--- title: "432254 Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02fcde" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02fcde" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02fcde.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02fcde.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED" published: "2021-12-03" --- # 432254 Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Market Engagement Buyer: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02fcde [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02fcde) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02fcde.json) ## Summary Thames Water Utilities Limited is currently in the planning stage of a market engagement process titled "432254 Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Market Engagement". This initiative falls within the services category of architectural, construction, engineering, and inspection services, aiming to meet the challenges of water resource supply during droughts amidst environmental pressures. The engagement, which serves as a precursor to potential supplier involvement, has a deadline for responses set for 23 December 2021. Participation is open to all organisations, and responses must be submitted through the IASTA Smartsource platform, which provides additional details regarding access and submission procedures. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in construction work for water projects, engineering services, project management consultancy, and environmental services, as it aims to inform options for the setup of essential services to support strategic water resource management. Companies with expertise in these fields should consider engaging in this market process to potentially contribute to future procurement activities related to regional water supply options in England and Wales. Given the environmental implications and the strategic importance of resilient water supply, businesses can leverage this opportunity to align their services with emerging market needs driven by regulatory developments in the water sector. ## Notice Meeting the water resource supply-demand balance to ensure resilient supplies during droughts is becoming ever more challenging with increasing pressures from climate change, population growth, societal expectations and increasing environmental aspirations. In response, OFWAT have established the Regulatory Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) an alliance of three water industry regulators: Ofwat, the Environment Agency and Drinking Water Inspectorate - to support and oversee the development of Strategic Resource Options to secure long-term resilience on behalf of customers while protecting the environment and benefiting wider society. These are intended to be construction ready between 2025-2030.' This Market Engagement is to help inform options for potential supply chain set up of services required to support strategic regional options currently being considered by Thames Water and partner water companies. Please see Section VI.3 Additional Information for access to the supplier information pack and process for submitting your responses through IASTA Smartsource. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The PIN notice is related to market engagement, please see additional information section for further details. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030056-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Dec 2021 | | Submission deadline | 23 Dec 2021 | | Future notice date | 30 Mar 2022 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED | | Locality | READING | | Post town | Reading | | Postcode | RG1 8DB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West | | Local authority | Reading | | Electoral ward | Thames | | Westminster constituency | Reading Central | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 45 - Construction work - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services ### Codes - 45240000 - Construction work for water projects - 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71300000 - Engineering services - 72224000 - Project management consultancy services - 79112100 - Stakeholders representation services - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services - 90700000 - Environmental services ## Release History - 3 Dec 2021 at 11:33 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030056-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.thameswater.co.uk/ - http://www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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