Planning

Data Modelling - Request For Information (Southern Water)

SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED

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Planning

15 Oct 2025 at 10:18

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Southern Water Services Limited, a private utility company based in Worthing, UK, is undertaking a procurement process titled "Data Modelling - Request For Information (Southern Water)" within the services industry category. This process is focused on enhancing Southern Water's modelling capabilities to aid decision-making for its PR29 programmes. The procurement is currently at the planning stage, with a milestone for conducting a Request For Information scheduled for 31 October 2025. This engagement aims to inform their sourcing strategy, laying the foundation for future stages. The digital mapping, data management, and design-modelling services involved are above the procurement threshold and will be implemented across a contract period from 15 October 2026 to 15 October 2029, potentially extending to 15 October 2031.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in digital mapping, data management, and design-modelling services to contribute to significant strategic developments at Southern Water. Particularly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the contract offers a chance to engage with Southern Water in enhancing their strategic capabilities and achieving environmental and financial performance improvements. Companies in the utilities sector with expertise in advanced data modelling and scenario testing capabilities will find this an advantageous opportunity to assist with Southern Water’s capital maintenance and process upgrade programmes, fostering long-term business growth and establishing collaborative industry relationships.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Data Modelling - Request For Information (Southern Water)

Notice Description

At Price Review 2024, the development of Southern Water's modelling capability has supported the articulation of realistic, affordable and future proof long term business strategies (e.g. Bioresources) to mitigate upcoming threats & seize opportunities with the view to improve the company's financial & Environmental performance. This has been achieved mainly through the provision of process modelling (e.g. sludge transport, masse and energy balance, asset replacement forecast) and scenario testing capability (e.g. testing of impact of varying costs forecast, change in treatment capabilities). This has been the basis of evidence supporting the strategies developed by Southern Water's Asset Strategy & Planning team. Southern Water is looking at developing this capability further to support the decision-making process of key PR29 programmes. In AMP8, it is also Southern Water's aim to use modelling capabilities to assist with the planning, impact assessment and testing of constraints of tactical (within AMP) programmes implementation (e.g. capital maintenance, upgrade of processes & plants)

Planning Information

Conducting a Request For Information to help drive the sourcing stratergy

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05cd1f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065518-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

CPV Codes

71354100 - Digital mapping services

72242000 - Design-modelling services

72322000 - Data management services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20254 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Oct 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
14 Oct 2026 - 15 Oct 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
jake.farr@southernwater.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
WORTHING
Postcode
BN13 3NX
Post Town
Brighton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ27 West Sussex (South West)
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Worthing
Electoral Ward
Northbrook
Westminster Constituency
Worthing West

Further Information

Notice Documents

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