Tender

NW2676 - Stream Data Portal

NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED

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Tender

12 Sep 2023 at 12:16

Summary of the contracting process

The Northumbrian Water Group Limited is conducting a procurement process via an eSourcing Spend Management portal named 'Ariba' for the tender titled NW2676 - Stream Data Portal. This tender falls under the industry category of software packages and information systems. Interested parties must express their interest before the 27th September 2023 deadline and submit completed pre-qualification questionnaires by the 9th October 2023. The procurement aims to acquire a data sharing platform to facilitate the publication and accessibility of open water data, aligning with Stream's vision to benefit customers, society, and the environment.

This tender presents an opportunity for technology solution vendors to provide a data sharing platform that meets the specified functional and non-functional requirements. Suited businesses should be capable of aligning with Stream's goals of establishing transparent data sharing practices and innovative collaborations within the water sector. The contract spans 2 years initially, with options for extension up to 5 years, with a total estimated value of £1,350,000. Vendors must demonstrate expertise in project planning, ongoing development, cost transparency, and commitment to open data principles to be considered for this procurement opportunity.

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Notice Title

NW2676 - Stream Data Portal

Notice Description

Stream is a high profile, ambitious, sector-wide initiative with a mission to enable a scalable, repeatable approach to Open Data in Water. Working as a collective comprised of 11 water companies and 5 partner organisations, Stream has already worked through a Blueprint phase to define the strategy and co-create an open data framework for the sector. In early 2023 Stream was successful in securing further funding from the Ofwat Water Breakthrough Challenge Transform stream to support the Implementation phase and establish Stream as an operational open data platform for the water sector. The implementation phase consists of an initial 10-month delivery stage to enable Stream to deliver both a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in December 2023 and 'Day-1' of the industrialised platform in Spring 2024. Following the launch of the 'Day-1' platform, Stream will then focus on publishing additional open datasets to enable more complex use cases and develop additional user functionality. Stream will also develop a business plan to identify and develop new revenue models that will support the transition to a sustainable operating model after the current 2-year funding phase, hence the contract is 2 years (+2+1 years to extend; up to 5 years in total). Stream aims to bring benefits to the water sector and beyond by establishing a widely accessible open data platform and associated governance and data standards, with a vision to unlock the potential of water data to benefit customers, society, and the environment. As part of the implementation plan, there is a requirement to procure a data sharing platform capable of enabling the easy publication of data in both a centralised and decentralised manner as well as enabling data re-users to easily search, understand and access those datasets and share their findings to stimulate further innovation. By centralised we mean data uploaded to a central repository within the platform, while decentralised data will be data hosted by the individual companies, but still discoverable via the centralised search and data catalogue. We expect the centralised data to be mainly smaller volume, and less frequently updated, while more real time datasets are likely to follow the decentralised model. The platform must also enable both the sharing of fully open, public and shared data (as defined by the ODI Open Data Spectrum) and therefore will need to accommodate appropriate access controls under a range of licence types. The data sharing platform shall form part of the scalable open data framework. The platform will need to support the achievement of the following benefits across the water sector and beyond: * Transparency with simpler regulation * Collaboration becomes the default * More engagement with stakeholders and innovators * Simple experience for users, with a single interface * Quicker to share innovation and best practice * More efficient water companies and lower bills * Improved data based decisions and better performance The successful platform (solution) vendor shall have the following capabilities: * Provide a robust project plan that demonstrates how an effective implementation can be achieved in a short timeframe (4-6 weeks) * Provide a clear and realistic roadmap for the platform to demonstrate ongoing development and response to user feedback. * Have a clear and easily understandable licence/pricing model that enables cost transparency and control by the client * Ability to conform with the non-functional requirements * Provide a good fit with the specified functional requirements with the minimum of customisation * Demonstrate good client relationship management including robust support and maintenance arrangements * Demonstrate how client lock-in is avoided by facilitating migration to another platform in the future * Demonstrate a commitment to driving and facilitating the open data agenda and demonstrate experience of having successfully implemented similar with other clients

Lot Information

Lot 1

Stream is a high profile, ambitious, sector-wide initiative with a mission to enable a scalable, repeatable approach to Open Data in Water. Working as a collective comprised of 11 water companies and 5 partner organisations, Stream has already worked through a Blueprint phase to define the strategy and co-create an open data framework for the sector. In early 2023 Stream was successful in securing further funding from the Ofwat Water Breakthrough Challenge Transform stream to support the Implementation phase and establish Stream as an operational open data platform for the water sector. The implementation phase consists of an initial 10-month delivery stage to enable Stream to deliver both a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in December 2023 and 'Day-1' of the industrialised platform in Spring 2024. Following the launch of the 'Day-1' platform, Stream will then focus on publishing additional open datasets to enable more complex use cases and develop additional user functionality. Stream will also develop a business plan to identify and develop new revenue models that will support the transition to a sustainable operating model after the current 2-year funding phase, hence the contract is for 2 years (+2+1 years to extend; up to 5 years in total). Stream aims to bring benefits to the water sector and beyond by establishing a widely accessible open data platform and associated governance and data standards, with a vision to unlock the potential of water data to benefit customers, society, and the environment. As part of the implementation plan, there is a requirement to procure a data sharing platform capable of enabling the easy publication of data in both a centralised and decentralised manner as well as enabling data re-users to easily search, understand and access those datasets and share their findings to stimulate further innovation. By centralised we mean data uploaded to a central repository within the platform, while decentralised data will be data hosted by the individual companies, but still discoverable via the centralised search and data catalogue. We expect the centralised data to be mainly smaller volume, and less frequently updated, while more real time datasets are likely to follow the decentralised model. The platform must also enable both the sharing of fully open, public and shared data (as defined by the ODI Open Data Spectrum) and therefore will need to accommodate appropriate access controls under a range of licence types. The data sharing platform shall form part of the scalable open data framework, developed by Stream to enable innovators and other data re-users to use data to address key water sector challenges, such as the examples below: * Preventing environmental incidents; * Reducing absolute carbon emissions associated with water extraction, use, and treatment; * Bringing down the cost of water, particularly for the most vulnerable customers; * Catalysing innovation and new ways of working across the sector The platform will need to support the achievement of the following benefits across the water sector and beyond: * Transparency and openness with simpler regulation * Collaboration becomes the default * More engagement with stakeholders and innovators * Simple experience for users, with a single interface and set of legal agreements * Quicker to share Innovation, research and best practice * More efficient water companies and lower bills * Improved data based decisions and better performance The successful platform (solution) vendor shall have the following capabilities: * Provide a robust project plan that demonstrates how an effective implementation can be achieved in a short timeframe (4-6 weeks) * Provide a clear and realistic roadmap for the platform to demonstrate ongoing development and response to user feedback. * Have a clear and easily understandable licence/pricing model that enables cost transparency and control by the client * Ability to conform with the non-functional requirements * Provide a good fit with the specified functional requirements with the minimum of customisation * Demonstrate good client relationship management including robust support and maintenance arrangements * Demonstrate how client lock-in is avoided by facilitating migration to another platform in the future * Demonstrate a commitment to driving and facilitating the open data agenda and demonstrate experience of having successfully implemented similar with other clients Note: The funding available is for 2 years (including implementation), hence any proposed contract award is for 2 years (with options to extend for 2+1 years; up to 5 years in total). Therefore, the estimated values of PS1,350,000 stated in Sections II1.5 and II2.6 reflect the full five (5) year period of contract.

Options: for up to 36 months

Renewal: for up to 36 months

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fc08
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026943-2023
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
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

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

48700000 - Software package utilities

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,350,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,350,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
27 Sep 2023Expired
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
NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED
Contact Name
Andriy Volkov
Contact Email
andriy.volkov@nwl.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
DURHAM
Postcode
DH1 5FJ
Post Town
Durham
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC41 Durham
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
County Durham
Electoral Ward
Framwellgate and Newton Hall
Westminster Constituency
City of Durham

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