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Major Projects System Analysis

O F W A T

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12 Aug 2026 at 16:26

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Summary of the contracting process

Ofwat commissioned business and management consultancy services to analyse the system supporting major water and wastewater resilience projects. The work concerns a pipeline of around 30 major projects addressing long-term water supply and resilience needs, with an overall programme value described as approximately £50 billion. The purpose was to clarify roles and responsibilities across Defra, Ofwat, RAPID and water companies, alongside Natural England, the Environment Agency, the Drinking Water Inspectorate and NISTA. The assignment covered the skills required for each organisation, governance, assurance, reporting, operating interfaces and specialist expertise, with the aim of improving accountability, reducing duplication and supporting effective delivery. The work was delivered across London and the West Midlands for Ofwat. The procurement falls under CPV 79400000, business and management consultancy and related services.

This procurement has been awarded and is complete. Ofwat used a selective further competition under the Government Commercial Agency RM6309 Management Consultancy Framework Four, Lot 2 for Strategy and Policy. The tender submission deadline was 18 March 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and the award was made on 30 March 2026. Oliver Wyman Limited was awarded the contract for £191,720 excluding VAT. The contract ran from 13 April 2026 to 19 June 2026. The stated procurement value was £191,720 in GBP. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, although the selected supplier is recorded as a large organisation. The procurement was for services rather than goods or works, and the award is recorded as active.

For competitors, this procurement demonstrates demand for consultancy that can address complex institutional and delivery problems in the water sector, rather than providing technical construction services. A credible supplier would need strong experience in major project and programme delivery, organisational design and operating-model analysis, ideally across government, regulators and regulated water companies. Relevant capability includes defining accountabilities, mapping interfaces, designing governance and assurance arrangements, improving reporting and ways of working, and identifying specialist skills and expertise. Suppliers would also need to understand long-term water supply, water and wastewater resilience and the regulatory environment involving bodies such as Ofwat, Defra, RAPID and environmental regulators. The use of a management consultancy framework shows that access to the relevant framework route and the ability to perform focused strategy and policy assignments are commercially important.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Major Projects System Analysis

Notice Description

Awarded contract following further-competition against the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) RM6309 Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4) - Lot 2: Strategy & Policy. The Major Project's pipeline is a c. PS50bn programme of 30 Major projects to address long term water supply needs and water and wastewater resilience. The industry has not historically delivered projects of this scale and so existing capabilities in regard to major project and programme delivery across companies, regulators and Defra are low, albeit developing and growing. Political interest in successful delivery is significant, and the Water Delivery Taskforce being established in spring 2025 and chaired by Minister Hardy is a representation of this. The purpose of this work is to create greater clarity and some "top down" definition of core roles and responsibilities across a range of core players in the system (i.e. Defra, Ofwat, RAPID, Companies) and related players (Natural England, Environment Agency, DWI and NISTA). Currently there is a lack of clarity and therefore risk of duplication, inefficiency, tripping over each other, and potential for work to be lead not by those most equipped to undertake it. This also leads to a lack of accountability and weak impact on delivery success. For each part of the system, we need to be clear on their core accountabilities and responsibilities; understand what core skills are therefore required; define how key interfaces will operate - governance, assurance, reporting and ways of working; understand where unique or specialist expertise exists that is critical to success; and ensure the system in the round will function effectively.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-92125231-6b11-4f5a-b1aa-3890062efe8a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8474bc64-403c-47f4-b51e-9b01e04bfd60
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£191,720 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£191,720 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
18 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Mar 20265 months ago
Contract Period
13 Apr 2026 - 19 Jun 2026 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
O F W A T
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
Postcode Area
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

Oliver Wyman Ltd

Further Information

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