Thames Water has gone out to tender with an AMP7/8 framework contract for non-infrastructure MEICA and Civils medium project work with an estimated maximum value of up to £500 million.
The water company is procuring delivery capability for non-infrastructure projects - Thames recognises non-infrastructure as nominally all above ground plant, equipment, structures and process.
Expected scope of works covered by the contract spans Thames Water's water and wastewater non-infrastructure treatment assets across the Thames Water region.
Non-infrastructure scope includes refurbishment, replacement and provision of new potable water and wastewater treatment assets including service and storage reservoirs.
Image: Queen Elizabeth II reservoir (Thames Water)
Water non infrastructure scope includes:
- refurbishment, replacement and provision of new potable ground and surface water
- production assets such as enhanced slow sand filter performance
- disinfection
- surge protection
- chemical dosing
- supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
- run-to-waste facilities
- cartridge filters and UV
- increased power resilience
- inspection and maintenance of existing service and storage reservoirs.
Wastewater non-infrastructure scope includes:
- refurbishment, replacement and provision of new treatment facilities such as inlet works
- storm water storage
- event duration monitors
- settlement tanks
- biological treatment, tertiary treatment, sludge treatment including thermal hydrolysis process (THP)
- digester roof replacement
- combined heat and power (CHP)
- chemical dosing
- phosphorous removal
- odour control
- SCADA
- increased power resilience.
The contract is being tendered in two separate Lots:
- Lot 1 Non-infrastructure MEICA Medium Project Works (£167,000,000)
- Lot 2 Civil Medium Project Work (£167,000,000)
Thames Water has four workstream runways:
- RW0 - Small Project Work where works contracts are expected to typically be greater than £250k in value.
- RW1 - Non-Infrastructure works with values between £250k and £5m
- RW2 - Framework Agreement (Thames wide and geographic) for Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure works with value ranging between £5m and £25m
- RW3 - Major Projects for works with generally exceeding £25m
It is intended that Thames Water will generally allocate works contracts with a value of up to £1.5m directly to the framework contractors i.e. contracts will be shared between the framework contractors without a mini-competition.
The aggregate value of contracts directly allocated to each framework contractor over the contract term is intended to be the same.
Initial contract term is 4 years, with extension options available up to a maximum further 4 years.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 20 March 2023 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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