Tender

Strategic Consultancy Support for Business Transformation

SCOTTISH WATER

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Tender

07 Aug 2021 at 08:14

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process involves Scottish Water, initiating a tender for "Strategic Consultancy Support for Business Transformation". This project falls within the services industry, specifically focusing on business development consultancy services. Located in Scotland, the procurement is currently in the Tender stage, with submissions due by 27th August 2021. The total estimated value of the contract ranges between £30 million and £60 million over a period of up to eight years, with an initial engagement of two years and the potential for six annual extensions.

This tender presents significant opportunities for consultancies and organisations specialising in business transformation, strategy development, and cross-industry insights. Given the scale of the contract, companies with a strong financial standing and relevant experience, particularly those with net assets exceeding £15 million, will be well-suited to compete. As Scottish Water aims to adapt to changing regulatory environments and technological advancements, businesses that can provide innovative solutions and best practices will have a competitive advantage in this procurement process.

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Notice Title

Strategic Consultancy Support for Business Transformation

Notice Description

Over the past year Scottish Water has been working with partners to stretch and challenge ourselves, across a range of activities, to pursue what may be possible as we transform to meet our Strategic Plan commitments and changes to the regulatory environment. This includes meeting the expectations of Scottish Government ministers and our sector stakeholders, a rapidly evolving backdrop of changing citizen expectations, technological advancement and climate change. We now require consultant support to: -Advise on the Transformation portfolio strategy (design, sequencing, and assurance). -Support with cross-industry access to SME's, industries and organisations to gain insights, learnings and best practice. - Design and develop solutions to current and long term challenges and issues, in support of achieving our ambitions and our broader commitments.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Over the coming decades, Scottish Water will transform how we do things so that we can support a flourishing Scotland and be trusted to care for the water on which Scotland depends. To achieve this over the past 12 months we have been working with a number of our partners to stretch and challenge ourselves, across a whole range of activities, to pursue what may be possible as we transform to meet our Strategic Plan commitments and changes to the regulatory environment. This includes meeting the expectations of ministers and our sector stakeholders, a rapidly evolving backdrop of changing citizen expectations, technological advancement and climate change. Our Strategic Plan, published in February 2020, laid out our three strategic ambitions that are aligned with our role in achieving Scotland's ambitious Water Sector Vision: -Service excellence adapting to a changing climate, dealing with our ageing assets and meeting our customers' evolving expectations -Beyond net zero emissions showing leadership in mitigating climate change and enhancing Scotland's natural environment -Great value and financial sustainability, customers will receive great value, now and in the future, and we will be financially sustainable Our transformation is designed to deliver these ambitions and our broader commitments, working in a way that is fundamentally different to the way we have worked before. Scottish Water is seeking a maximum of two partners to provide consultancy services to: -Advise on development of the Transformation portfolio strategy; design and sequencing as well as assurance. -Support with cross industry insights and learning i.e. horizon scanning, art of the possible. This will also include access to a wide network of SMEs, industries and organisations to gain Transformation insights, learnings and best practice that can add value to Scottish Water. -Design and Develop solutions to current and long term challenges and issues. To support achievement of our ambitions and our broader commitments. Initial engagement is for 2 years with the option of six further annual extensions. Estimated expenditure is PS30m - PS60m over the eight years. Additional information: The Pre-qualification documents can be accessed by logging in through the Scottish Water Delta e-sourcing webpage https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com and through the Response Manager section using the following Access Code: 322V68WPJ9

Renewal: 6 x 12 month extension options after initial award period

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d22f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019136-2021
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
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

79411100 - Business development consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£60,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Aug 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH WATER
Contact Name
Andrew Neilson
Contact Email
andrew.neilson@scottishwater.co.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7875873072

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G33 6FB
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM34 North Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
North Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead
Westminster Constituency
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

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