--- title: "CM3592 - Consultancy" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0786c3" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0786c3" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0786c3.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0786c3.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2026-10-13" --- # CM3592 - Consultancy Buyer: YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0786c3 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0786c3) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0786c3.json) ## Summary Yorkshire Water Services Limited is seeking consultancy services to support its AMP8 programme and prepare for AMP9 and AMP10. The work spans three areas: management consultancy, including strategic advice, business transformation and specialist expertise; regulatory consultancy, covering Ofwat price reviews, economic analysis, performance commitments and financial resilience; and asset management consultancy, supporting transformation, investment planning, asset information and improved asset performance. The framework is intended to replace existing consultancy arrangements and provide expertise across Yorkshire Water’s strategic, operational, regulatory, commercial and transformation work. Services are for Yorkshire Water’s activities in the United Kingdom. Yorkshire Water invited offers through a multi-stage competitive flexible procedure, with conditions-of-participation and tender stages. Enquiries were due by 20 October 2026 at 17:00 UK time; expressions of interest were due by 9 November 2026 at 17:00 UTC. The buyer expected to decide awards by 1 March 2027. Each lot has a four-year contract period from 15 March 2027, with a possible three-year extension. Estimated values are £17 million for management consultancy, £6 million for regulatory consultancy and £15 million for asset management consultancy. Capability carries 70% of the evaluation score and commercial terms 30% for each lot. The multi-supplier framework allows call-offs by direct award or further competition, according to the relevant lot’s process. The opportunity suits consultancies able to provide senior strategic advice, independent analysis and Board-level recommendations, as well as teams experienced in designing and delivering business transformation and transferring lasting capability. Regulatory specialists with expertise in Ofwat price reviews, cost assessment, performance commitments, financial economics, allowed returns, financeability and risk analysis are relevant to the regulatory lot. Asset management firms should be able to develop strategic asset management capability, support long-term investment planning, improve asset information and enable data-led decisions, while helping deliver investment outcomes and improve asset reliability. Suppliers will need the capacity to support significant programmes and provide specialist technical or functional expertise where required. Multiple suppliers may be appointed, with work allocated through the framework’s call-off arrangements. ## Notice Yorkshire Water intends to establish a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of consultancy services required to support the delivery of AMP8 activities along side AMP9 and AMP10 readiness. The framework will provide a single commercial route through which Yorkshire Water can access a broad range of consultancy expertise, supporting its strategic, operational, regulatory, commercial, asset management and transformation objectives. It will replace existing consultancy arrangements and provide continuity, flexibility and resilience in securing specialist professional services across the business. The framework will comprise multiple Lots aligned to key consultancy disciplines and areas of expertise, including management consultancy, regulatory and strategic advisory services, programme and project support, organisational transformation, and specialist professional consultancy services. Further details of each Lot are provided within the procurement documents and subsequent sections of this notice. ### Lot Information Management Consultancy This Lot covers the provision for Strategic Consultancy including high-impact strategic advice, independent analysis, and Board-level recommendations. Business Transformation including expertise in designing and delivering business change programmes, supporting capability transfer and sustainable outcomes. Specialist Consultancy which includes access to specialist technical and functional expertise for defined projects requiring independent insight or scarce skills. Renewal: 4 years plus 3 years extension possible Regulatory Consultancy This Lot covers the provision regulatory requirements including Ofwat price reviews, economic and analytical support on cost assessment, analysis relating to performance commitments, financial economics, allowed returns, financeability, risk analysis and the interaction between regulatory decisions and company financial resilience. Renewal: 4 years plus 3 years extension possible Asset Management Consultancy This Lot covers the provision special consultancy services to support the significant programme of asset management transformation which seeks to improve asset performance, optimise investment decisions, strengthen regulatory confidence, and embed best practice asset management across the organisation. Intended to develop and embed strategic asset management capability and support long term investment planning. It focuses on improving the quality of asset information and enable data-led decisions. It is also designed to support delivery of AMP8 investment and outcomes through improved asset performance and reliability. Renewal: 4 years plus 3 years extension possible ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096650-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 15 Mar 2027 - 14 Mar 2031 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £38,000,000 | | Lots value | £38,000,000 | | 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 | YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED | | Locality | LEEDS | | Postcode area | Leeds | | Postcode | LS10 1AB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside | | Westminster constituency | Leeds South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services ## Release History - 13 Oct 2026 at 15:19 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096650-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096650-2026 13th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/aw?awh=r&awssk=fy5dbBftDhoBNSzh&realm=YorkshireWater&dard=1#b0 - 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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