--- title: "South East Strategic Resource Options (SESRO) Market Engagement Briefing Event & PIN" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-040303" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-040303" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-040303.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-040303.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED" published: "2023-09-22" --- # South East Strategic Resource Options (SESRO) Market Engagement Briefing Event & PIN Buyer: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-040303 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-040303) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-040303.json) ## Summary The procurement process led by Thames Water Utilities Ltd is currently at the planning stage. The project, titled "South East Strategic Resource Options (SESRO) Market Engagement Briefing Event & PIN," falls under the services category within the financial and insurance services classification. The procurement event aims to inform interested parties about proposals for developing reservoirs as part of the Strategic Resource Options programme, with the main event scheduled for 20th October 2023 in central London. The project focuses on creating a raw water storage reservoir in Oxfordshire to build long-term resilience, with the aim for the reservoir to be operational by 2040. This procurement process presents an opportunity for businesses in the financial and insurance services industry to engage with Thames Water Utilities Ltd in developing the SESRO project. Companies with expertise in tunnelling machinery, construction equipment, repair and maintenance services, water distribution, and related services, among others, are well-suited to participate. Interested parties can register for the Market Engagement Briefing Event via TWUL's eSourcing platform to contribute feedback and potentially engage in further discussions after the event to shape the project's key components and commercial model. The project's aim is to address challenges related to water resource supply-demand balance, climate change, population growth, and environmental sustainability through collaboration with relevant industry players. ## Notice Thames Water Utilities Ltd (TWUL) is participating in a market engagement briefing event, on 20th October (morning) in London. The purpose of the event is to inform interested parties of the current proposals to deliver several reservoirs as part of the Strategic Resource Options (SROs) programme, including the Southeast Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO), a new raw water storage reservoir in Oxfordshire - helping to build a resilient future in the long term. The purpose of this PIN is to give notice of the event, which is being organised by the Regulators' Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) and held in collaboration with Anglian Water, and to encourage interested parties to register their interest with RAPID. It is not a call for competition. TWUL will also be requesting that interested parties complete our Request for Information (RFI) after the event, to provide more detailed feedback on our emerging delivery proposals for SESRO. The event invite and subsequent RFI will be accessible through TWUL's eSourcing platform IASTA SmartSource. Please see Section VI.3 Additional Information on how to request access to the SESRO Market Engagement project. TWUL intends to use this event to introduce the project to the market and encourage interested parties to engage with us as we develop the project further, including through selective bilateral discussions to be held after the event, in order to explore RFI responses in greater depth. The objectives of the engagement half day are: * To introduce the SRO Programme, including SESRO and other reservoir schemes being developed by other water companies. * To explain the project's needs case, scope and key components / assets. * To introduce key considerations related to the commercial model and delivery strategies under consideration. * To provide an opportunity for interest parties to ask questions. * To identify parties who would be interested in engaging with us further after the event. To access the invite which includes a link to register your interest in attending the event with RAPID, please refer to Section VI.3 Additional Information. ### Lot Information Lot 1 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 RAPID comprising the three water industry regulators: Ofwat, the Environment Agency and Drinking Water Inspectorate - to support and oversee the development of SROs in order to secure long-term drought resilience on behalf of customers while protecting the environment and benefiting wider society. The South East Strategic Reservoir Option (SESRO) is a new storage reservoir which would be sited in the Upper Thames catchment, south west of Abingdon in Oxfordshire. SESRO is envisaged as a regional asset and is being developed by Thames Water on behalf of three water companies - Thames Water, Affinity Water and Southern Water. The reservoir would be filled with water pumped from the river Thames during periods of high river flow. When river levels drop, or demand for water increases, water would be released under gravity back into the river Thames, for re-abstraction downstream. The reservoir would help to protect supplies and manage future water quality issues created by a changing climate as well as offering regional and local benefits, including environmental and biodiversity improvements and public access and recreation. A range of reservoir sizes have been considered through the regional planning process overseen by Water Resources South East (WRSE). In our revised draft WRMP (published on 31 August 2023) we set out that we consider a 150 Mm3 option presents the best value solution. To view the WRMP click here: https://thames-wrmp.co.uk/document-library/ The reservoir is needed to be operational by 2040. Important Additional Information - Additional supporting documents can be found on our sourcing platform, IASTA. To access the project in IASTA please follow the instructions listed on https://www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement and use the following project details: IASTA Project Name: South East Strategic Resource Options (SESRO) Market Engagement Briefing Event & PIN Additional information: The CPV codes set out in this PIN are included to give an indication of the likely scope of services. TWUL does not guarantee that all the activities referenced by the CPV codes will form part of any future contract notice(s), nor is the list exhaustive of all activities which may be included in any procurement process under this project. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028037-2023 | | 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 | 22 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Mar 2027 | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment - 45 - Construction work - 50 - Repair and maintenance services - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services - 65 - Public utilities - 66 - Financial and insurance services - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 43123000 - Tunnelling machinery - 43320000 - Construction equipment - 45000000 - Construction work - 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services - 63712320 - Tunnel operation services - 65100000 - Water distribution and related services - 65320000 - Operation of electrical installations - 66000000 - Financial and insurance services - 66122000 - Corporate finance and venture capital services - 66152000 - Financial market regulatory services - 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ## Release History - 22 Sep 2023 at 11:47 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028037-2023 ## Notice URLs - http://www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement - https://thames-wrmp.co.uk/document-library/ - https://www.thameswater.co.uk/ - https://www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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