Scottish Water : Bottled Water Supply

UK-Glasgow: Still mineral water.

Preliminary Questions
   This notice is published by:
   Directive 2014/25/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1) Name and addresses
       Scottish Water
       6 Buchanan Gate, Glasgow, G33 6FB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7484509408, Email: zuzanna.smith@scottishwater.co.uk
       Main Address: https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKM


I.6) Main Activity (in the case of a notice published by a contracting entity)
      Water

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   
   II.1.1) Title: Bottled Water Supply.
      Reference number: SW20/CSD/1326
      
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      15981100 - Still mineral water.
   
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
   
   II.1.4) Short Description: Scottish Water (SW) intends to be purchasing SW branded bottled mineral water from Refresco Drinks UK Ltd and Shepley Spring Ltd. This is to support SW response to operational incidents and supply interruptions (approximate value of £100k per year).
There's already an existing framework agreement with The Deeside Water Company Ltd for the Supply of Bottled Water which was concluded in May 2022 with the approximate value of £150k per year. The contractual arrangement with Refresco Drinks UK Ltd and Shepley Spring Ltd will strengthen SW’s resilience in responding to operational incidents and supply interruptions.
   
   II.1.6) Information about lots
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
      Value: 100,000      
      Currency: GBP


II.2) Description

   II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not provided

   II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKM SCOTLAND
   
   
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
    Scottish Water (SW) intends to be purchasing SW branded bottled mineral water from Refresco Drinks UK Ltd and Shepley Spring Ltd. This is to support SW response to operational incidents and supply interruptions (approximate value of £100k per year).
There's already an existing framework agreement with The Deeside Water Company Ltd for the Supply of Bottled Water which was concluded in May 2022 with the approximate value of £150k per year. The aim of the contractual arrangement with Refresco Drinks UK Ltd and Shepley Spring Ltd will strengthen SW’s resilience in responding to operational incidents and supply interruptions.    
   
   II.2.5) Award criteria
   (Directive 2014/24/EU / Directive 2014/25/EU)
               
    Not provided       
      
      
   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

   II.2.14) Additional information:
    Not provided    
      
Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union in the cases listed below         
   
   IV.1.3) Information about framework agreement
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement:Yes    
   
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
         The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
         
IV.2)Administrative Information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
      Notice number in OJ S: Not provided       
   
Section V: Award Of Contract/Concession
      
Award of Contract/Concession No: 1
Contract No: Not Provided    Lot Number: Not Provided    Title: Not Provided

V.2) Award of contract/concession
      
      V.2.1) Date of contract award decision: 15/06/2022.
      
      V.2.2) Information about tenders
      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:Yes .

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 1:
          Refresco Drinks UK Ltd, 02836071
       Side Ley, Kegworth, Derby, DE74 2FJ, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire, No. 2:
          Shepley Spring Ltd, 03222399
       The Knowle, Shepley, Huddersfield, HD8 8EA, United Kingdom
       NUTS Code: UK
   The contractor/concessionaire will be an SME: No    
   
         
      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession:
         Initial estimated total value of the contract: 100,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot/concession 100,000         
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting:
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No          


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.3) Additional Information:
      To view this notice, please click here:
https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=699860780
GO-2022715-PRO-20618414 TKR-2022715-PRO-20618413   
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   
      VI.4.1) Review Body
          Glasgow Sheriff Court
       Glasgow, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 8000778778
   
      V1.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
                Scottish Water
       6 Buchanan Gate, Glasgow, G33 6FB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 8000778778.

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Not Provided    
      
      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided
   
   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/07/2022


Annex D2 - Utilities
Justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union
Directive 2014/25/EU


2. Other justification for the award of the contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the Official Journal of the European Union

   The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive: Yes
3. Explanation

   Please explain in a clear and comprehensive manner why the award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union is
   lawful, by stating the relevant facts and, as appropriate, the conclusions of law in accordance with the directive: (500 words maximum)
   Scottish Water (SW) intends to be purchasing SW branded bottled mineral water from Refresco Drinks UK Ltd and Shepley Spring Ltd. This is to support SW response to operational incidents and supply interruptions (approximate value of £100k per year).
There's already an existing framework agreement with The Deeside Water Company Ltd for the Supply of Bottled Water which was concluded in May 2022 with the approximate value of £150k per year. The aim of the contractual arrangement with Refresco Drinks UK Ltd and Shepley Spring Ltd will strengthen SW’s resilience in responding to operational incidents and supply interruptions.

Previous market exploration has shown that there are likely no other companies who are interested in providing
a similar arrangement for SW. SW are open to forming agreements with other interested parties.