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title: "Water Resources Optimisation"
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# Water Resources Optimisation

Buyer: WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4e0ec94d-ea1e-4470-8009-7b6ccdd80cd7

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## Summary

The procurement process titled "Water Resources Optimisation" is commissioned by the WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY, located in Birmingham, England. This tender, classified under business and management consultancy services, is now complete, having been initiated with the goal of exploring optimisation decisions regarding water resource allocation for public supply. The initial tender period ended on 3 February 2017, while the contract period ran from 10 February 2017 to 28 April 2017. The successful contract was awarded to Vivid Economics Limited for a total value of £57,909.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in consultancy services, particularly those with expertise in water resource management and optimisation strategies. Firms that can demonstrate experience in developing market-based mechanisms and solutions relevant to water supply issues, especially in water-stressed areas, will find themselves well-suited to engage with future tenders of a similar nature. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly encouraged to participate, as they can offer innovative approaches to resource optimisation in this critical sector.

## Notice

The objectives of the work are to: * Identify and understand the nature of optimisation decisions that take place in the allocation of water resources for the public water supply, such as number of potential water resources, role of network optimisation and interconnection required. * Understand how the nature of optimisation decisions influences the effectiveness of markets to allocate resources. * Building on the above, to set out the potential options for the allocation of water resources for public water supply. At a high level, this could include the: o status quo; o enhanced market model; and o enhanced system operator model. * For the enhanced market model, to identify options for market-based mechanisms, including a bilateral market model with bespoke arrangements between parties and a reverse auction platform - an approach which could be used for water resources around key supply nodes for water, which could be key (strategic) sources, or potentially, key network locations which can feed large areas. * To explore the extent to which the different options are substitutes, or complements to each other, their relative merits and how these approaches might work in different timescales (short v long term). This should consider whether enhanced markets could coexist with enhanced system operators. * To explore the effectiveness of the different approaches across different geographic dimensions - local, regional and national - under different water availability (such as drought, normal) conditions. In doing this, the work should explicitly consider the experience of and implications for the south east of England as an area of existing water stress alongside considering the potential impact on more marginally water stressed areas. The potential impact on areas which are potential suppliers to more water stressed areas should also be explored. * Related to the above, identify and evaluate the options for further developing these options, including assessing how to remove any barriers to implementation. * Drawing the above together, provide emerging findings for Ofwat on our development of our approach to water resources and to inform our prioritisation of policy development. The work should take account of the possibilities and constraints that exist under existing legislation but assume that the reforms noted in the background section are implemented.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/735b9fa5-1c1c-43d6-b1f4-06b3b947e8f2 |
| 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 | 3 Feb 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Feb 2017 |
| Contract period | 10 Feb 2017 - 28 Apr 2017 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £57,909 |
| 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 | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VIVID ECONOMICS |

## 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 13:01 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/735b9fa5-1c1c-43d6-b1f4-06b3b947e8f2
- 20 Mar 2017 at 11:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/735b9fa5-1c1c-43d6-b1f4-06b3b947e8f2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/735b9fa5-1c1c-43d6-b1f4-06b3b947e8f2
  27th March 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/22d5e712-b376-42df-be78-f4cfe0191178

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