Tender for Employee Engagement Surveys

For the provision an annual Employee Engagement Surveys and associated Services.

United Kingdom-Worthing: Business and management consultancy and related services

2019/S 076-181987

Contract notice – utilities

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)Name and addresses

Southern Water Services Ltd
Southern House
Worthing
BN13 3NX
United Kingdom
Contact person: Amir Minaie
Telephone: +44 1903272443
E-mail: Amir.Minaie2@southernwater.co.uk
NUTS code: UKJ

Internet address(es):Main address: https://www.southernwater.co.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.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 abovementioned 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 abovementioned address

I.6)Main activity

Water

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Southern Water Employee Engagement Survey and associated Services

Reference number: prj_1129

II.1.2)Main CPV code

79400000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

For the provision an annual Employee Engagement Surveys and associated Services, which may include but not limited to:

— pulse surveys,

— training,

— consulting.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

79411000

79420000

80500000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKJ

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

For the provision an annual Employee Engagement Survey and associated Services, which may include but not limited to:

— pulse surveys,

— training,

— consulting.

This is for an initial term of 2 years with an option, at Southern Water’s sole discretion to extend for up to 2 years, to a maximum of 4 year (6 years in total for the entire contract term).

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 24

This contract is subject to renewal: yes

Description of renewals:

Up to 2 years to a maximum of 4 years in total.

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

Envisaged minimum number: 3

Maximum number: 5

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

All criteria is stated within the procurement documents, available for review on the e-sourcing portal.

PQQ response from service providers is subject to evaluation, where a score will be applied to set questions. Service providers will be ranked based on this score, and at the discretion of southern water, between 3 and 5 suppliers will be invited to tender.

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

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

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.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 described in the procurement documents.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.4)Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria:

As described in the procurement documents.

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.1.6)Deposits and guarantees required:

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

As described in the procurement documents.

III.1.8)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

The successful Infrastructure partner 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.

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

As described in the procurement documents.

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2018/S 247-571389

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

Date: 03/05/2019

Local time: 11:30

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

Date: 15/05/2019

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: this procurement exercise will be conducted on the Bravo Solution 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 contract titled “Southern Water Employee Engagement Survey and associated Services” (Prj_1129) and view details;

(d) click on Express interest button;

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

(iv) for any support in submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering help desk at 08003684850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Southern Water Services Ltd
Worthing
BN13 3NX
United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

12/04/2019