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Published 13 Jun 2022, 12:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Digital Transformation Consultancy Services

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Water

Framework agreementServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)£20,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 13 Jul 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Consultancy Services specialising in the design, delivery and embedment of business change. The scope of the contract is to provide consultancy services specialising in the design, delivery and embedment of business change, including but not limited to collaboration strategies, skills development, changing organisational culture and behaviours.

The service will bring water utility expertise and direction to support innovation, and work in partnership with our Digital & Transformation Strategic Partners

CPV: Business development consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The scope is to provide consultancy services specialising in the design, delivery and…RenewalPublished value£20,000,000

The scope is to provide consultancy services specialising in the design, delivery and embedment of business change, including but not limited to collaboration strategies, skills development, changing organisational culture and behaviours.

The service will bring water utility expertise and direction to support innovation, and work in partnership with our Digital & Transformation Strategic Partners.

Scottish Water is looking to award a multiple supplier consultancy framework to deliver these consultancy services to support organisational transformation. The successful consultancy services bidders will be engaged on a project by project basis to deliver the consultancy services, and/or project outputs or outcomes.

Scottish Water will allocate work between the successful bidders based on specific competencies in the first instance but reserve the right to complete mini-competition or other methods depending on the scope, size, and complexity of the projects.

The successful consultancy services bidders will have extensive knowledge, experience and a proven track record in delivering transformation change and projects within utility and construction industry, water experiences will be preferable.

The consultancy service will enable and deliver sustainable and measurable transformations to support Scottish Waters strategic plan.

The consultancy service will provide suitably qualified and experienced consultants to supplement internal teams, working under the direction of Scottish Water. Additional information: The ITN documents can also be accessed by logging in through the Scottish Water Delta e-sourcing web page https//scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com and through the Response Manager section using the following Access Code: 86S6Z64AC5

Delivery: Scotland · SCOTLAND
Extensions: Initial award period of 2 years with option for extension at Scottish Water's sole discretion for a further 1 yearSecond stage: 3–null candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Condition of participation
    no text published
    Minimum: Applicants will be expected to be of sufficient financial and economic standing to support the anticipated contract value. All applicants must complete the financial questions within the qualification section of the Invitation to Negotiate. Financial standing relevant to the anti…
Legal form for consortia
In the event of a group of companies submitting an accepted offer it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign an undertaking that each company in the group will be jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the contract
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • “Digital Transformation Consultancy Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Jun 2022, 12:05 BST
Last source update
13 Jun 2022, 12:05 BST
Authority reference
SW22/TI&T/1413
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-016125
Classification (CPV)
Business development consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0345a2 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

All prices quoted shall be in Sterling (UK) and all payments shall be made in Sterling (UK). Payment shall be made on the basis of completed services in accordance with the agreed contract rates, schedules and conditions of contract

Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

Bidders must comply with modern slavery act and operate an ethical supply chain

Publisher note: Scottish Water will not accept the SPD. We will only accept a completed Scottish Water ITN document. This Notice does not preclude Scottish Water from issuing other notices for specific requirements. Responses to the FTS Notice will be evaluated and only successful applicants following evaluation of the Qualification section of the ITN will be considered. Applicants who fail to supply all of the information requested in response to this Notice or any resulting tender exercise may risk elimination For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Glasgow:-Business-development-consultancy-services./86S6Z64AC5 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://scottishwater.delta-esourcing.com/respond/86S6Z64AC5 GO Reference: GO-2022613-PRO-20304930

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Appointment period ends
13 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Deposits and guarantees

Scottish Water reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

13 Jun 2022 → 13 Jul 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    13 Jun 2022, 12:05 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    13 Jul 2022, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Water

Contracting authorityWater 6 Buchanan Gate, Glasgow, Scotland, G33 6FBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria