Plant Hire

Description

Thames Water intends to award Framework Agreement(s) for the hire of equipment that is crucial to our operation and us delivering life's essential service to our customers. Equipment to be hired includes: plant machinery, pumps, generators, lighting, access equipment, temporary fencing, trackway, welfare units/toilets, etc. The framework will be used by operational teams across our business, both for reactive incidents and planned maintenance. Our key priorities and expectations for this agreement include minimising operational downtime and customer impact, maximising our visibility and control of hire activity across the business, identifying efficiency opportunities through a collaborative supplier relationship and focus on continuous improvement. Lot 1: Managed Service - General Plant & Pump Hire Lot 1 covers the majority of our hire equipment needs, including pumps (2-12" waste and clean water pumps, including commissioning where needed), generators, lighting, access equipment, temporary fencing, trackway, welfare units/toilets, etc. It will be used across the business for both reactive incidents and planned maintenance. Our expectations from this Lot include: seamless provision of a range of hire equipment with clear accountability for SLAs, a single point of contact and ease of management, a live dashboard to provide a complete view of all hires, and making it easier to pull insights and identify efficiency opportunities, proactive and collaborative relationship focused on continuous improvement. The Lot 1 framework agreement will be awarded to a single supplier. Lot 2: Plant Hire (Operated & Self Drive) Lot 2 covers the hire of operated and self-drive plant machinery, including excavators, loaders, telehandlers, dumpers, rollers, etc. It will be used across the business but will mainly be used by Repair & Maintenance teams for planned works. Our expectations from this Lot include: direct provision of standalone requirements that don't need to coordinate with other equipment, skilled operators and training opportunities for employees, a live dashboard to provide insights and identify efficiency opportunities, proactive and collaborative relationship focused on continuous improvement. The Lot 2 framework agreement will be awarded to a single supplier.