Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED
02366686
2 St. Johns Street
COVENTRY
CV12LZ
UK
Contact person: Sarah Griffiths-Jones
Telephone: +44 2477716919
E-mail: sarah.griffiths-jones@severntrent.co.uk
NUTS: UKG33
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.stwater.co.uk
I.1) Name and addresses
Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig
03527628
Packsaddle Wrexham Road, Rhostyllen,
Wrexham
LL14 4EH
UK
Contact person: Sarah Griffiths-Jones
E-mail: sarah-griffiths-jones@severntrent.co.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: WWW.HDCYMRU.CO.UK
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/19559801
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/19559801
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Services Tender
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This is a multi-lot tender for legal services.
Lot 1. Main Panel
Lot 2. Business Services Panel
Lot 3. Insurance and Commercial Litigation Panel
Lot 4. Corporate Panel
Fuller descriptions of the lots are supplied below.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
30 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
The Utilities may award contracts to a bidder across multiple lots.
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Main Panel
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The main panel will provide the majority of the legal services required by the Utilities, on a non-exclusive basis, including without limitation:
Commercial and innovation, competition and procurement law, construction, data protection, environmental, regulatory and health and safety, employment and pensions, real estate including real estate litigation and planning, regulatory prosecutions and defences of environmental regulatory offences, strategic resource options and direct procurement for customers, water industry regulation and licence and small corporate.
Non-regulated business within the Severn Trent Plc group may also purchase legal services from Lot 1.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
18 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Business Services Panel
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is the non-exclusive appointment of a provider of legal services to the non-regulated businesses, Severn Trent Green Power Ltd and its subsidiaries, and Severn Trent Services and its subsidiaries. Severn Trent Connect and Midlands Land Portfolio Limited may also use this panel. The range of legal services includes Commercial, Commercial Litigation, Construction Contentious and Non Contentious, Environmental Compliance, Small - Mid sized Corporate, Real Estate and Planning, Ofgem Regulatory Advice and FCA Advice, Private Water Regulations/PFI Contract Expertise. These businesses may also purchase legal services from Lots 1, 3, and 4.
Our non-regulated businesses are not subject to the Utilities Contract Regulations Act 2016. See procurement documents for further information.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 750 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Insurance & Commercial Litigation Panel
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This is the appointment up to 2 firms for commercial litigation and insurance legal work, namely the provision of insurance legal advice in relation to employers liability, motor claims, personal injury and third-party recoveries and Schedule 12 of the Water Industry Act.
Commercial litigation may also be instructed under Lots 1, 2 and 4.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
5 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Corporate Panel
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79100000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This appointment is to provide legal services to any member of the Severn Trent plc group of companies under the scope of services for Lot 4, which may include corporate, company secretariat, tax, treasury, strategic litigation, strategic pensions, competition litigation and competition advice.
See procurement documents for further information.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
8 250 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
Services may only be provided by firms authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority to practice legal services in the United Kingdom.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
04/06/2024
Local time: 23:59
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Severn Trent Water Limited
2 St John's Street
Coventry
CV1 2LZ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/05/2024