--- title: "Bioresources - consultancy support for our 'Review of the Bioresources Market'" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-82ac2f01-0a2d-45c0-bf9e-f500f3a2a87f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-82ac2f01-0a2d-45c0-bf9e-f500f3a2a87f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-82ac2f01-0a2d-45c0-bf9e-f500f3a2a87f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-82ac2f01-0a2d-45c0-bf9e-f500f3a2a87f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY (OFWAT)" published: "2020-10-07" --- # Bioresources - consultancy support for our 'Review of the Bioresources Market' Buyer: WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY (OFWAT) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-82ac2f01-0a2d-45c0-bf9e-f500f3a2a87f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-82ac2f01-0a2d-45c0-bf9e-f500f3a2a87f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-82ac2f01-0a2d-45c0-bf9e-f500f3a2a87f.json) ## Summary The Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) is conducting a tender for consultancy support titled "Bioresources - consultancy support for our 'Review of the Bioresources Market'." This opportunity falls under the consultancy services industry and is located in the West Midlands and London. The procurement is currently at the Tender stage, with a submission deadline set for 21 October 2020. The contract period is expected to commence from 2 November 2020 and conclude on 26 February 2021. The procurement method employed is an open procedure and has a budget range of £50,000 to £70,000. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for consultancy firms specialising in business and management consultancy services, particularly those with expertise in the water and waste sectors. Businesses that are well-suited to compete include those offering strategic insights into bioresources and sludge treatment, as well as firms capable of providing effective stakeholder engagement strategies. The consultancy support role requires a flexible approach, making it ideal for companies that can swiftly adapt their resources to align with Ofwat's evolving requirements throughout the review process. ## Notice Scope of project and overall objectives Ofwat is organised into clusters; the bioresources team sits within the 'Future Assets and Resources' cluster. The Future Assets and Resources cluster helps ensure future major infrastructure, water resource and bioresources needs are delivered in a cost effective and environmentally beneficial way. We have recently been developing our in-house capacity and capability to deliver our work on bioresources. To assist with the review we require additional specialist consultancy support to complement our in-house team of economists and engineers who are undertaking the Review of the Bioresources Market. We expect that the consultant(s) will help to shape the work of the review and work collaboratively and flexibly with the bioresources team. Consequently, we are not specifying all the outputs in detail as a) we would welcome suggestions for work we haven't identified from the Supplier that we could agree in advance, and in any case b) the details of the work will evolve as our review progresses, for example in light of stakeholder engagement. We have need of consultancy support to: 1. Provide expert knowledge and insight regarding the bioresources activity and market - this will include: - the steps and processes involved in the transport, treatment and disposal of sludge; - common commercial arrangements; and - the wider waste sector. This advice will be provided through attending team meetings, providing written input,...uld also be expected to write up the findings of the work described in 3) and 4) below. 3. Strengthen the evidence base. In addition to the desk research above, the consultant(s) will need to strengthen our evidence base through designing, issuing and assessing the results of: - a data request to companies - this could cover, for example, i) details relating to sites (e.g. spare capacity and cost information) and, ii) details relating to sludge transport (e.g. travel patterns and costs); and - where this is more efficient than other forms of stakeholder engagement, one or more surveys to evidence any barriers to competition, better understand the development of the bioresources market and insights in how the market might develop, understand interest from potential market entrants, etc. 4. Help to develop and deploy our stakeholder engagement. Using the consultants' industry contacts, they will help to develop a plan to engage with Water and Sewerage Companies (WASCs) and other stakeholders. This is likely to be through: - industry events; and - bilateral interviews with companies. The nature and timing of this work means this consultancy support could be at or less than 1 full time equivalent over the contract period. The potential Supplier should consider how best to provide the resource as part of their tender - for example, it could be provided by a single consultant, a combination of a more experienced and a more junior consultant or some other approach. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15f56e30-0c4c-4a60-9b3f-77324b150cc0 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Oct 2020 | | Submission deadline | 21 Oct 2020 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Nov 2020 - 26 Feb 2021 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £70,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY (OFWAT) | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 45232422 - Sludge-treatment works - 71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services - 90513800 - Sludge treatment services ## Release History - 7 Oct 2020 at 16:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15f56e30-0c4c-4a60-9b3f-77324b150cc0 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/15f56e30-0c4c-4a60-9b3f-77324b150cc0 7th October 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT160573 NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided. ## Notice URLs - http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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