--- title: "Development of Spreadsheet Model QA Guidance and Training Material" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-364314f8-b453-465e-b7cc-501796721176" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-364314f8-b453-465e-b7cc-501796721176" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-364314f8-b453-465e-b7cc-501796721176.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-364314f8-b453-465e-b7cc-501796721176.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY" published: "2017-03-27" --- # Development of Spreadsheet Model QA Guidance and Training Material Buyer: WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-364314f8-b453-465e-b7cc-501796721176 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-364314f8-b453-465e-b7cc-501796721176) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-364314f8-b453-465e-b7cc-501796721176.json) ## Summary The WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY is seeking external support for the project titled "Development of Spreadsheet Model QA Guidance and Training Material." This procurement falls within the business and management consultancy services category and is based in the United Kingdom, specifically in regions such as the West Midlands and London. The tender was initiated on February 28, 2017, with a scheduled completion date of March 31, 2017. The tender period concluded on February 17, 2017, and the successful bid was awarded on February 23, 2017, valued at £38,218. This procurement offers significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in consultancy services, particularly those skilled in quality assurance and training material development. Businesses with expertise in creating tailored quality assurance frameworks and training programmes would be particularly well-suited to compete. The work is intended to be delivered promptly to facilitate the training courses planned for April to July 2017, thereby allowing successful bidders to engage in valuable projects within a tight timeframe. ## Notice Ofwat has limited dedicated internal modelling resource, and this is currently mainly focussed on the development of the financial model for PR19. The objective of this contract is therefore to use external support to develop detailed, Ofwat specific, guidance on model quality assurance. The scope of the work is to develop: * QA approach - documentation describing an Ofwat-specific quality assurance approach that reflects best practice, including where relevant, guidance from the Aqua Book, IEEE 1028, academic research and industry. * Scoring spreadsheet - an easy to use spreadsheet tool that can be used to quantitatively assess the quality of spreadsheet model. Ofwat has a copy of a spreadsheet scoring system originally developed by DECC and has started to adapt this to our needs. These will be shared with the successful bidder. * Quality assurance training material - Ofwat plans to deliver some in-house training courses on quality assurance. These are expected to be circa 3.5 hours long. Course material is required to that can be used to deliver these training courses. It should be noted that the successful contractor will not be required to deliver any of the training courses - these will be delivered by Ofwat staff after the contract has finished. The work needs to be delivered quickly so that training courses can be delivered in April to July 2017. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c927bfc-fd2e-4dca-ac0c-96dd6c8279ca | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Other - | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Mar 2017 | | Submission deadline | 17 Feb 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 23 Feb 2017 | | Contract period | 28 Feb 2017 - 31 Mar 2017 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £38,218 | | 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 | WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY | | 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 | TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | GRANT THORNTON | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services ## Release History - 27 Mar 2017 at 12:56 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c927bfc-fd2e-4dca-ac0c-96dd6c8279ca - 17 Mar 2017 at 17:06 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c927bfc-fd2e-4dca-ac0c-96dd6c8279ca ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3c927bfc-fd2e-4dca-ac0c-96dd6c8279ca 27th March 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/25b86aa5-1aa7-4163-be89-dc6e93536bed ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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