--- title: "Thames Tideway Tunnel Legal Advice" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e5be45c0-e6a9-45de-97a8-43d9b6f5f137" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e5be45c0-e6a9-45de-97a8-43d9b6f5f137" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e5be45c0-e6a9-45de-97a8-43d9b6f5f137.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e5be45c0-e6a9-45de-97a8-43d9b6f5f137.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY (OFWAT)" published: "2016-12-23" --- # Thames Tideway Tunnel Legal Advice Buyer: WATER SERVICES REGULATION AUTHORITY (OFWAT) Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e5be45c0-e6a9-45de-97a8-43d9b6f5f137 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e5be45c0-e6a9-45de-97a8-43d9b6f5f137) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e5be45c0-e6a9-45de-97a8-43d9b6f5f137.json) ## Summary Ofwat, the Water Services Regulation Authority, is currently seeking legal advisory services for the Thames Tideway Tunnel project through an open procurement process. The tender, titled "Thames Tideway Tunnel Legal Advice," was published on 23rd December 2016 and will remain open until 19th January 2017. This project, aimed at providing robust legal counsel to ensure best value for Thames Water's customers, falls under the services industry category and is located in the West Midlands and London, United Kingdom. The contract is set to commence on 15th February 2017 and conclude on 14th August 2018. This tender presents a valuable opportunity for legal firms with expertise in regulatory matters, water sector projects, and contract law. Businesses that are well-suited to compete include law firms experienced in providing legal advice within the public sector and those familiar with complex infrastructure projects. By participating in this procurement, firms can position themselves strategically within the water and wastewater industry landscape, contributing to significant developments in public service delivery. ## Notice Ofwat is the economic regulator of the water and wastewater sectors in England and Wales (referred to in this document as the water sector). Ofwat works with a broad range of stakeholders including the UK Government, the Welsh Government, water companies, consumer organisations and other regulators. Our role is to help build trust and confidence in the sector with customers and wider society. Our strategic priorities include: - Delivering the reforms provided for in the Water Act 2014 and helping to ensure that they deliver real benefits for water customers and society. This includes putting in place the arrangements for the opening of the non-household retail market to competition in April 2017. This also includes supporting the development of water trading and abstraction reform. Doing these things will require further changes to the way we set prices in our 2019 review. - Maintaining the confidence of investors in the water sector and our regulation of it, though this period of change. - Developing the means by which we monitor the sector's performance against our vision of trust and confidence, and receive assurance from the sector. Over the past 26 years, Ofwat's work has delivered significant value for consumers. Details of the work we plan to undertake over 2016-17 is outlining in our forward programme. For further details see http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/ The Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT) is a large construction project with the infrastructure provider being regulated by Ofwat. This is unique and the first project of its kind in the water and wastewater sector. The overall objective of ensuring that the Thames Tideway Tunnel is delivered at best value for Thames Water's customers by providing robust legal advice to enable Ofwat to understand and engage with the commercial and contractual elements governing the Project and to minimise the risks of a judicial review in respect of any decision by Ofwat in relation to the Thames Tideway Project. The project is inherently complex and Ofwat is therefore seeking to procure legal services to support Ofwat's work on the project. Please see ITT document for full scope of work. To access document you will need to be logged in to mytenders. Registering on the mytenders site if free. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de052879-0dc0-48bc-b893-1b2c1554ac80 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Dec 2016 | | Submission deadline | 19 Jan 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 15 Feb 2017 - 14 Aug 2018 | | 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 | 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 - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79111000 - Legal advisory services ## Release History - 23 Dec 2016 at 17:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de052879-0dc0-48bc-b893-1b2c1554ac80 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de052879-0dc0-48bc-b893-1b2c1554ac80 23rd December 2016 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - http://www.mytenders.org/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC136572 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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