Northumbrian Water Group has gone out to tender with a contract for the provision of technical and commercial services relating predominantly to capital investment on both its infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects and programmes worth an estimated £152 million.

The contract, which covers the Northumbrian Water Operating area and Essex and Suffolk Operating area, is being tendered in two separate Lots:

Lot 1 Strategic Technical Partner (Estimated value: £120,000,000)

Scope of services to be provided fall into the following three areas:

1. Enabling - Services in support to Strategic Planning to complement the in-house function will be required in the areas not limited to business strategy, economic analysis, business case articulation, asset management, specialist support and support to PR29 development.

2. Solution Delivery - Services in support to Tactical Planning to complement the in-house function and in relation to the delivery of the capital plan will be required in the areas not limited to programme optimisation, root cause analysis, needs challenge and TOTEX optioneering, specialist modelling, Principal Designer Duties under CDM. This is the main focus of Lot 1.

3. Design - Services in support of Capital Delivery will be required in the areas not limited to concept, definition and detailed design, tender documentation and evaluation, support to regulatory programmes, asset health and condition inspections, ECC site supervision, data gathering and analytics, provision of technical resource via secondment, Principal Designer duties under CDM.

Lot 2 Strategic Commercial Partner (Estimated value: £32,000,000)

Scope of Lot 2 is the provision of commercial services predominantly across its capital investment programme.

The requirements will include:

1. Strategic Services:

NWG require a consultant to provide strategic commercial services across its infrastructure and non-infrastructure investment programme. The consultant will be expected to provide overall strategic services working closely with NWG and its supply chain. These services will generally be programme level and outcome focused with the commercial partner providing initiatives such as (but not limited to); commercial forums, programme and contract management dashboard reporting, provision of NEC Contract Management Software, Training (e.g. NEC), risk and opportunity management, integrated risk and value management, cross industry insights, best practice procurement insights and other value add services by agreement.

2. Core Services:

The consultant partner will also provide core transactional commercial services predominantly focusing on project level capital investment. This covers services including the provision of cost management services, Target cost validation, NEC contract administration services eg ECC Project Manager and assistance with tender documents preparation and evaluation.

3. Optional Services:

The consultant partner may be requested to provide forensic cost audit services, these include the review of expenditure against contract, accuracy pf payment claims and invoices, correct application of rates, rebates and other discount models.

Initial term of the framework contract is 4 years from the start date, with a further 4 years extension option. 

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 29 July 2022 - Expressions of Interest must be submitted before the deadline date of 29th July 2022. Click here to access the tender documentation.

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