Thames Water Contract for Sourcing of HGVs
TWUL are seeking to award a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) built to a bespoke specification.
United Kingdom-Reading: Heavy-duty motor vehicles
2016/S 167-300669
Contract notice – utilities
Supplies
Directive 2014/25/EU
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1)Name and addresses
Procurement Support Centre — 3rd Floor East, C/O Mail Room, Rose Kiln Court
Reading
RG2 0BY
United Kingdom
E-mail: procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk
NUTS code: UKJ11
I.3)Communication
I.6)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Sourcing of HGVs.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Thames Water Utilities Limited (TWUL) is the UK’s largest Water and Waste Services company with approximately 4 700 employees.
TWUL are seeking to award a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) built to a bespoke specification to meet TWUL requirements. Our initial requirements are for seven HGVs and bidders will need to have the capacity to be able to supply additional HGVs if TWUL scope of requirements changes needing the further purchases of HGVs under the terms of the awarded framework agreement.
The scope of the Framework Agreement will include the supply and delivery of HGVs to a specification that meets the requirements of TWUL as well as a full handover and operational training of the vehicles for TWUL employees.
The duration of the Framework Agreement length will be an initial 2 years with the option for TWUL to extend annually for a further 2 years (2+1+1).
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
Lots 1 and 2.
II.2.1)Title:
Bespoke HGV Water Tanker Fit-out
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Whole of Thames Water Region.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
TWUL are seeking to award a framework agreement for the supply and delivery of 18 tonne tanker HGVs built to a bespoke specification. Our initial requirement is for three HGVs and further purchases of HGVs may be required under the terms of the awarded framework agreement. The scope of the agreement will cover supply and delivery as well as a full handover including operational training of the vehicles for TWUL employees.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Initial 2 year term, with possibility to extend up to a maximum of 4 years.
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 2 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 4 years.
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
TWUL reserves the right to award the entire scope of this framework to a single provider as a single source of supply or award to multiple service providers.
This notice is a request for expressions of interest to participate in the bid process to establish the framework agreement.
II.2.1)Title:
Bespoke HGV Fit-outs Various
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
Whole of TW Region.
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
TWUL are seeking to award a Framework Agreement for the supply and delivery of various HGVs built to a bespoke specification. Our initial requirement is for 4 HGVs (3 HGVs with lifting capability and 1 flusher) and further purchases of HGVs may be required under the terms of the awarded Framework Agreement. The scope of the agreement will cover supply and delivery as well as a full handover including operational training of the vehicles for TWUL employees.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Initial 2 year term, with possibility to extend up to a maximum of 4 years.
II.2.9)Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 2 years, with options to extend annually up to a maximum overall term of 4 years.
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
TWUL reserves the right to award the entire scope of this framework to a single provider as a single source of supply or award to multiple service providers.
This notice is a request for expressions of interest to participate in the bid process to establish the framework agreement.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.1.4)Objective rules and criteria for participation
As detailed in the PQQ Documentation.
III.1.6)Deposits and guarantees required:
Bonds and -or parent company guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required.
III.1.7)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Specified in the Invitation to Negotiate.
III.1.8)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 award.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
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.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
Between 2 and 4 years.
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
All suppliers who wish to respond to this notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the link in Section I.3 of this notice, i.ewww.thameswater.co.uk/19385htm
VI.4.1)Review body
Reading
United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Thames Water Utilities Limited will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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