--- title: "DUPLICATE - Digital Transformation Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-051094" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-051094" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051094.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051094.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SCOTTISH WATER" published: "2025-05-12" --- # DUPLICATE - Digital Transformation Services Buyer: SCOTTISH WATER Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051094 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-051094) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-051094.json) ## Summary The procurement process led by Scottish Water is centred on a project titled "Digital Transformation Services," which is currently in the Tender stage as of 12 May 2025. This undertaking falls under the IT and consulting industry category and is focused on services. The initiative seeks to enhance Scottish Water's digital transformation efforts, leveraging their cloud-first strategy with Microsoft Azure, and integrates emerging technologies such as IoT, AI, and machine learning. Important procurement details include a negotiation procedure with a prior call for competition, and the tender submission deadline is set for 9 June 2025. The location of this project is Scotland, and it envisages a comprehensive framework agreement valued at approximately £115m to £150m over eight years. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those with expertise in scalable digital services, modern engineering practices like DevOps and CI/CD, and secure technology transformation strategies. Businesses with a strong track record in adaptive digital delivery and a customer-centric approach will find this opportunity particularly rewarding. Companies offering niche specialisms alongside extensive technical capabilities could establish valuable partnerships with Scottish Water, contributing innovative solutions that improve operational efficiency and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The framework's design allows businesses to qualify for multiple service areas or concentrate on specific specialisms, fostering growth through diversified engagements. ## Notice Duplication Error - Please see advert number 2025/S 000-020359 for the official advert. Scottish Water Digital Directorate is dedicated to delivering digital and technology services that provide measurable value to our core business operations. Collaborating closely with our business partners, we focus on supporting our three strategic objectives. We have successfully implemented a cloud-first strategy, replacing many of our legacy enterprise applications with evergreen SaaS solutions. Our primary cloud platform, Microsoft Azure, serves as the foundation for building and running innovative solutions. The convergence of IT, Smart IoT Technology, and Operational Technology (OT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) is accelerating. Our assets are increasingly connected to the internet through a growing array of sensors, offering opportunities to enhance services, improve data analytics and visualisations, and reduce costs and carbon emissions via an intelligent asset base. Compliance with regulatory standards, is essential and supplier partnerships that seamlessly integrate these complex digital innovations with engineering practices across capital investments are crucial. Scottish Water seeks supplier partnerships that operate at scale, with extensive experience and expertise. We also value relationships with partners who can offer niche services and specialisms. The framework is divided into service areas and interested parties can qualify across all services or specialise in just one. We aim to establish relationships with partners who have strategies supporting modern engineering practices like Platform Engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, Automation, Software Defined Networking, Zero Trust, and IT/OT convergence, ensuring secure technology transformation. Scottish Water may also purchase 3rd party software or hardware required for the project from the framework supplier. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Duplication Error - Please see advert number 2025/S 000-020359 for the official advert. Scottish Water Digital Directorate is dedicated to delivering digital and technology services that provide measurable value to our core business operations. Collaborating closely with our business partners, we focus on supporting our three strategic objectives. We have successfully implemented a cloud-first strategy, replacing many of our legacy enterprise applications with evergreen SaaS solutions. Our primary cloud platform, Microsoft Azure, serves as the foundation for building and running innovative solutions. The convergence of IT, Smart IoT Technology, and Operational Technology (OT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Machine Learning (ML) is accelerating. Our assets are increasingly connected to the internet through a growing array of sensors, offering opportunities to enhance services, improve data analytics and visualisations, and reduce costs and carbon emissions via an intelligent asset base. Compliance with regulatory standards, is essential and supplier partnerships that seamlessly integrate these complex digital innovations with engineering practices across capital investments are crucial. Scottish Water seeks supplier partnerships that operate at scale, with extensive experience and expertise. We also value relationships with partners who can offer niche services and specialisms. The framework is divided into service areas and interested parties can qualify across all services or specialise in just one. We aim to establish relationships with partners who have strategies supporting modern engineering practices like Platform Engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, Automation, Software Defined Networking, Zero Trust, and IT/OT convergence, ensuring secure technology transformation. Scottish Water may also purchase 3rd party software or hardware required for the project from the framework supplier. Scottish Water is inviting partners to collaborate with us through a transformation delivery framework delivering the following services: Service Areas: Delivery services: Tailored delivery services to meet specific client requirements across the broad range of digital technologies deployed currently and in the future. Adaptive Delivery Service: delivery services that will enable SW to produce high-quality products quickly and efficiently, utilising modern engineering practices including but not limited to, platform engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, automation & advanced data analytics and visualisation. Business Analysis: Collaborate closely with product owners, stakeholders, and development teams to ensure that business requirements and outcomes are clearly defined and deliverable. Testing Services: providing a comprehensive, streamlined, and scalable testing solution that enhances quality, reduces costs, and accelerates time-to-delivery. Key Qualifications: Proven track record in adaptive digital delivery services. Expertise in implementing scalable and efficient delivery systems. Strong customer focus and engagement. Innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency and deliver business outcomes. The estimated total value of this framework ranges between PS115m to PS150m across the maximum 8 year framework term. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020431-2025 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | 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, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 12 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | 9 Jun 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 12 May 2025 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £150,000,000 | | Lots value | £150,000,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Cancelled | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Unsuccessful | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SCOTTISH WATER | | Locality | GLASGOW | | Post town | Glasgow | | Postcode | G33 6FB | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM34 North Lanarkshire | | Local authority | North Lanarkshire | | Electoral ward | Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead | | Westminster constituency | Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 12 May 2025 at 11:20 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020431-2025 - 12 May 2025 at 10:06 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020358-2025 ## Notice URLs - https://atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_PublicLandingPage?SearchType=Projects - https://www.scottishwater.co.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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