--- title: "CM3470 - DPC Programme Advisory" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-066a58" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066a58" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066a58.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066a58.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2026-03-17" --- # CM3470 - DPC Programme Advisory Buyer: YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066a58 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-066a58) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-066a58.json) ## Summary Yorkshire Water Services Limited is inviting suppliers to engage in the early stages of its procurement process, titled "CM3470 - DPC Programme Advisory". This notice is part of the planning stage aimed at setting up a Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) Programme Advisory Framework. The engagement involves developing sourcing strategies for major infrastructure projects across the UK, using the DPC model under regulatory oversight by Ofwat. The procurement category is registered as services, covering advice and consultancy in technical, commercial, legal, and programme assurance. Interested parties are encouraged to express their interest by 30th April 2026, although participation is voluntary and non-binding. A future notice is expected by 1st September 2026, with the contract period potentially running from April 2027 to March 2035. This market engagement represents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in engineering, legal services, accounting, auditing, and business consultancy to contribute to a significant infrastructure initiative. With a projected contract value of £160,000,000, the establishment of a robust professional services framework and strategic partnerships offers lucrative prospects. Firms capable of providing multi-disciplinary advisory support, including technical assurance, commercial structuring, and programme governance, are ideally suited to engage. Additionally, companies with experience in regulated utility projects and long-term infrastructure contracts will find this venture particularly rewarding and aligned with their expertise. ## Notice This Preliminary Market Engagement (UK2) notice is being issued to inform the market that Yorkshire Water Services Limited is undertaking early engagement with suppliers to support the development of the sourcing strategy for a Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) Programme Advisory Framework. Yorkshire Water is progressing a pipeline of major infrastructure projects for delivery using the Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) delivery model. Under DPC, a competitively appointed provider designs, builds, finances and potentially operates major infrastructure assets under long-term contractual arrangements. DPC projects are subject to regulatory oversight by Ofwat, including staged regulatory submissions demonstrating strategic case, procurement readiness, and value for customers before contracts can be awarded. Yorkshire Water is therefore exploring the establishment of a multi-disciplinary professional services framework and/or strategic partnerships to support the development of bankable DPC projects capable of progressing through regulatory approvals and competitive procurement. The framework may provide support across several disciplines, including: * Technical advisory - engineering, design, environmental assessment, ecology, planning and technical assurance * Commercial advisory - development of business cases aligned with the HM Treasury Five Case Model, procurement strategy, market engagement, commercial structuring, risk allocation, payment mechanisms and incentivisation structures * Legal advisory - development of robust contractual arrangements for major infrastructure concessions, building on previous DPC and infrastructure projects, including specialist support in planning and infrastructure law * Programme assurance - independent assurance of submissions and programme governance to ensure regulatory compliance and readiness for Ofwat/RAPID assessments and associated approval processes The information gathered through this engagement will help shape the proposed scope, structure, commercial model and procurement approach for the framework. This exercise is for information-gathering purposes only and does not constitute a call for competition. Participation in this engagement will not provide any advantage or disadvantage in any subsequent procurement process. Suppliers interested in contributing to this market engagement are invited to express their interest in accordance with the instructions set out in this notice ### Planning Information Suppliers are invited to express interest via email to professionalservicecontracts@yorkshirewater.co.uk with brief details of their service offering and relevant experience in major infrastructure or regulated utilities projects. Please quote CM3470 - DPC Programme Advisory in the subject Further engagement (e.g. RFI, supplier workshops or market engagement calls) may follow. There are no specific conditions for participation in this market engagement. Participation is voluntary and non-binding. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023827-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | 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 | 17 Mar 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Sep 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2035 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £160,000,000 | | 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 | YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED | | Locality | BRADFORD | | Post town | Bradford | | Postcode | BD6 2SZ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE41 Bradford | | Local authority | Bradford | | Electoral ward | Royds | | Westminster constituency | Bradford South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis - 71300000 - Engineering services - 79100000 - Legal services - 79210000 - Accounting and auditing services - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services ## Release History - 17 Mar 2026 at 09:35 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023827-2026 - 13 Mar 2026 at 16:46 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023205-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023827-2026 17th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023205-2026 13th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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