Official UK procurement notice
Forecast and derisk tool · UK public procurement notice
Authority: YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMachine Learning-driven portfolio tool for asset delivery programmes with proven track record within the industry. This is a SAAS contract
Project controls, PMs and Programme Managers to gain portfolio level insight and analysis of risk for small / medium / large infrastructure projects in the Water Industry. The tool must output accessible information for users with the ability to drill into detail of Primavera P6 and MSP. Vendor support required for digital implementation of the tool.
Total value of this contract is estimated on the full possible potential of Yorkshire water scale up throughout AMP8 to £3million.
- How the procedure runs: ITT round 1 with full capability and commercials ITT round 2 including Contract compliance, BAFO and demonstration of the proposed system by top 3 suppliers invited from round 1
CPV: Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Supplier who have initially passed the COP set of questions within the SSQ
- Technical & professional ability
Cyber essentials
Suppliers who have passed initial round of SSQ capability questionnaire
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Previous suppliers who have been successful in the round of SSQ and COP have been invited to participate in ITT round 1
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Commercials: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercials: Cost of implementation and ongoing usage of the tool on initial scale required
- Quality: Scored across Functional requirements Non functional requirement Set of open capability questions covering experience, schedules reporting, analysis and added value.
- Economic & financial standing
Supplier who have initially passed the COP set of questions within the SSQ
- Technical & professional ability
Cyber essentials
Suppliers who have passed initial round of SSQ capability questionnaire
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Previous suppliers who have been successful in the round of SSQ and COP have been invited to participate in ITT round 1
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Jul 2026, 11:48 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Oct 2026, 12:49 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Sept 2026
- Authority reference
CM3463- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-069614- Accelerated
- Pre-selected tenderers - utilities/not central government
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d1a6Find a Tender
- How it runs
ITT round 1 with full capability and commercials
ITT round 2 including Contract compliance, BAFO and demonstration of the proposed system by top 3 suppliers invited from round 1
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Invitations and submissions are via Ariba only
Timeline
23 Jul 2026 → 3 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published95 days ago23 Jul 2026, 11:48 BST
- Clarification questions by84 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline84 days ago3 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by26 days ago30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent4 days ago23 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published3 days ago23 Oct 2026, 12:49 BST
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 7 days3 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Jul 2026- Tender notice published23 Jul 2026, 11:48 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published23 Oct 2026, 12:49 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Oct 2026, 12:49 BST
- Procurement method changed23 Oct 2026, 12:49 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NPLAN LIMITED1 Dec 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: this contract is still for a pilot to take Yorkshire Water to the end of AMP8. If this deemed a solution to take forward the extension will allow for Yorkshire Water to re-explore the market · Options: Scale up of project numbers , within original contract scope, within the contracted system for different areas of the business to allow fuller initiation of the trial | £3,000,000 | 23 Oct 2026standstill to 3 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- NPLAN LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender