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Major Projects Pipeline Deliverability Review

O F W A T

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13 Sep 2024 at 12:02

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process, managed by Ofwat, focuses on the delivery assessment of major water infrastructure projects under the title "Major Projects Pipeline Deliverability Review". This initiative falls under the industry category of business and management consultancy services and pertains to regions within the West Midlands and London, United Kingdom. The process reached the Award stage, with the evaluation starting on 17th July 2024 and concluding on 30th September 2024. Notably, key dates include the tender period ending on 9th July 2024, the award being published on 13th September 2024, and the contract awarded on 12th July 2024. The review seeks to identify potential risks, legal challenges, and supply chain competition issues affecting the timely delivery of water projects. The tender was executed through a selective procurement method, specifically a call-off from a framework agreement, with a contract valued at GBP 39,975 awarded to WSP UK Limited. This engagement supports SMEs, though it does not extend to VCSE organisations.

Businesses operating within the consultancy and engineering sectors, particularly those specialising in water infrastructure, have significant opportunities for growth through this tender. The review's scope involves high-level assessments of deliverability and scenario development to mitigate project delays, providing potential contractors with a platform to showcase expertise in managing large-scale infrastructure projects. Companies adept in navigating planning systems, supply chain logistics, and risk management would be ideally suited to compete. Moreover, participation in similar calls under framework agreements can foster long-term relationships with public sector clients like Ofwat, paving the way for future consultancy contracts and collaborative projects in the water sector and beyond. This engagement presents an ideal growth opportunity for large-scale entities and SMEs with relevant capabilities.

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Notice Title

Major Projects Pipeline Deliverability Review

Notice Description

Awarded under the Ofwat Consultancy Framework, Lot 4: Water Engineering Science and Technology. We are seeing a number of potential risks and bottlenecks when looking at the pipeline of major infrastructure projects (for example - reservoirs, water recycling, desalination and major new treatment works) that are being developed and delivered by the water sector. Several projects are expected to enter the planning and consents processes in parallel as well as begin construction broadly at the same time to achieve the planning dates for the Water Resources Management Plans (WRMPs). The development and delivery timeline of individual projects may look ambitious but achievable. However, as a national programme, we see a number of challenges to deliverability due to potential capacity constraints in consenting bodies, supply chains etc given the activity levels in the water sector and more widely across other water sectors. We are looking for a high level review of the deliverability of the current pipeline of major projects and to develop 3-4 scenarios that would drive more realistic pipelines. Review of the current pipeline should identify the key risks to meeting the programme and the implications for not meeting the planned in service dates for the portfolio. We would expect this to consider factors, but not limited to, such as: * The capacity to progress multiple projects through the planning system in parallel having regard to major infrastructure development in other sectors; * Legal challenge risks; * Competition for limited supply chain capacity across project types and more widely across all infrastructure sectors, concentrating on the UK but bring in international competition where appropriate; * Likelihood of schedule delays as a result of project risks manifesting. This should inform a baseline view of the realistic programme. The scenarios should be developed to reflect potential mitigation measures and enabling actions that would reduce the risk of delays on the programme of projects. For each scenario, we want to understand the impact on both time and costs of delivering the schemes. This work will sit alongside work that we are doing to assess the impacts of project delays on customer and the environment, and will allow partner regulators to assess whether the RAPID community should be more interventionist when prioritising the delivery of specific projects over others. For the avoidance of doubt, we are not seeking specific advice from the contractor on the sequence of named projects, but would identify the potential sequence of projects by type based on the factors considered. This analysis should reflect programme information that has been published by water companies as part of the RAPID gated process e.g. gated submissions, and for other sectors information published by the Planning Inspectorate.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d8fd6df4-aba1-434a-86c2-e175ce964ee8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81268961-a95b-46df-9b5f-29ce09dad87c
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

79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£39,975 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£39,975 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Sep 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jul 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
11 Jul 20241 years ago
Contract Period
16 Jul 2024 - 30 Sep 2024 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
Lena Cluxton
Contact Email
lena.cluxton@ofwat.gov.uk
Contact Phone
0121 644 7534

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

WSP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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