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title: "Market Engagement Event - Business Management Consultancy"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04e960"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED"
published: "2025-04-11"
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# Market Engagement Event - Business Management Consultancy

Buyer: SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e960

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## Summary

Southern Water Services Limited is currently at the planning stage of a public procurement process for a Business Management Consultancy framework. The industry category for this procurement is services, with a focus on business and management consultancy services. Key activities include a Market Engagement Event, scheduled for 30th April 2025 at their Falmer Office in Worthing, UK, with an initial registration deadline of 22nd April 2025. This event is intended as a preliminary step to outline expected service areas and engage potential suppliers. The framework contract period is anticipated to start on 3rd March 2026 and could extend up to 3rd March 2034. This is part of a larger strategic initiative, with special regulations applicable for utilities procurement, using a framework agreement method.

This tender creates substantial opportunities for businesses specializing in consultancy services across several domains, including regulatory and economic advisory, procurement and commercial advice, financial services, and strategic and change management. Both small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger firms that provide comprehensive consultancy and advisory services are well-suited to compete. Participation in the Market Engagement Event and the subsequent procurement stages could lead to long-term partnerships with Southern Water, offering steady business growth prospects. Potential suppliers must be proactive in registering and participating in the engagement to understand the buyer's expectations comprehensively and align their offerings accordingly.

## Notice

We would like to invite all interested parties to the Market Engagement Event to set out what we expect from the key service areas that reflect the type of business management consultancy services that we anticipate are needed under the future framework. The following service areas' purpose is to guide the discussion and do not constitute a confirmed lotting structure of the future framework. Thematic areas of interest to us: Regulatory and Economic advisory: regulatory advice, stakeholder and regulatory engagement, economic analysis, economic advice, cost and performance analysis, financial and economic modelling, Long term delivery strategy design &support, Data analytics & reporting Procurement and Commercial: Strategic advice, Procurement Change Management, Strategic Sourcing and Category Management, Commercial Contract Management, Strategic Supplier Relationship Management, Procurement Operations which could include developing sourcing and category strategies Financial Services: Advisory for Mergers and acquisitions, Corporate financing, Tax, Payroll and HR management, Strategies advisory, Finance legal advice, general accounting Strategy & Change: Project, programme & Change management, Business Strategy & Operating Model development, Business Case Process Improvement across the full breadth of SWS organisation. This could include Mobilisation and implementation Please note that SWS reserves the right to update the scope at the release of the contract notice Please register on our eSourcing Platform: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59595

### Planning Information

Engagement event will be held in person at the Southern Water Falmer Office on 30th April 2025 from 13:00 - 16:00 with suppliers that register interest in the event on the Jaggaer sourcing platform: https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59595
If your organisation is unable to attend the Market Engagement Event in person, please provide an email address where we can issue all the information shared after the event has finished.
Please register and submit details required by 22nd April 2025 
https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59595

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014698-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 22 Apr 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Mar 2026 - 1 Mar 2030 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | WORTHING |
| Post town | Brighton |
| Postcode | BN13 3NX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex |
| ITL 3 | TLJ27 West Sussex (South West) |
| Local authority | Worthing |
| Electoral ward | Northbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Worthing West |
| Delivery location | TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex, TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight, TLJ4 Kent |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services

## Release History

- 11 Apr 2025 at 13:59 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014698-2025
- 4 Mar 2025 at 14:06 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007857-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014698-2025
  11th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007857-2025
  4th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.southernwater.co.uk
- https://southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59595
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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