Portsmouth Water Limited: Boundary Boxes (and accessories) for Water Meters

UK-Havant: Boundary boxes.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is a periodic indicative notice only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Portsmouth Water Limited
       PO Box 8, West Street, Havant, PO9 1LG, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2392499888, Email: frances.hallworth@portsmouthwater.co.uk
       Contact: Frances Hallworth
       Main Address: http://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKJ
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No .
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    Not Provided
I.5) Main activity:    Not Provided

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: Boundary Boxes (and accessories) for Water Meters          
         Reference number:          
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      44423720 - Boundary boxes.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      The supply of boundary boxes, lids and accessories for water meters (including smart meters), replacements undertaken during mains and communication pipe renewal programmes and for the replacement of existing defective apparatus.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:    
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 4700000.0 - GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      44423720 - Boundary boxes.          
      35341100 - Gunmetal pipe fittings.          
      44163200 - Pipe fittings.          
      44167000 - Various pipe fittings.          
      44167300 - Bends, tees and pipe fittings.          
      34928000 - Road furniture.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKJ - SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Portsmouth Water is planning to purchase boundary boxes for operational purposes and its smart water meter deployment programme over the next 10 years. These will primarily be installed at new or previously unmetered properties. In addition to this we will be undertaking maintenance and replacement of existing boundary box installations. The Boundary boxes will be required to provide the following specifications: •Boundary boxes must be Reg31 compliant (Regulation 31 of The Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2016 (as amended) •Boundary boxes will ideally be a sealed unit adjustable and telescopic to adjust to different depths of meter installations, though other solutions will be considered. •The box will also ideally cater for shallow installations as well as installation in contaminated ground. Boundary Box Unit The Boundary box: Will ideally provide 25mm push-fit fittings within the boundary box. Boundary Box Lid: We wish to assess different lid constructs due to our deployment of smart metering and communication requirements. This will be a key consideration to Portsmouth Water in the selection of lid materials.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Portsmouth Water intends to award this contract for the initial 5 years with a potential extension to another 5 years.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         11/02/2024
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - NO

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   This is not a call for competition and this notice is issued for pre market engagement to help inform our requirements going forward. This notice seeks interested parties to provide further information and help understand market interest and commercial options. Following this pre market engagement phase, a further call for competition is expected to be issued. Response to this RFI is not required for future consideration and does not form part of any selection process.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Havant:-Boundary-boxes./EKCJ3P8926

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/EKCJ3P8926
GO-20241212-PRO-28869194 TKR-20241212-PRO-28869193        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 12/12/2024