Tender

Thames Tideway Tunnel Legal Advice

WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY (OFWAT)

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Tender

23 Dec 2016 at 17:45

Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Ofwat, the Water Services Regulation Authority, is currently seeking legal advisory services for the Thames Tideway Tunnel project through an open procurement process. The tender, titled "Thames Tideway Tunnel Legal Advice," was published on 23rd December 2016 and will remain open until 19th January 2017. This project, aimed at providing robust legal counsel to ensure best value for Thames Water's customers, falls under the services industry category and is located in the West Midlands and London, United Kingdom. The contract is set to commence on 15th February 2017 and conclude on 14th August 2018.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for legal firms with expertise in regulatory matters, water sector projects, and contract law. Businesses that are well-suited to compete include law firms experienced in providing legal advice within the public sector and those familiar with complex infrastructure projects. By participating in this procurement, firms can position themselves strategically within the water and wastewater industry landscape, contributing to significant developments in public service delivery.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Thames Tideway Tunnel Legal Advice

Notice Description

Ofwat is the economic regulator of the water and wastewater sectors in England and Wales (referred to in this document as the water sector). Ofwat works with a broad range of stakeholders including the UK Government, the Welsh Government, water companies, consumer organisations and other regulators. Our role is to help build trust and confidence in the sector with customers and wider society. Our strategic priorities include: - Delivering the reforms provided for in the Water Act 2014 and helping to ensure that they deliver real benefits for water customers and society. This includes putting in place the arrangements for the opening of the non-household retail market to competition in April 2017. This also includes supporting the development of water trading and abstraction reform. Doing these things will require further changes to the way we set prices in our 2019 review. - Maintaining the confidence of investors in the water sector and our regulation of it, though this period of change. - Developing the means by which we monitor the sector's performance against our vision of trust and confidence, and receive assurance from the sector. Over the past 26 years, Ofwat's work has delivered significant value for consumers. Details of the work we plan to undertake over 2016-17 is outlining in our forward programme. For further details see http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/ The Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT) is a large construction project with the infrastructure provider being regulated by Ofwat. This is unique and the first project of its kind in the water and wastewater sector. The overall objective of ensuring that the Thames Tideway Tunnel is delivered at best value for Thames Water's customers by providing robust legal advice to enable Ofwat to understand and engage with the commercial and contractual elements governing the Project and to minimise the risks of a judicial review in respect of any decision by Ofwat in relation to the Thames Tideway Project. The project is inherently complex and Ofwat is therefore seeking to procure legal services to support Ofwat's work on the project. Please see ITT document for full scope of work. To access document you will need to be logged in to mytenders. Registering on the mytenders site if free.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e5be45c0-e6a9-45de-97a8-43d9b6f5f137
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de052879-0dc0-48bc-b893-1b2c1554ac80
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79111000 - Legal advisory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Dec 20169 years ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jan 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 Feb 2017 - 14 Aug 2018 1-2 years
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
WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY (OFWAT)
Contact Name
Erica Williams
Contact Email
erica.williams@ofwat.gsi.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1216447500

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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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