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title: "UK2 PME - Computer Aided Design Software"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0694a9"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED"
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# UK2 PME - Computer Aided Design Software

Buyer: SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0694a9

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## Summary

The public procurement process led by Severn Trent Water Limited, a private utility company based in Coventry, is currently in the planning stage. This process is focused on acquiring computer-aided design software to support digital design and authoring disciplines, including 2D drafting and civil engineering. The procurement stage involves preliminary market engagement (PME) intended to assess market capability and is scheduled to conclude by 8th June 2026. The procurement covers various UK regions including UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, and UKK, reflecting the comprehensive use of the software package across the company’s operations. The procurement method is tender, and the anticipated contract period extends from 1st November 2027 to 30th October 2032.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in digital design software, offering the chance to contribute innovative solutions that integrate into a broader digital delivery platform. Companies with capabilities in advanced 2D drafting, civil engineering design, or interdisciplinary coordination are well-positioned to compete. Moreover, the scope for modular, mixed-tool solutions allows a variety of suppliers to showcase their expertise, especially those with a focus on automation, interoperability, and AI-assisted capabilities. The call for proposals is particularly suited to software firms and vendors that can offer reliable, extensible tools that enhance productivity and maintain strong interoperability across various platforms.

## Notice

Digital Design and Authoring Software This PME is intended to understand market capability across digital design and authoring disciplines. Severn Trent does not assume that all disciplines or use cases must be served by a single product suite or vendor. Modular, mixed tool, and discipline specific solutions are explicitly in scope where they integrate effectively with the wider digital delivery environment. Suppliers are not required to demonstrate full coverage across all capability areas listed below. Responses should clearly indicate which capabilities are supported, for which disciplines, and under what operating assumptions. The organisation requires digital design and authoring software to support 2D drafting, civil engineering, building information modelling, and multidisciplinary coordination. The following high level capabilities describe the range of functions required across these disciplines: * Advanced 2D drafting including dynamic blocks, reusable components, x-refs, annotation, layers, plot styles, batch publishing, and standards compliance, with dependable behaviour across full, browser-based, and lite desktop variants * Civil engineering design capability, including terrain and surface modelling, survey data import, alignments, corridors, pipe networks, long sections, cross-sections, swept path analysis, and automated plan/profile/section production with full associativity * Robust interoperability, supporting LandXML, IFC, DWG, GIS, survey formats, and reliable bi-directional data exchange with other civil, building, and asset platforms * Model-based authoring and coordination, including parameter-driven components, multi-user collaboration (native or integration-led), clash detection, design validation, and standards-based classification (e.g. Uniclass) * Intelligent MEP and specialist design tools, where relevant, supporting system connectivity, metadata-driven scheduling, diagrams, and discipline-specific documentation * Automation and extensibility, including scripting, visual programming, custom toolsets, and configurable ribbons to enforce organisational standards and improve productivity * Integrated documentation production, with automated annotations, schedules, sheets, title blocks, and associative drawings that remain aligned with live model data * Point cloud and reality-capture support, enabling registration, visualisation, interrogation, feature extraction, and modelling from large scan datasets * AI-assisted capabilities, including feature extraction, automated checking, drafting assistance, and rule-based model validation. AI assisted capabilities are not expected to be uniformly available across all disciplines and should be described in terms of current, production ready functionality rather than roadmap commitments. * Reliable CDE (Common Data Environment) integration, ensuring controlled publishing, metadata preservation, versioning, approvals, and traceable workflows across design and documentation outputs. Integration should support operation with an independent, vendor neutral CDE acting as the system of record for information management. Design and authoring tools should be capable of operating effectively without assuming ownership of information management, workflow control, or data persistence outside the CDE. * Visualisation and simulation, including high-quality rendering and time-based construction sequencing where required

### Planning Information

Submissions of interest can be made via SAP Business Network (you can search for, and navigate to the website directly). Once on the SAP website, search for ID - 1110012545, Sourcing ID - Doc3112491201, or "Computer Aided Design Software".
The direct link is:
https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/appext/comsapsbncdiscoveryui#/RfxEvent/preview/1110012545
You will be able to upload your document explaining how your solutions maps to the specific requirements set out in this PME.
Digital Design and Authoring Software
This PME is intended to understand market capability across digital design and authoring disciplines. Severn Trent does not assume that all disciplines or use cases must be served by a single product suite or vendor. Modular, mixed tool, and discipline specific solutions are explicitly in scope where they integrate effectively with the wider digital delivery environment.
Suppliers are not required to demonstrate full coverage across all capability areas listed below. Responses should clearly indicate which capabilities are supported, for which disciplines, and under what operating assumptions.
The organisation requires digital design and authoring software to support 2D drafting, civil engineering, building information modelling, and multidisciplinary coordination. The following high level capabilities describe the range of functions required across these disciplines:
• Advanced 2D drafting including dynamic blocks, reusable components, x‑refs, annotation, layers, plot styles, batch publishing, and standards compliance, with dependable behaviour across full, browser‑based, and lite desktop variants
• Civil engineering design capability, including terrain and surface modelling, survey data import, alignments, corridors, pipe networks, long sections, cross‑sections, swept path analysis, and automated plan/profile/section production with full associativity
• Robust interoperability, supporting LandXML, IFC, DWG, GIS, survey formats, and reliable bi‑directional data exchange with other civil, building, and asset platforms
• Model‑based authoring and coordination, including parameter‑driven components, multi‑user collaboration (native or integration-led), clash detection, design validation, and standards‑based classification (e.g. Uniclass)
• Intelligent MEP and specialist design tools, where relevant, supporting system connectivity, metadata‑driven scheduling, diagrams, and discipline‑specific documentation
• Automation and extensibility, including scripting, visual programming, custom toolsets, and configurable ribbons to enforce organisational standards and improve productivity
• Integrated documentation production, with automated annotations, schedules, sheets, title blocks, and associative drawings that remain aligned with live model data
• Point cloud and reality‑capture support, enabling registration, visualisation, interrogation, feature extraction, and modelling from large scan datasets
• AI‑assisted capabilities, including feature extraction, automated checking, drafting assistance, and rule‑based model validation. AI assisted capabilities are not expected to be uniformly available across all disciplines and should be described in terms of current, production ready functionality rather than roadmap commitments.
• Reliable CDE (Common Data Environment) integration, ensuring controlled publishing, metadata preservation, versioning, approvals, and traceable workflows across design and documentation outputs. Integration should support operation with an independent, vendor neutral CDE acting as the system of record for information management. Design and authoring tools should be capable of operating effectively without assuming ownership of information management, workflow control, or data persistence outside the CDE.
• Visualisation and simulation, including high‑quality rendering and time‑based construction sequencing where required

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042502-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| 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 | 8 May 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 8 Jun 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2027 - 30 Oct 2032 |
| 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 | SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 2LZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48700000 - Software package utilities
- 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems
- 72260000 - Software-related services

## Release History

- 8 May 2026 at 12:20 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042502-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042502-2026
  8th May 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.severntrent.com
- https://portal.us.bn.cloud.ariba.com/dashboard/public/appext/comsapsbncdiscoveryui#/RfxEvent/preview/1110012545
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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