Published date: 13 November 2015

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 23 December 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Mains connections - 31311000

  • Water mains - 44161200

  • Construction work for water and sewage pipelines - 45231300

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP171770168

Published date

13 November 2015

Closing date

23 December 2015

Contract start date

25 January 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2016

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The nature of the works mainly involve the design and installation of domestic water supply, including lead main replacement.

Scope of works
1.The Contractor is to be selected from the United Utilities approved list of Plumbing Contractors and be WIAP approved
2.The Contractor will be required to undertake the design and installation of the domestic water supply to the existing internal stop tap which feeds the existing internal water supply.
3.The Contractor will design and install a new external water supply and allow for all connections to the main and to the property.
4The Contractor shall allow for locating the existing lead main and isolating either the complete main or any dead legs. Dependant on his findings and whether the existing supply is required to be maintain to any property not included for renewal.

The properties are located in the Moss Bank and Blackbrook areas of St Helens - included in the scheme for tender are 56 number properties which will need to be completed (List 1). Depending on tender costs there may be a further 39 properties to be added (List 2).

All details are contained within the Tender documents, should you have any queries please don't hesitate to contact us.

Tenders will be assessed on a Price & Quality basis, with a weighting of 70% Price & 30% Quality. The pricing document will be the signed form of Tender and the quality assessment will be the completed method statements.

Tenders to be returned before 12noon on 23rd December 2015. Tenderers should submit Form of Tender, priced schedule of works and method statements to the linked tender box.
The Employer for this contract will be Helena Partnerships.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Geoff Corless

Address

Investment Team
Helena Central
St. Helens
WA11 8DX
UK

Telephone

01744418052

Email

geoff.corless@wearetorus.co.uk