--- title: "Digital Twin of Water Treatment Works" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045695" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-045695" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045695.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045695.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED" published: "2024-05-01" --- # Digital Twin of Water Treatment Works Buyer: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045695 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-045695) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-045695.json) ## Summary Thames Water Utilities Limited has issued an active tender titled "Digital Twin of Water Treatment Works" under the services category. The procurement process involves developing a Water Treatment Works Digital Twin solution as a proof-of-concept, aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and productivity across key facilities within Thames Water's estate. The tender has a contract value of £2,000,000 and a contract period of 1800 days with potential renewals up to a maximum of five years. The procurement method is selective, utilizing a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition. The tender period ends on 17th May 2024, with potential business opportunities for firms in IT services providing consulting, software development, Internet, and support. The procurement stage is currently in the tender phase, with interested bidders required to request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) from Thames Water's Procurement Support Centre. The tender allows for a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 5 second-stage candidates, with options for renewal and a standstill period post-award decision. Businesses specialising in industry-specific software packages, software programming, and consultancy services could be well-suited to compete for this tender. The opportunity presents potential for business growth by enabling firms to showcase innovation in the development of a digital twin solution tailored to address site-specific challenges, drive cost efficiencies, and deliver measurable returns on investment for Thames Water's water treatment operations. ## Notice Thames Water (TW) are seeking a qualified bidder to provide a Water Treatment Works Digital Twin (WTW DT) solution as a proof-of-concept. It is expected that the solution will enhance our organisation's operational efficiency, streamline processes, and improve overall productivity allowing it to be implement at key facilities across the estate. The DT will identify gaps in efficiencies and recommend process interventions to reduce these gaps, with an aim of delivering an ROI for the proof-of-concept of ### Lot Information Lot 1 Development of a digital twin, as a proof-of-concept project, at Chingford WTW: - Optimise efficiency across the whole site - source to pumps. Optimisation will be in the form of recommendations for operators to conduct on a day-to-day basis, driving down costs in areas such as power and consumeables - The digital twin solution will mimic the physical asset to allow what-if analysis, running hypothetical scenarios to understand how the physical treatment work will operate under certain conditions - The tool should integrate advances in innovation and machine learning to help Thames in becoming more proactive: identifying changing trends that wouldn't be possible manually and outputting a preventative response to mitigate emerging events - The digital twin should be adaptable so that it can be tailored to help solve site-specific challenges, example at Chingford algae and pH control - The product should be able to assist in the quantification of benefits it delivers enabling ROI calculations to be drawn which will inform scalability Options: Any Agreement awarded for an initial duration of three years (within which break clauses may apply after the proof of concept phase and at any roll out phase) and then with the option to extend annually to a maximum of overall duration of five years. Renewal: Any Agreement awarded for an initial duration of three years (within which break clauses may apply after the proof of concept phase and at any roll out phase) and then with the option to extend annually to a maximum of overall duration of five years. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014079-2024 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 1 May 2024 | | Submission deadline | 17 May 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,000,000 | | Lots value | £2,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | 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 | TLI London, TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48100000 - Industry specific software package - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services ## Release History - 1 May 2024 at 13:48 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014079-2024 ## Notice URLs - https://thameswater.smartsourceportal.com/ - 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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