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Published 9 May 2025, 14:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Operational Technology and Digital Engineering Services

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Water

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)£68,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 9 Jun 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Scottish Water is looking for organisations to provide expertise to support delivery of Scottish Water’s Operational Technology Strategy in a manner that is compliant with IEC 62443 and the NIS Directive. This new Operational Technology Services framework will be required to support, assure, design and deliver relevant projects within our Digital Portfolio as well as the Transformation workstreams and the wider Scottish Water Capital Programme; including supporting Scottish Water Horizons and our PFI transitions. <br/><br/>There will be two lots with one covering the Consultancy and Assurance elements and the other supporting deployment of solutions. <br/><br/>Further information and context and our digital strategy can be found in the PQQ overview document. <br/><br/>Lot 1 – Operational Technology Consultancy and Assurance  <br/><br/>This lot will assess across the following three areas:- <br/><br/>Operational Technology Strategy and Technology roadmap support.  <br/>Project Management services <br/>Design and Assurance   <br/> <br/><br/>Lot 2 – Operational Intelligence and Digital Engineering Services <br/><br/>This lot will be divided into three distinct service areas which will be assessed and awarded separately. <br/><br/>Deployment and Maintenance of Sensors and Smart Assets <br/>Deployment and Maintenance of Remote-control solutions <br/>Digital Engineering - Design and Enablement Partners <br/> <br/>All projects will have the objective of ensuring scalability and flexibility for future technological advancements. <br/><br/>The scope of work may include the following on a project-by-project basis survey (intrusive and non-intrusive as appropriate), design, systems integration, migration planning, migration, testing, software installation and commissioning. It may also include the supply of software, training and documentation.

CPV: Hardware installation services · Systems and technical consultancy services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value
Lot #1Operational Technology - Consultancy and AssuranceRenewalPublished value£11,000,000

Scottish Water is seeking partners to support with delivery of Operational Technology Strategy, Design, Architecture, Implementation and Testing Assurance services to support the assurance of OT delivery across Scottish Water. The estimated value range of expenditure under this lot is between £8 million to £11 million. This range is based on historic service spend and envisaged investment under the next framework period. There is however no guarantee of any minimum volume of work under this framework agreement. Additional information: To access this opportunity; please register using the following link - atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_PublicL… ↗

Delivery: Scotland · Scotland Wide
Extensions: This framework will be awarded for an initial terms of 3 years with 5 years worth of extension options (split in 5 x 1 year extensions) available at the sole discretion of Scottish Water.Second stage: up to 3 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Operational Intelligence and Digital EngineeringRenewalPublished value£57,000,000

Scottish Water seeks partners who will support deployment and maintenance of technologies to support our operational intelligence journey. This lot will cover three separate services - deployment of sensors and smart assets, deployment of remote control solutions and digital engineering enablement partners. The estimated value range of expenditure under this lot is between £29 million to £57 million. This range is based on historic service spend and envisaged investment under the next framework period. There is however no guarantee of any minimum volume of work under this framework agreement. Additional information: To access this opportunity, please register using the following link - atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_PublicL… ↗

Delivery: Scotland · Scotland Wide
Extensions: This framework will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with up to 5 years worth of extension options (split into 5 x 1 year extensions) available at the sole discretion of Scottish Water.Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

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Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Shortlisting
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What this means for your bid
  • “Operational Technology and Digital Engineering 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
9 May 2025, 14:25 BST
Last source update
9 May 2025, 14:25 BST
Authority reference
SW25/DIG/1507
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-020102
Classification (CPV)
Hardware installation servicesSystems and technical consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050fd0 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

See Procurement Documents for further information.

Publisher note: https://atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_PublicLandingPage?SearchType=Projects

How it was run

Official notice
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Appointment period ends
9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

9 May 2025 → 9 Jun 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    9 May 2025, 14:25 BST
  2. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    9 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Water

Contracting authorityWater The Bridge, 6 Buchanan Gate, Stepps, Glasgow, UK, G33 6FBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Glasgow Sheriff CourtReview body Glasgow

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria