Filtration plant equipment

Tender description

Thames Water is looking for a number of partners to help support our water filtration process and improve water quality by removing bacteria, dissolved salts, cryptosporidium and other particles from the feed water. We have split our requirement into lots: — Lot 1: Cartridge Filtration — Lot 2: Ultrafiltration Membranes — Lot 3: Microfiltration Membranes. Bidders can apply for more than one lot and can submit variant bids. Thames Water currently has 12 cartridge filtration plants with over 2 946 cartridge filters used in removing cryptosporidium and other particles from the feed water. There are plans to increase the number of cartridge filtration plants in AMP7. This lot will cover the design, supply and commissioning of new cartridge filtration plants and replacement of existing cartridge filters. We also require technical support and autopsy services for the cartridge filters provided. Installation of new plants and filters is currently carried out by Thames Water supply chain, however we will test bidders capability to provide installation services for us. Please note that DWI Regulation 31 certification is a mandatory requirement for this agreement as all products coming in contact with water must have DWI approval. We aim to appoint a single supplier for this lot and any agreement entered into will be for an initial term of 3 years, with options to extend to a maximum of 8 years. This lot is for the design, supply and commissioning of Ultrafiltration equipment and membranes. We also require technical support and autopsy services for the membranes provided. Please note that maintenance is excluded from this scope. Installation of new plants or membranes is currently carried out by Thames Water supply chain, however we will test bidders capability to provide installation services for us. Please note that DWI Regulation 31 certification is a mandatory requirement for this agreement as all products coming in contact with water must have DWI approval. We aim to award multiple suppliers for this lot, any agreement entered into will be for an initial term of 3 years with options to extend up to a maximum of 8 years. There is a requirement to replace 17 racks of Ultrafiltration membranes (1360 UF membranes) at Thames Water Desalination Plant in FY20/21, we will consider awarding this supply as part of the procurement. However, new plants and subsequent replacements will be awarded via mini-competitions run by Thames Water. This lot is for the design, supply and commissioning of microfiltration equipment and membranes. We also require technical support and autopsy services for the membranes provided. Please note that maintenance is excluded from this scope. Installation of new plants is currently carried out by Thames Water supply chain, however we will test bidders capability to provide installation services for us. Please note that DWI Regulation 31 certification is a mandatory requirement for this agreement as all products coming in contact with water must have DWI approval. We aim to award multiple suppliers for this lot, all new plants and replacements of existing membranes will be awarded via mini-competitions run by Thames Water. Any agreement entered into will be for an initial term of 3 years, with options to extend to a maximum of 8 years. Thames Water however reserves the right to award single or multiple suppliers or make no award at all.