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title: "Trade Effluent Advice"
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# Trade Effluent Advice

Buyer: O F W A T  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-08230653-22e4-4afc-a486-1480e265aed3

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract titled "Trade Effluent Advice" was carried out by Ofwat. The contract falls under the industry category of consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy. The tender, initiated as an open procedure, has already been completed, with a contract period starting on July 1, 2022, and ending on June 30, 2025. The tender deadline was on June 17, 2022. The awarded supplier is Aqua Operations Ltd. This contract provides opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs, to offer expertise and technical support to fulfil Ofwat's statutory functions related to trade effluent appeals.

Businesses in the consulting services sector with expertise in water-supply and waste consultancy could benefit from participating in this tender. The contract offers a chance for suppliers to provide written reports on technical grounds, recommendations, and new consent conditions related to trade effluent. As the contract is expected to involve ad-hoc advice and written reports tailored to specific cases, suppliers who can offer flexibility and high-quality, timely services would be well-suited to compete for this opportunity.

## Notice

To build resilience, we require two flexible contracts. This is largely to mitigate against suitable resources not being available or in case there are any actual or potential conflicts of interest that cannot be resolved. The objective of this tender process is to ensure that Ofwat has in place provision for the expertise and technical support needed in order to fulfil its statutory functions in respect of deciding trade effluent appeals. This will most likely take the form of the Supplier producing written reports which may include: * technical grounds and justification for trade effluent consent conditions in dispute; * recommendations as to whether trade effluent consent conditions are reasonable; and * if appropriate, recommended new trade effluent consent conditions. Any timescales for deliverables will be case specific. We will typically require a report to be provided first followed by any potential review of draft decision responses. The Customer may also require ad-hoc written and telephone advice on an informal basis on individual appeals.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99809024-1658-433c-a959-b8d892ed3c6c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | O F W A T |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B5 4UA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Ladywood |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | AQUA OPERATIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2022 at 20:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99809024-1658-433c-a959-b8d892ed3c6c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/99809024-1658-433c-a959-b8d892ed3c6c
  5th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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