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PRP275 Water Cost Recovery Service

Derbyshire County Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

07 Aug 2026 at 14:24

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

12 Jun 2026 at 11:34

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

11 Jun 2026 at 11:13

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Derbyshire County Council commissioned a specialist water cost recovery service. The work involves auditing historic and current water utility accounts across the council’s sites, identifying overpayments and negotiating their recovery from utility providers. It is a financial management consultancy service, classified under CPV 79412000, delivered in Derbyshire and the wider UKF1 area. The service is intended to operate on a no-win, no-fee basis for each site, so the appointed organisation’s remuneration depends on recovering identified overpayments. The requirement covers one service lot and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The council is the public-sector buyer, while the selected supplier is a specialist private-sector consultancy.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through an open procedure. Two bids were received and both reached the final stage. Evaluation weighted quality at 65%, price at 30% and social value at 5%. The tender deadline was 11 July 2026 at 11:00, enquiries closed on 25 June 2026 at 11:00, and the award decision was dated 7 August 2026. CADANTIS ASSOCIATES LTD was awarded the single lot for £300,000 excluding VAT, or £360,000 including VAT. The awarded contract period runs from 7 September 2026 to 6 September 2028, with two possible 12-month extensions up to 6 September 2030. A signature milestone was scheduled for 24 August 2026.

This award demonstrates demand from Derbyshire County Council for specialist recovery work in the water utility sector, particularly forensic account auditing, overpayment identification, evidence gathering and negotiation with utility providers. A credible competitor would need to show experience managing historic and live utility accounts across multiple sites, finding recoverable expenditure and delivering results under a no-win, no-fee commercial model. Strong financial analysis, utility-sector knowledge, negotiation capability and reliable account-management processes would be important. Suppliers should also be able to evidence quality and social value alongside competitive pricing, since quality was the dominant evaluation factor. The participation of two SMEs indicates that the requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist consultancy.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PRP275 Water Cost Recovery Service

Notice Description

Derbyshire County Council are seeking a specialist organisation to undertake a comprehensive audit of historic and current water utility accounts in order to establish and negotiate the return of overpayments. It is envisioned that this be completed on a no win no fee basis for each site.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b295
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075346-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£173,100 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£173,100 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£300,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
11 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Aug 20262 months ago
Contract Period
7 Sep 2026 - 6 Sep 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Derbyshire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MATLOCK
Postcode
DE4 3AG
Postcode Area
Derby
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF13 South and West Derbyshire
Delivery Location
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Local Authority
Derbyshire Dales
Electoral Ward
Matlock West
Westminster Constituency
Derbyshire Dales

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Cadantis Associates Limited

Further Information

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