How to win: North Wooton Pump and Pre-Cast Concrete Units Supply

About this contract

This procurement covers the design, manufacture, fabrication, providing, supplying and delivery of two pumps and pre-cast concrete units (PCCU) that form the pump sump, support and inlet structure for the new pumping station for the North Wootton pumping station replacement project. The value is estimated at circa £390,000 total. These figures are exclusive of VAT. The pumps will have high efficiency, low maintenance requirements and will deliver a broad range of flow rates at their design heads. The pumps will provide safe passage for eels and fish and deliver a Best Achievable Eel Protection (BAEP) solution that reduces the killing and injury of fish, improving downstream passage. The requirement is: The design, manufacture, fabrication, providing, supplying and delivery of pumps for North Wootton pumping station. This includes Design, Testing and providing the required information for the Health and Safety File and Operations and Maintenance Manual. The Water Management Alliance (WMA) will oversee this procurement on behalf of the King’s Lynn Internal Drainage Board working with Turner & Townsend as advisors.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Kings Lynn Internal Drainage Board scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £390,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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