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title: "Multi-sector reservoir systems: Creating a usable commercial and legal model"
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# Multi-sector reservoir systems: Creating a usable commercial and legal model

Buyer: O F W A T  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-67bb3769-b483-47f4-9e94-a9c4946f61c8

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## Summary

The buying organisation, O F W A T, has awarded a contract for business and management consultancy services titled "Multi-sector reservoir systems: Creating a usable commercial and legal model". The procurement process was completed under a selective procurement method with a procurement method detail of "Call-off from a framework agreement". The contract value is £100,000, and the contract period was from October 11, 2021, to April 11, 2022. The tender period ended on August 27, 2021, with the contract awarded on October 8, 2021. The project location is in London, United Kingdom, falling under the services industry category.

This public procurement opportunity offers a chance for business growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that provide business and management consultancy services. The awarded contract aims to develop a commercial model for multi-sector water resource assets, involving regulatory and commercial frameworks. Businesses well-suited to compete are those with expertise in developing commercial models and conducting stakeholder discussions in the water sector. This project presents an opportunity to showcase capabilities in research, stakeholder engagement, and commercial model development within the services industry.

## Notice

Why RAPID, Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water Yorkshire Water and Water Resources East are working collaboratively on this project? RAPID has established three working groups with fellow regulators and the industry to develop thinking on areas of the regulatory and commercial framework for strategic water resource solutions. One of the areas being considered by the Pricing, Incentives and Risk Working group is how different commercial models can accommodate multi-sector and multi-party projects. The proposal to undertake this study was an interim output from the working group. The development of a commercial model which provides a template for future multi-sector solutions has benefits for all of the above Project Partners. The Term of the Call-Off Contract will be for 6 months but it is envisaged that all work will be completed by around 3 months. We would expect the organisation(s) appointed to carry out the work would submit the following outputs as part of this engagement: * Desktop review of existing literature (including the documents listed above) * Set out any precedents within or beyond the UK that could be drawn upon to assist the development of a viable commercial model for multi-sector water resource assets * Carry out discussions with key stakeholders * Use the outcomes of these discussions to host a number of workshops to develop, test, and iterate the model - we envisage these workshops would be split into different interest groups: different commercial users of the water assets created such as the energy sector or agriculture sector, those with an interest in water being retained in the environment, and those who may be interested in financing such multi-sector approaches * Consider how the model would deal with different broad areas of benefits created, including where benefits conflict and risks borne: e.g. public water supply, other commercial interests, wider public or social value * Consider how customers could benefit from additional value created by such approaches and protected for additional risks * Consider the projected bill impact on current and future water company customers based upon a reasonable range of operational scenarios. * Produce an Interim report - mid October 2021 * Produce a Draft Final Report for comment - November 2021 * Deliver a Final Report, in a publishable format - December 2021 The policy arguments in favour of a multi-sector approach are already well known, so the appointed organisation(s) would not need to rehearse these. Additional information: Please note an error occurred in that PROC.01.0690 was duplicated so an 'a' is added to differentiate contract award publication notice. However, the Invitation To Tender was stated as PROC.01.0690.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de4e1a20-37d8-49e4-a52d-079c5d58681f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 12 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 27 Aug 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Oct 2021 |
| Contract period | 10 Oct 2021 - 11 Apr 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,000 |
| 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 | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CEPA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 12 Oct 2022 at 20:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de4e1a20-37d8-49e4-a52d-079c5d58681f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de4e1a20-37d8-49e4-a52d-079c5d58681f
  12th October 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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