Notice Information
Notice Title
SAP SI Framework 2026
Notice Description
Procurement Scope: This notice seeks expressions of interest for establishing a framework agreement to cover Yorkshire Water's (YWS) requirements of SI (systems integrators) to complete the staged transition of YWS system from ECC to S4 HANA. Key objectives are completing the transition to S/4HANA, enabling cloud migration, and managing ongoing application upgrades across Yorkshire Water's SAP estate. SAP products expected to fall within the framework scope include, but are not limited to: S/4HANA, Process Orchestration (PO), Business Technology Platform (BTP), Concur, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), BusinessObjects (BOBJ), SuccessFactors, Ariba, Solution Manager/ALM, and Workzone. Suppliers appointed to the framework may also be required to deliver the following types of services: project management, business change management, process design, requirements analysis, solution design, service design, technical advice and planning, quality control, design assurance, system integration, testing, business continuity management, transition into support/provision of support, service retirement, security, and other related services as required by Yorkshire Water from time to time. Duration of the proposed Contract Opportunity: An initial 5-year term with up to three potential extensions of 1 year each (5+1+1+1). Additional Notes: Any estimated values or volumes provided are indicative only. Yorkshire Water reserves the right to adjust its requirements during the framework's duration. YWS reserves the right to cancel or amend this procurement process at its discretion without liability. Securing a place on the framework does not guarantee work. Procurement Process: Expression of Interest (EOI) Interested parties must submit a notification of their intent to participate via e-mail to Maria Fe Arimana at maria.fe-arimana@yorkshirewater.co.uk Selection Questionnaire (SQ) YWS will issue a pre-qualification Selection Questionnaire via SAP Ariba to assess suppliers against key technical, financial, and compliance criteria. Suppliers must be registered on SAP Ariba to respond. Suppliers that fail to meet the minimum criteria can be excluded from the tender process. Invitation to Tender (ITT) Qualified bidders will proceed to the ITT stage, where commercial and technical submissions will be evaluated based on predefined criteria. This stage also includes contractual compliance. Evaluation and Award Successful suppliers will be awarded a place in the framework based on the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT), balancing cost, quality, and compliance.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Duration of the proposed Contract Opportunity: An initial 5-year term with up to three potential extensions of 1 year each (5+1+1+1).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059961
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056169-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
72250000 - System and support services
72262000 - Software development services
72263000 - Software implementation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £80,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £80,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- maria.fe-arimana@yorkshirewater.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRADFORD
- Postcode
- BD6 2SZ
- Post Town
- Bradford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE4 West Yorkshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE41 Bradford
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bradford
- Electoral Ward
- Royds
- Westminster Constituency
- Bradford South
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056169-2025
12th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.yorkshirewater.com/
Interested parties must submit a notification of their intent to participate via e-mail to Maria Fe Arimana at maria.fe-arimana@yorkshirewater.co.uk The pre-qualification documents will be shared on SAP Ariba. In the event that Maria Fe Arimana is out of office, please reach out to Marta Jalles at marta.jalles@yorkshirewater.co.uk
Notice URLs
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