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Development of Spreadsheet Model QA Guidance and Training Material

WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY

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Summary of the contracting process

The WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY is seeking external support for the project titled "Development of Spreadsheet Model QA Guidance and Training Material." This procurement falls within the business and management consultancy services category and is based in the United Kingdom, specifically in regions such as the West Midlands and London. The tender was initiated on February 28, 2017, with a scheduled completion date of March 31, 2017. The tender period concluded on February 17, 2017, and the successful bid was awarded on February 23, 2017, valued at £38,218.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in consultancy services, particularly those skilled in quality assurance and training material development. Businesses with expertise in creating tailored quality assurance frameworks and training programmes would be particularly well-suited to compete. The work is intended to be delivered promptly to facilitate the training courses planned for April to July 2017, thereby allowing successful bidders to engage in valuable projects within a tight timeframe.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Development of Spreadsheet Model QA Guidance and Training Material

Notice Description

Ofwat has limited dedicated internal modelling resource, and this is currently mainly focussed on the development of the financial model for PR19. The objective of this contract is therefore to use external support to develop detailed, Ofwat specific, guidance on model quality assurance. The scope of the work is to develop: * QA approach - documentation describing an Ofwat-specific quality assurance approach that reflects best practice, including where relevant, guidance from the Aqua Book, IEEE 1028, academic research and industry. * Scoring spreadsheet - an easy to use spreadsheet tool that can be used to quantitatively assess the quality of spreadsheet model. Ofwat has a copy of a spreadsheet scoring system originally developed by DECC and has started to adapt this to our needs. These will be shared with the successful bidder. * Quality assurance training material - Ofwat plans to deliver some in-house training courses on quality assurance. These are expected to be circa 3.5 hours long. Course material is required to that can be used to deliver these training courses. It should be noted that the successful contractor will not be required to deliver any of the training courses - these will be delivered by Ofwat staff after the contract has finished. The work needs to be delivered quickly so that training courses can be delivered in April to July 2017.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-364314f8-b453-465e-b7cc-501796721176
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c927bfc-fd2e-4dca-ac0c-96dd6c8279ca
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£38,218 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Mar 20178 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 Feb 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Feb 20179 years ago
Contract Period
28 Feb 2017 - 31 Mar 2017 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B5 4UA
Post Town
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Ladywood
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

GRANT THORNTON

Further Information

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