Legal panel to support its work in relation to both the Thames Tideway Tunnel and large-scale enhancement projects procured by water companies under Ofwat's Direct Procurement for Customers Initiative

Published date: 27 July 2018

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.

Approach to market date: 3 September 2018

Contract summary

Industry

Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0 to £994,000

Procurement reference

PROC.01.0608

Published date

27 July 2018

Approach to market date

3 September 2018

Contract start date

3 October 2018

Contract end date

2 October 2023

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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Description

Ofwat is looking to develop a legal panel to support its work in relation to Thames Tideway Tunnel and Large-scale enhancement projects procured by water companies under Ofwat's Direct Procurement for Customers Initiative. The Legal Panel will run for a period of four (4) years. For more information on either of our work streams, please see the summary of the project as attached and see the provided web links below.

More information

Spend profile

This table displays the spend profile of the notice
Financial year	Budget
2018/2019	£120,000
2019/2020	£233,000
2020/2021	£233,000
2021/2022	£233,000
2022/2023	£130,000

Attachments

PROC.01.0608 - Procurement Brief - contracts finder.docx
Tender notice
Procurement Brief

Links

https://www.tideway.london/
Tender notice
Tideway website

https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/regulated-companies/markets/direct-procurement/thames-tideway/
Tender notice
Ofwat regulatory documents Thames Tideway Tunnel

https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IN-1810-Direct-procurement-for-customers-DPC-setting-expectations-for-a-high-quality-and-well-evidenced-case.pdf
Tender notice
Direct procurement for customers (DPC): setting expectations

Additional text

This procurement will relate to legal services which are listed in Schedule 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) 2015 as a specific service. This procurement is being conducted under the Light Tough Regime ('LTR') is therefore subject to limited regulation and will be conducted in accordance with regulations 74 to 76 PCR 2015.

About the buyer

Contact name

Erica Williams

Address

7 Hill Street
BIRMINGHAM
B54UA
England

Telephone

0121 644 7717

Email

erica.williams@ofwat.gsi.gov.uk