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Cheshire and Warrington Outline Water Plan

CHESHIRE & WARRINGTON LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP

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Summary of the contracting process

Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington is commissioning consultancy services to develop the Cheshire and Warrington Outline Water Plan. The work will create a strategic, place-based evidence base for water infrastructure, positioned between national and regional water planning and local spatial, economic and infrastructure planning. It will support the area’s Independent Economic Review and engagement with the emerging North West Regional Systems Planner. The study is intended to identify water infrastructure upgrades needed for growth, improve cooperation on flooding and drought, and support ecosystem services and farming resilience. This is a research and research consultancy assignment, delivered for the Cheshire and Warrington subregion, with the procurement associated with Winsford. It will suit consultancies working across water planning, infrastructure, economic development, environmental resilience and place-based strategy.

The buyer invited offers through a below-threshold open procedure. The tender deadline set by the buyer was 24 September 2026 at 5:00pm. The contract period runs from 5 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its estimated value is £80,000. The requirement is a single consultancy assignment rather than a procurement divided into separate lots. The work will inform the local Independent Economic Review and support engagement with the emerging North West Regional Systems Planner during the establishment of Regional Systems Planning in England. The tender is categorised as research services, with research consultancy services as an additional classification. The published requirement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprise organisations.

This opportunity suits an established research or consultancy team able to produce a strategic, evidence-led water plan for a subregion and connect it to wider economic and spatial priorities. Relevant capability includes assessing water infrastructure constraints and opportunities, considering the effects of flooding and drought on growth, and bringing together environmental, agricultural and resilience evidence. Suppliers should be able to work across local and regional planning contexts, engage with public-sector partners and emerging regional water-planning arrangements, and turn complex evidence into a practical outline plan. Experience of place-based economic analysis, water systems, infrastructure investment, environmental planning or rural and farming resilience would be directly relevant. The assignment is also suited to smaller specialist consultancies and mission-led organisations able to provide the required research and stakeholder-engagement capacity.

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Notice Title

Cheshire and Warrington Outline Water Plan

Notice Description

The newly established Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority (CWCA) has recently stated its intention to commission an Independent Economic Review (IER) for the subregion - setting out the evidence for the opportunities for and constraints on local growth. In support of this, it is vital to better understand where water infrastructure may require upgrades to support local ambition, and how we can better work together to ensure that flooding and drought are not impediments to growth whilst ensuring that wider ecosystem services and farming resilience are better supported. Simultaneously, the Water White Paper published in January 2026 committed Government to act on the Independent Water Commission recommendation, setting up Regional Systems Planning in England. DEFRA have set out an intention to pilot this through Regional System Planners (RSPs), established across each region of England with the aim of influencing both PR29 and other water system investment plans. Defra are keen for partnerships to pilot RSP governance and structures during this set-up year. and have set out that they only intend to provide high level direction on form. Within this context there is a significant opportunity to influence water planning, and ensure alignment with local growth and wider environmental ambitions. To support the IER along with engagement with the establishing North West RSP, ECW is seeking to appoint consultants to develop a strategic, place based evidence base and outline water plan that sits between national/regional water planning processes and local spatial, economic, and infrastructure planning.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-5788b135-4389-47f7-a4a6-3cf2a958e2b3
Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/07738365-eeb7-4f36-a933-8e339655840d
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73110000 - Research services

73210000 - Research consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Sep 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
24 Sep 20262 days to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
5 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CHESHIRE & WARRINGTON LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WINSFORD
Postcode
CW9 7TN
Postcode Area
Crewe
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Rudheath
Westminster Constituency
Mid Cheshire

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