--- title: "2025 ERA External Regulatory Assurance (2025 0191- WS3202969892)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ce51" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ce51" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ce51.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ce51.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES" published: "2026-07-17" --- # 2025 ERA External Regulatory Assurance (2025 0191- WS3202969892) Buyer: ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ce51 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06ce51) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06ce51.json) ## Summary Anglian Water Services has initiated a procurement process titled "2025 ERA External Regulatory Assurance" primarily concerning business and management consultancy services. The process is currently in the tender stage, with the key phase being the Request for Proposal (RFP) from 15th September 2026 to 7th October 2026, following a Request for Information (RFI) stage that runs from 10th July 2026 until 21st August 2026. The procurement covers various industry-specific areas including Technical Assurance, Cost & Efficiency Assurance, and Financial Assurance, and is located in the United Kingdom, specifically at Lancaster House, Huntingdon. The procurement method employed is an open, competitive flexible procedure with a current gross value of £4,620,000. Additionally, the award decisions for this tender are expected to be finalised in December 2026. This procurement presents an ample opportunity for businesses specialising in consultancy services, particularly those with expertise in technical, financial, and cost efficiency assurance within the utility sector. Companies capable of providing robust technical assessments, cost analyses, and financial modelling insights will find a significant opportunity to partner with Anglian Water Services. The procurement process, structured with multiple lots, favours businesses that can demonstrate high-quality written proposals and competitive pricing, as these attributes are heavily weighted in the evaluation criteria. Small to medium-sized enterprises with a strong track record in regulatory and assurance consultancy are well-suited to bid for these contracts, especially given the framework agreement that allows for direct and mini-competition-based awards. The nature of the lots and the emphasis on consultancy expertise create a fertile landscape for businesses looking to expand their portfolio in the utility assurance domain. ## Notice Lot 1 - Technical Assurance . Engineering design and technical scope . Optioneering and option-selection processes . Alignment between need, scope, solution and outcomes . Deliverability and programme milestones . Asset-management evidence and decision-making . Risk registers and technical risk assessments . Scope changes and change-control processes . Data lineage, data quality and evidence trails . Consistency with PR24 submissions, previous regulatory submissions and agreed assumptions . Environmental, statutory and regulatory drivers . Dependencies between schemes, programmes and strategic plans . The completeness, accuracy and robustness of technical evidence used to support Board and regulatory submissions Lot 2 - Cost & Efficiency Assurance . Cost-estimating methodologies . Unit rates and cost build-up assumptions . Comparative cost assessment and benchmarking including a range of econometric techniques . Cost drivers and explanatory factors . Risk, uncertainty and optimism-bias allowances . Scope-cost alignment . Allocation between base and enhancement expenditure . Cost escalation and inflation assumptions . Change control and change-control processes . Including, but not limited to checking Stata code and excel packages . Material movements from PR24 assumptions or other established benchmarks . Evidence quality and auditability . Consistency between costs, identified needs, benefits and expected outcomes Lot 3 - Financial Assurance . PR29 financial data tables and associated working papers . Anglian's use of Ofwat's financial model . Feeder models used to populate Ofwat's financial model . Financial model controls, including version control, formula integrity, change control, access control, input checks and output reconciliations . Documented processes for preparing, reviewing, approving and submitting financial information . Data lineage from source systems, working papers and feeder models through to final submission tables . Consistency between financial data tables, the financial model, business plan narrative, Board papers and assurance statements . Financial assumptions, including inflation, interest rates, dividend assumptions, gearing, PAYG, RCV run-off and other relevant financial parameters . Financeability assessments using both actual and notional capital structures . Calculation and presentation of relevant financial ratios . Economic and company-specific scenarios, including the treatment of the CPI/RPI wedge where relevant . Sensitivity testing and downside scenarios . Evidence supporting key assumptions and judgements . The adequacy of commentary explaining material movements, uncertainty, judgement and links to the wider plan ### Lot Information Technical Assurance Technical - as described in the tender documents Cost & Efficiency Cost & Efficiency - as described in the tender documents Financial Financial - as described in the tender documents ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068010-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 17 Jul 2026 | | Submission deadline | 31 Jul 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 4 Jan 2027 - 31 Mar 2036 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,850,000 | | Lots value | £3,850,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES | | Locality | HUNTINGDON | | Post town | Peterborough | | Postcode | PE29 6XU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough | | ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC | | Local authority | Huntingdonshire | | Electoral ward | Huntingdon North | | Westminster constituency | Huntingdon | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services ## Release History - 17 Jul 2026 at 17:27 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068010-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068010-2026 17th July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://eu.mu.ariba.com/uav/project/?token=08aea1d7-9c23-4f4a-b634-9408ee7780e1 ## Notice URLs - https://www.anglianwater.co.uk/ - 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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