Hermitage Stream Catchment Restoration Framework Agreement

Concepts

• portsmouth
• river regulation and flood control
• hermitage stream catchment restoration framework agreement
• the framework agreement
• a framework agreement
• hermitage
• catchment
• stream
• restoration
• construction work

Location

Portsmouth:

Description

Portsmouth Water is seeking contractors to undertake improvement measures to watercourses and habitats in the Hermitage Stream Catchment affected by the new Havant Thicket Reservoir Project.

Total Quantity or Scope

Portsmouth Water intends to proceed by procuring a framework agreement to enable mini-competitions for the detailed design and construction of works as required. There will be a two stage selection process. A pre-qualification stage will select 4 suppliers to submit their tenders for a specified package of works. The highest scoring supplier will be awarded the first call-off contract and the top 3 bidders appointed to the framework agreement. Further works will be awarded on the basis of a mini-competition under the terms of the framework agreement. On different reaches of watercourses within the wider catchment of the Hermitage Stream a combination of detailed design, civil engineering and environmental measures will be required such as: - removal of concrete bed and banks; - replacements of headwalls; - reprofiling bed and banks; - redistribution of bed material; - erosion protection measures; - new channel creation and backwater features; - removal of trees and coppicing; - replanting; - addition of wood into channels; - pond creation; - localised bank excavation and reprofiling; - flood plain excavation; and - removal of existing bank protection.

Renewal Options

A contingency for additional works, which are not currently defined, is included within the estimated value of the works.

CPV Codes

• 45246000 - River regulation and flood control works
• 45000000 - Construction work
• 45100000 - Site preparation work
• 45111200 - Site preparation and clearance work
• 45111240 - Ground-drainage work
• 45112000 - Excavating and earthmoving work
• 45112200 - Soil-stripping work
• 45112360 - Land rehabilitation work
• 45112400 - Excavating work
• 45112500 - Earthmoving work
• 45112700 - Landscaping work
• 45232451 - Drainage and surface works
• 45240000 - Construction work for water projects
• 45246100 - River-wall construction
• 45246200 - Riverbank protection works
• 45247100 - Construction work for waterways
• 45262640 - Environmental improvement works
• 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
• 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
• 71248000 - Supervision of project and documentation
• 71320000 - Engineering design services
• 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
• 71322400 - Dam-design services
• 71541000 - Construction project management services
• 77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
• 77300000 - Horticultural services
• 77310000 - Planting and maintenance services of green areas
• 77340000 - Tree pruning and hedge trimming

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Options are available.
• Renewals are not available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.

Other Information

The procurement is for a multi-supplier framework agreement for works. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate design and build capability based on broadly similar projects for undertaking improvement measures to watercourses and habitat. The scope of works entails civils and environmental improvement measures. Further information about the scope of the works and the procurement process will be provided to suppliers responding to this Contract Notice. ** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** This procurement process uses the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition (Utilities Contracts Regulations Reg. 47), and is being conducted in successive stages. A total of 4 Applicants will be shortlisted from the first stage, i.e. pre-qualification, and will be invited to submit a tender. Interested organisations must complete and submit a completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaire by the specified closing date and time. Submissions cannot be uploaded after this return deadline. Further information about the procurement process will be provided in a pre-qualification pack provided to all suppliers responding to this Contract Notice. Other than the Pre-Qualification Pack and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire, the procurement documents published at the date of this Notice are in outline form, and Portsmouth Water reserves the right to amend, augment and supplement any document. Portsmouth Water reserves the right at any time to cease the procurement process and not award any contract or to award only part of the opportunities described in this Notice. If Portsmouth Water takes up this right, then it will not be responsible for or required to pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any organisation or Tenderer resulting therefrom. Except for the Contract(if any), concluded with the successful Tenderer, nothing in the procurement process shall create a contract, whether express or implied, between Portsmouth Water and any Applicant or Tenderer. Portsmouth Water intends to select 4 Applicants to invite to tender. Portsmouth Water may conduct the negotiations in successive stages in order to reduce the number of Tenders to be negotiated, by applying the award criteria specified in the ITT. It reserves the right at any time to close negotiations and award the Contract. Portsmouth Water undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposal submitted, subject to its obligations under the law including Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) and the retained EU law version of the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679). If the organisation considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity, then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. Portsmouth Water will then endeavour to consult with the Applicant about such sensitive information when considering any request for information (e.g. under the EIR), before replying to such a request. Portsmouth Water reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all organisations bidding for this opportunity at any time during the procurement process. This is to ensure that they continue to meet its requirements and remain financially viable to fulfil the requirements under the proposed contracts.