backup.
Offsite (Remote).
Communications: Support multi-master system architectures with automatic communication fallback. Certified compatible with BT21CN.
Typically communicate over PSTN, GSM, GPRS/G3, Paknet, DSL and Ethernet.
Thames Water have developed processes to use all of the functions of WITS.
DNP3 and prefer products that utilise that protocol. Other typical protocols may include DNP3, IEC 60870, IEC 61850, Modbus, SMS, TCP/IP.
Onsite (Local) Communications: Physical I/O with automatic recovery and configuration expansion modules, typical protocols could include Profibus, DeviceNet, Ethernet and communication with the Rockwell family of PLC’s.
Security: Password based programme access control. Optional remote centralised programme backup and access control, preferably Rockwell FT AssetCentre compatible.
Functionality: Integrate with the existing regional SCADA systems which may include Serck SCX6, RTAP and Wonderware Archestra. Local and remote access from the regional SCADA systems for – initial set-up, commissioning, fault diagnostics, configuration and data access. Configuration programming languages such as IEC 61131-3. Time stamping of and logging of events local to the RTU. Logging frequencies adjustable automatically or remotely.
Optional GPS facility to provide the location of RTU. Optional web service to display I/O, alarms, trends and plant mimics may be available.
To drive innovation and service efficiencies, key performance indicators and/or pain/gain share arrangements may be introduced into the Framework Agreement.
It is envisaged that the framework agreement will be awarded for the duration of 3 years extendable at Thames Water’s option on by one or more extensions up to a maximum total duration of 5 years.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

32440000, 32441000, 32441200

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Information to be provided in the invitation to negotiate.

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 5 years. This would be subject to satisfactory reviews on price and performance.

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Bonds and/or parent company guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

Specified in Invitation to Negotiate document.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Consortia may be required to form a legal entity prior to any award.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions:

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As detailed in section VI.3. and Contract Documentation.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As detailed in section VI.3 and Contract Documentation.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As detailed in section VI.3 and Contract Documentation.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Negotiated

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: yes
Additional information about electronic auction: Thames Water reserves the right to conduct an electronic auction, if it wishes to do so, as part of the award criteria for the particular contract/agreemen.

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:

1103

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

3.5.2012 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.7)Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 60 months

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3)Additional information:

All suppliers who wish to respond to this OJEU notice to indicate their interest in the tender, must request a ‘pre-qualification questionnaire’ (PQQ) document. The PQQ will be available from 20.4.2012 and should be requested via email from (procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk).

Further instructions for bidders are within the PQQ.
Variants will be accepted, if submitted in addition to a compliant bid.
Contracts will be under English law.
General.
Thames Water Utilities Limited reserves the right to require further information or clarification from an applicant before considering its response.
Thames Water Utilities Limited reserves the right to exclude an applicant from the procurement process if it is subsequently determined that any information supplied was inaccurate, incomplete or untrue and was relied on for selection purposes.
Thames Water Utilities Limited reserves the right to make no award as a result of this procurement process. Except for the framework agreement(s), if any, concluded with the successful tenderer(s), nothing in the procurement process shall create a contract, whether express or implied, between Thames Water Utilities Limited and any applicant.
Thames Water Utilities Limited (including its employees and advisers) does not make any representations, warranties or other commitments, whether express or implied, in relation to the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the information provided to applicants in this Contact Notice or otherwise in connection with this tender, except as may be specifically agreed in any contract concluded at the end of this tender process.
Thames Water Utilities Limited may disclose any information if required to do so by any applicable laws or regulations (including but not limited to, the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000, to the extent that these may now or in the future apply to Thames Water Utilities Limited), any requirements or guidelines of any competent regulatory body, and any order of any court of competent jurisdiction.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:17.4.2012