--- title: "SMART SYSTEMS PROJECT - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06c7f1" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06c7f1" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c7f1.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c7f1.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2026-07-09" --- # SMART SYSTEMS PROJECT - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Buyer: SOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06c7f1 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06c7f1) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06c7f1.json) ## Summary Southern Water Services Limited is in the planning stage of its procurement process for the "SMART SYSTEMS PROJECT - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION," focusing on major transformation across the water cycle. This initiative falls under the services category, specifically IT services involving consulting, software development, and related support. The project is located in Worthing, United Kingdom, under the region of UKJ27. Interested parties must register by 24 July 2026 through Southern Water's Sourcing Portal and respond to the RFI questions. The procurement process is set to plan until 1 April 2027, when the contract is expected to start, with a completion date of 1 April 2032. This procurement presents a significant business opportunity, especially for firms in IT services specialising in smart systems and utility management. Companies proficient in consulting, software development, and providing strategic support will find this tender apt for demonstrating their capabilities. The strategic nature of this programme, spanning a substantial duration, offers potential long-term engagements and alignment with Southern Water's strategic objectives, making it ideal for businesses looking to expand their portfolio in the utilities sector. ## Notice Introduction and purpose of the RFI Background For Southern Water, Smart Systems is a major transformation programme and strategic priority spanning the whole water cycle. We recently completed Discovery (Phase 1) defining the initial modules we wanted, a gap analysis, and decision on whether to run Smart Systems as a long-term strategic programme. Next steps We are now moving into Planning (Phase 2a), better defining our modules, the functionality and phasing we want, as well as benefits, dependencies and the required architecture to enable these modules. This culminates in a programme business case and decision on the first modules we wish to procure and implement (Phase 2b). Our objectives of the RFI (Request for Information) is as below #To understand the available Smart Systems capabilities that exist and their alignment to our defined 10 modules #To capture case studies and potential benefits to support our business case and module prioritisation Following this inital RFI we will look to tender the need under PA23 - outlined dates are estimates and will be confirmed when the tender is issued to market - following internal strategy approval. ### Planning Information Any interested parties can register interest via Southern Water Sourcing Portal (Jaggaer) and respond to questions in the RFI. Access via "view current opportunities" on the homepage. https://southernwater.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064893-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | 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 | 9 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 24 Jul 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 1 Apr 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 | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 9 Jul 2026 at 15:35 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064893-2026 - 9 Jul 2026 at 15:32 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064890-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064893-2026 9th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/064890-2026 9th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.southernwater.co.uk - https://southernwater.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ - 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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