United Kingdom-Reading: Supply of Pipes & Fittings

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2023/S 000-002161/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
National registration number: 02366661
Postal address: RG1 8DB
Town: Reading
Postal code: RG1 8DB
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Thames Water
Email: procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.thameswater.co.uk

I.3)Communication
I.6) Main activity:
Water

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Supply of Pipes & Fittings

Reference number: FA1572
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 44163000
II.1.3) Type of contract : Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Thames Water Utilities Limited intends to award one or more Framework Agreements for the
supply of Pipes and Fittings and other associated equipment directly, or on its behalf by its
contractors.
The products will be suitable for use in clean water and waste water applications. There are
six lots proposed for the agreement:
Lot 1 – Ductile Iron Pipes and Fittings
Lot 2 – Polyethylene Pipes
Lot 3 – Polyethylene Fittings
Lot 4 – Polyethylene Barrier Pipes and Fittings
Lot 5 – Polyethylene Electrofusion Fitting
Lot 6 – Concrete Pipes and Fittings
Suppliers may apply for all or individual lots. Thames Water reserves the right to enter into a contract or contracts for the provision of all or any number of lots.
Thames Water reserves the right to make no award following the procurement

II.1.6) Information about lots
The contract is divided into lots: yes
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title: Ductile Iron Pipes and Fittings
Lot No:1
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 44130000
Main CPV code: 44161200
Main CPV code: 44163000
Main CPV code: 44167300
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: Main site or place of performance:
Whole of the Thames Water Region

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Ductile Iron Pipes & Fittings for installation within the clean water and waste water network. Products are delivered across the entire Thames Water Region. Pipe sizes range from 80 mm to 1 800 mm but not limited to Pipe Fittings include but not limited to, Bends, Tee, Blank Flange, Flange Socket, Flange Spigot, Taper, Flanged Pipes & Duck Foot Bends.
Fittings will also include Tape that provides resistance to damage during handling and backfilling, anti-corrosion, highly resistant to mineral acids, highly impermeable to water, water vapour and gases. Used for the protection of buried, exposed or immersed pipes & fittings.

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: yes
Description of options: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to a maximum duration of 8 years

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.2.1) Title: PE Pipes
Lot No:2
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 44130000
Main CPV code: 44161200
Main CPV code: 44163000
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: Main site or place of performance:
Whole of the Thames Water Region

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Delivery of Polyethylene Pipes for installation within the clean water and waste water network. Products are delivered across the entire Thames Water Region.
Pipe sizes range from but not limited to 25 mm to 710 mm on MDPE & HPPE. Pipe rating also include SDR11, 17, 21 & 26

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: yes
Description of options: Thames Water envisages that the contract will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to a maximum duration of 8 years,

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.2.1) Title: PE Fittings
Lot No:3
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 44161200
Main CPV code: 44163000
Main CPV code: 44167300
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Delivery of Polyethylene fittings for installation within the clean water and waste water network. Products are delivered across the entire Thames Water Region. Fittings include but not limited to, Bends, Coupler, Reducer, Tee, Stub Flange, Spigot & Slim Flange.

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: yes
Description of 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 8 years.

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.2.1) Title: Polyethylene Barrier Pipes & Fittings
Lot No:4
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 44161200
Main CPV code: 44163000
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: Main site or place of performance:
Whole of the Thames Water Region.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Delivery of Polyethylene Barrier Pipe for installation within the clean water network. Products are delivered across the entire Thames Water Region Barrier Pipe are to be supplied in size range but not limited from 25 mm to 355 mm. Fittings include but not limited to Ferrules, Bends, Couplers, Reducers, Tee & Wrapping Tape.

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: yes
Description of 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 8 years.

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.2.1) Title: Electrofusion Fittings
Lot No:5
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 44161200
Main CPV code: 44162000
Main CPV code: 44163000
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: Main site or place of performance:
The whole of the Thames Water region.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Delivery of Polyethylene Electrofusion fittings for installation within the clean water & waste water network.
Products are delivered across the entire Thames Water Region Fittings include but not limited to Ferrules, Bends, Couplers, Reducers, Tee & Wrapping Tape.

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: yes
Description of 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 8 years.

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.2.1) Title: Concrete Pipes
Lot No:6
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 44114220
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
Delivery of concrete pipes & fittings for installation within waste water network. Products are delivered across the entire Thames Water Region Pipes size rage from but not limited to 300 mm to 1 800 mm along with Jacking pipes Fittings include but not limited to Plain End Socket, Plain End Spigot, Bends, Chamber Rings, Cover Slabs, Rockers.

II.2.11) Information about options
Options: yes
Description of 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 8 years.

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no

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
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:2021/S 000-004026

Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FA1572 Lot No: Lot 2, Lot 4, lot 5 Title: Lot 2 – PE pipes / Lot 4 – Polyethylene Barrier Pipes and Fittings / Lot 5 – Electrofusion Fittings

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-12-12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Radius Systems Limited
National registration number: 1585669
Town: Alfreton
Postal code: DE55 2JJ
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes

Contract No: FA1572 Lot No: Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4 and Lot 5 Title: Lot 2 – PE pipes / Lot 3 – PE Fittings / Lot 4 – Polyethylene Barrier Pipes and Fittings / Lot 5 – Electrofusion Fittings

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-12-12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Aliaxis UK Limited
National registration number: 1698059
Town: Maidstone
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes

Contract No: FA1572 Lot No: Lot 1 Title: Lot 1 – Ductile Iron Pipes and Fittings

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-12-12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Eletrosteel Casting UK Limited
National registration number: 04057880
Town: Chesterfield
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes

Contract No: FA1572 Lot No: Lot 1 Title: Lot 1 – Ductile Iron Pipes and Fittings

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-12-12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Saint- Gobain PAM UK
National registration number: (00)734396
Town: Loughborough
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes

Contract No: FA1572 Lot No: Lot 3 Title: Lot 3 – PE Fittings

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-12-12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Westwood Pipelines Limited
National registration number: 4613101
Town: Doncaster
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes

Contract No: FA1572 Lot No: Lot 6 Title: Lot 6 – Concrete Pipes

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2022-12-12
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Stanton Precast
National registration number: 02263795
Town: Ilkeston
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME: yes

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
**** Please note, this is a Contract Award Notice ****
All suppliers who wish to respond to this contract notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the web link in Section I.3 (www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement).
From your response to the link in Section I.3 or above, Thames Water’s Procurement Support Centre will send you an email providing login details for our eSourcing system (i.e. IASTA Smartsource). To complete the PQQ you will need to login to IASTA Smartsource. If the project requires it, you will receive an additional and separate survey to complete for Data Protection.
Note – The client may be Thames Water Utilities Limited or another company within the Kemble Water group structure.

VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Thames Water
Town: Reading
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
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 (SI 2016 No 274) 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.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Official name: Thames Water Utilities Limited
Town: Reading
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2023-01-24