C491 — Boat Master Simulator Validation.

Descriptions

Thames Water (‘TWUL’) has a requirement to formulate and procure Boat Master Simulator Validation Services on behalf of the contractors employed on the Thames Tideway Tunnel project, that will validate the competencies of existing Boat Master Licence holders by using marine vessel simulator facilities, adapted to simulate the River Thames, and provide Boat Master's with a familiarisation and validation assessment resulting in a pass/fail.While TWUL intends to fund the successful contractor's mobilisation costs in designing the services, the training and validation services will thereafter be requested and paid for by TWUL's main contractors on the Thames Tideway Tunnel project, as and when needed, in respect of boat masters employed or contracted by them. TWUL is therefore of the view that this is a Services Concession Contract but is voluntarily procuring the services using the Negotiated Procedure pursuant to the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended).Further details can be found in PQP and the ITT.It is intended that the contract will be awarded by TWUL but the right is reserved for the contract to be awarded by the Infrastructure Provider (‘IP’) or for the awarded contract to be novated or assigned to the IP in due course. The IP will be a separately licensed waste water company, regulated by Ofwat and with its own credit rating.The scope of the Works will be further described in the ITT. Applicants should note however that:— the value range stated in this OJEU Contract Notice is an estimated value for the Services Contract as at the date of the Contract Notice. The value is indicative and intended only for guidance at this stage. The actual values of the Contract may be higher or lower;— Thames Water do not guarantee or warrant the value of Contract(s); andThames Water reserves the right to vary the scope of the Services (for example but not limited to) to make changes to reflect matters under, arising from or in connection with the DCO. Interested organisations should refer to II.2 (Scope) and VI.3 (Additional information) and to the PQP for further information on the description of the Services and the Contract