Published date: 22 August 2024

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: 24 March 2025, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Primary water systems - 31161400

  • Water installations - 39370000

  • Machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying water - 42912300

    • Water mains - 44161200

    • Construction work for water and sewage pipelines - 45231300

    • Works related to water-distribution pipelines - 45232150

    • Water-main refurbishment construction work - 45232151

    • Water-treatment work - 45232430

    • Construction work for water projects - 45240000

    • Water-treatment plant construction work - 45252120

    • Drinking-water treatment plant construction work - 45252126

    • Wastewater-plant repair and maintenance work - 45259100

    • Water plumbing work - 45332200

    • Water distribution and related services - 65100000

    • Surveying services - 71355000

    • Surface water treatment services - 90733400

Location of contract

RG7 4PR

Value of contract

£121,000,000

Procurement reference

2582

Published date

22 August 2024

Closing date

24 March 2025

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

1 July 2026

Contract end date

30 June 2036

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

AWE is looking to award a contract for the management, maintenance and operation of AWE's water and waste water networks including upgrades to its existing capability.
The services required will consist of:

• Managing, maintaining and operating AWE's water networks in line with AWE site licence conditions, statutory legislation, regulations, and approved codes of practice (ACOPs)

• Upgrade and optimise the water networks through the delivery of an agreed programme with AWE issued via a task order process

• 24/7/365 response to maintain the availability of networks for AWE Operations and meet the requirements of AWE's business resilience plans

• Provision other repairs/works as necessary to keep infrastructure operational in accordance with agreed KPIs

• Provision of project resource, as required, to deliver the above, operating with AWE working practices and meeting legislative and regulatory requirements

• Provision of sampling and analysis capabilities including access to UKAS approved laboratories to meet regulatory compliance

• Manage, maintain and operate all equipment, supplies, spares and vehicles as is necessary to conduct the contract scope

• Understand and meet evolving regulatory requirements to provide compliant water services in line with the private drinking water regulations.

In delivering the above, AWE is seeking the expertise of its chosen supplier to bring the necessary people, capability and technology to improve it's water networks and a supplier that can adapt to an evolving landscape as the network of buildings within the AWE site footprint changes during the contract term.

"Please register your interest in this procurement by emailing AWEProcurement@awe.co.uk. On registration of interest,

Bidders will be initially asked to complete an NDA and Security Assurance Questionnaire.

On successful conclusion of these documents, Bidders will be invited to a Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire (PQQ) stage with a deadline of 7th October 2024."

More information

Additional text

AWE is seeking a single supplier to manage, maintain, operate and upgrade its water networks. In seeking bids, AWE requires the supplier to be able to meet all AWE requirements either directly or through the support of nominated sub-contractors.

To deliver a compliant bid, AWE requires that:

• at least 80% of resources requiring Developed Vetting (DV) to be obtained by the Contract Commencement Date and the remainder within 26 weeks of Contract Award

• all non-DV resources will need to be a minimum of Security Cleared (SC) at the time of Contract Commencement

• ALL onsite resource will be British Nationals at the time of Contract Commencement

• Bidders accept the terms of the AWE Supplier Handbook as located at: https://www.awe.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/SUPPLIER-HANDBOOK-31.01.24.pdf

About the buyer

Address

Room 20,Building F161.2 Atomi, C Weapons Establishment
READING
RG74PR
England

Email

AWEProcurement@awe.co.uk