Tender

Wales Telemetry System

NATURAL RESOURCES WALES

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Tender

03 May 2022 at 13:46

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process is currently active and pertains to the "Wales Telemetry System," overseen by Natural Resources Wales (NRW). In the goods industry category, this procurement is critical for enhancing telemetry services in Wales. Located in Cardiff, NRW is using a competitive procedure with negotiation, including Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and Invitation to Tender (ITT) stages. The tender period is set to end on 6th June 2022, with significant focus on community benefits and social value. Successful suppliers will be required to provide a solution that meets NRW's future operational demands and improves the efficiency of data handling, particularly concerning environmental management and flood forecasting.

This tender presents substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in software solutions, particularly those with expertise in telemetry and environmental data management. Companies that can adapt to innovative technologies and offer modern, mobile-accessible systems will be well-positioned to compete. The contract involves a value of £1,000,000, with an optional extension of up to four years, allowing successful suppliers to expand their services. Businesses that prioritize social and environmental considerations in their bids, while demonstrating a strong understanding of the operational needs within the public sector, are likely to succeed in this competitive environment.

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Notice Title

Wales Telemetry System

Notice Description

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) are looking to replace the existing Wales Telemetry System (WTS) service with a more efficient, user friendly solution that will meet NRWs future demands, to include improved use and handling of alarms and mobile access to the solution, seeking to harmonise and simplify operational working practices. NRW are using the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation for this procurement which includes PQQ and ITT stages. Successful bidders from the PQQ stage will be invited to tender for the full ITT. Draft tender documentation has been included for information at this stage.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Natural Resources Wales is a Category 1 responder under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. Telemetry is a critical service supporting incident response and asset management by providing real-time information about the water environment and our assets. It provides key data for our flood forecasting and warning services, water resource management and for our understanding of the state of the environment. NRW's current system was implemented in the early 2000's and no longer meets the operational or strategic requirements of NRW. NRW are seeking a modern system that will meet both their present needs and those anticipated in the next ten years. NRW needs to balance the risk to this critical service with a move to more modern technologies. The telemetry system is business critical, and the system architecture has been designed to ensure it is highly available, resilient and reliable. It is deployed in a duty / standby arrangement in geographically separate locations. The user base is distributed across Wales with access required from all offices and depots. It is a key requirement that users can also access the system when working remotely, from home or on site, with mobile access increasingly important. The existing NRW system was designed to meet the needs of Wales at that time and is based on communications technologies such as PSTN and GSM 2G analogue telephony which are due to be discontinued from 2025. The system and communications platforms must be refreshed to continue providing telemetry services which underpin: - NRW flood forecasting and warning services, including direct alerts to some communities. - Statutory roles such as river regulation. - Public information such as River Levels, Rainfall and Sea data online. - Water Company operational activities, including reservoir discharge control. - Bathing water quality prediction and public information - NRW operational activities involving access to rivers. - Statutory and category 1 responder activities for our professional partners.

Options: Additional related purchases may be made under this agreement. The supplier may also wish to include additional options which are outside of the scope of the core requirements specified but may be of interest to NRW in future given the scope of the project being delivered. If options are provided within the bid, please clearly separate these from the response to core requirements.

Renewal: Optional extension of up to 4 years

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0332ff
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011362-2022
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48100000 - Industry specific software package

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 May 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Jun 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATURAL RESOURCES WALES
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
amy.hogan@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3000653620

Buyer Location

Locality
CARDIFF
Postcode
CF24 0TP
Post Town
Cardiff
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL5 South East Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
Delivery Location
TLL Wales

Local Authority
Cardiff
Electoral Ward
Plasnewydd
Westminster Constituency
Cardiff East

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