Notice Information
Notice Title
Ofwat Consultancy Framework
Notice Description
Ofwat will be creating a Consultancy Framework, designed to allow access to expertise relating to the industry that we regulate. The Ofwat Consultancy Framework will be valid for 3 years plus one year extension option taking it to a maximum of 4 years and will start in June 2021.
Lot Information
Environment
Services in respect to the environment. During the term of the framework agreement, Ofwat will have a requirement for services relating to the environment. This may involve advice and assessment of specific aspects of company annual performance against their environmental commitments. Such requirements include the following: - Environmental assessment and economics - Water and wastewater management - Climate change mitigation and adaptation
Renewal: 12 months
Water Engineering, Science and TechnologyThis Lot relates to Water Engineering, Science and Technology technical services. During the term of the framework agreement Ofwat will have requirements for services relating to water engineering, science and technology and it may also include support related to the following: - Technical and cost assessment of company business plan proposals - Technical engineering assessments of company and other stakeholder proposals - Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT) - New Innovation Schemes - The Water Regulators' Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) - Industry insights analysis - Risk assessment - Optimisation
Renewal: 12 months
Project and Programme ManagementProject and Programme Management services. During the term of the framework agreement Ofwat will have requirements for services relating to project and programme management, which may include support related to the following: - Strategic project and programme management support in a policy and regulatory environment - Programme and project initiation - Risk and opportunities management analysis - Project and programme governance and assurance - Programme health checks and efficiency reviews - Knowledge transfer - Project evaluation, reviews and Post-Implementation Reviews - Change Management tools, techniques, training and strategy - Business Integration and Separation - Business analysis
Renewal: 12 months
Policy and Regulatory Development and ImplementationThis lot covers services relating to Policy and Regulatory Development and Implementation as they pertain to us. During the term of the framework agreement Ofwat will have a requirement for services relating to policy and regulatory development and implementation. Such requirements could cover any of our regulatory and policy needs which include support related to: - Policy and Problem Analysis - Policy Development - Policy Implementation
Renewal: 12 months
FinancialConsultancy services relating to all aspects of corporate finance and accounting within an organisation as they pertains to us. Services may relate to establishment of suitable strategies, policies, asset management, processes and the arrangement of financial responsibilities within an organisation. Services may also be provided in support of specific projects, including complex procurements and shared services. Such requirements include the following sub-lots: - Sub-Lot 3A. General Corporate Finance Issues Services related to the provision of finance (equity and debt, including structured debt, and bank facilities) for companies. It is a specific area of finance dealing with the financial decisions corporations make and the tools as well as analysis used to make these decisions - Sub-Lot 3B. Cost of Capital & Financeability Services relating to the calculation of the efficient cost of finance incurred by a company under the assumed regulatory (notional) financing structure. It also encompasses analysis and modelling of credit metrics resulting under different scenarios for a given regulatory financial model - Sub-Lot 3C. General and Regulatory Accounting (UK & International) Services relating to the interpretation and application of Accounting Standards, changes in Accounting Standards, statutory accounting and regulatory accounting including accounting for separated businesses or separate divisions - Sub-Lot 3D. Taxation Services related to the company's tax obligations in the past, present and future. - Sub-Lot 3E. Forensic Accounting Services related to historic accounting transactions and policy which integrates accounting, auditing and investigative skills and presents the evidence in a report suitable for presentation in a court. This may also include general services on adjustments to financial or management accounts data for the purpose of analysing company performance. - Sub-Lot 3F. Pensions and Actuarial Services related to insurances and pensions and compliance, including using mathematical modelling techniques and statistical concepts to determine probability and assess risks. This sub-lot also includes services relating to the accounting for pension and insurance costs and liabilities and reflection within regulatory frameworks including price controls. - Sub-Lot 3G. Audit Work and services related to ensure compliance with the requirements of regulatory bodies and is an evaluation of an organisation, system, process, project or product. This Lot also includes audit and review of companies' systems and controls and may include audit of customer service data. Scrutiny and challenge of reported data. Auditing standards. Approach adopted by companies' statutory auditors. - Sub-Lot 3H. Cost Analysis Services on a range of methods (also called economic evaluation, cost allocation, efficiency assessment, cost-benefit analysis, or cost-effectiveness analysis) used to evaluate expenditure. - Sub-Lot 3I. Financial Modelling The development of a spreadsheet or other software tool to evaluate the impact of decisions (such as a price control), on a company's revenue, financial position and its ability to raise the necessary finance to carry on its business. Also covers services relating to the quality assurance review of such financial models that have been prepared in-house. - Sub-Lot 3J. Financial Distress Provision of services on the early warning signals of a water company that is at risk of experiencing financial distress. It also includes services and support on possible simulation exercises to test policies and approach should a financial distress/special administration circumstance occur.
Renewal: 12
EconomicsRelating to all aspects of specialised economic services. During the term of the framework agreement, Ofwat will have requirements for services relating to regulatory, competition, public policy and environmental economics. Such requirements include the following sub-lots: - Sub-Lot 1A - Regulatory Economics This sub-lot category covers the following: o Cost Assessment - Economic services on a range of methods (also called economic evaluation, cost allocation, efficiency assessment, cost-benefit analysis, or cost-effectiveness analysis) o Economic Appraisal and Evaluation - Economic services on the range of mathematical techniques appropriate for the analysis of costs and other financial information appropriate in setting price controls and other types of regulation and/or analysing competition o Market Design (UK & International) - covers the history of market reform in water regulated sector and the current market arrangements in the UK. Understanding the processes that support competition at the retail level and the key challenges facing UK markets and other markets in the EU and worldwide o Behavioural Economics - understanding of the way in which businesses and individuals make decisions, the types of information used in decision making and framing of decisions and the implications of behavioural economics insights for policy development o Distributional Analysis - covers understanding measures of inequality and impacts of changes in prices or income; to analyse and understand the impact of policy on different customer groups - Sub-Lot 1B - Competition Economics for Enforcement - Sub-Lot 1C - Public Policy and Environmental Economic
Renewal: 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-029c2d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014772-2021
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large, SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
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- CPV Codes
71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £9,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £9,500,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 Jun 20215 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Apr 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Jun 20215 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B5 4UA
- Postcode Area
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Ladywood
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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