UK

Periodic indicative Notice - Utilities

Information

Published

Expire date: 05/11/2021

External Reference: 2021-547552

FTS Reference: 2021-025625

Periodic indicative Notice - Utilities

Periodic indicative notice – utilities

This notice is a periodic indicative notice only

Services

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1)

Name and addresses

United Utilities Water Limited
02366678
Lingley Mere Business Park
Warrington
WA5 3LP
UK
Contact person: Samantha Mason
Telephone: +44 7990564146
E-mail: Samantha.mason@uuplc.co.uk
NUTS code:  UKD -  NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.unitedutilities.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/43984

I.3)

Communication

Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
I.6)

Main activity

Water

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

PIN - Assurance Services
Reference number:  Assurance Services
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

72225000  -  System quality assurance assessment and review services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

Procurement process for regulatory programme and project assurance.
Lot 1 Assurance Aggregation
• Programme management
• Programme governance
• Programme Costs
• Assurance Approach
• Assurance findings
• Lessons Learned
Lot 2 Specialist Assurance
• Commercial Services
• Customer engagement
• Customer willingness to pay
• Customer affordability and vulnerability
• Outcomes and performance commitments
• Operational Resilience
• New markets
• Innovation and technology
• Environment
• Place based planning
• Partnerships
Lot 3 Cost and Financial Information Assurance
• Estimating
• Cost efficiency
• Risk and return/ WACC
• Financial model
• Cost build process e.g. retail/ wholesale opex/ capex/totex
• Tax
• Financial expenditure reconciliations
• Financeability
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72220000  -  Systems and technical consultancy services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKD -  NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

Procurement process for regulatory programme and project assurance.
Lot 1 Assurance Aggregation
• Programme management
• Programme governance
• Programme Costs
• Assurance Approach
• Assurance findings
• Lessons Learned
Lot 2 Specialist Assurance
• Commercial Services
• Customer engagement
• Customer willingness to pay
• Customer affordability and vulnerability
• Outcomes and performance commitments
• Operational Resilience
• New markets
• Innovation and technology
• Environment
• Place based planning
• Partnerships
Lot 3 Cost and Financial Information Assurance
• Estimating
• Cost efficiency
• Risk and return/ WACC
• Financial model
• Cost build process e.g. retail/ wholesale opex/ capex/totex
• Tax
• Financial expenditure reconciliations
• Financeability
II.2.14)

Additional information

This PIN is a request for information only at this stage. A future procurement is planned and we estimate the Contract Notice will be published in November 2021
II.3)

Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

01/11/2021

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : no
IV.2)

Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)

Additional information

Instructions for response can be found by selecting event ID 46507 from the list of events found at the link below:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=UNITEDUTILITIES
If you are not registered on Mercell EU Supply, please refer to the New Supplier Registration guide which has been uploaded onto the event. Respondents are asked to complete and return the response sheets and direct all questions via Mercell EU Supply.
**Response deadline 02/11/2021 at 17:00**