Published date: 15 May 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 20 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Public utilities - 65000000

Location of contract

West Midlands, London

Value of contract

£18,400,000

Procurement reference

MT234342

Published date

15 May 2025

Closing date

20 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

We are looking to appoint delivery partners to support Ofwat in delivering the Ofwat Innovation Fund and aspects of the Water Efficiency Fund in AMP 8 (the asset management planning period which runs from April 2025-March 2030). This is a continuation of the existing Innovation Fund which was established in 2020 and the introduction of a new Water Efficiency Fund (WEF) of which this Invitation to Tender is concerned with only two aspects: the Water Efficiency Lab (WEL) - an annual competition similar to the Innovation Fund but focused solely on water efficiency, and the evaluation of the Water Efficiency Campaign (WEC), which is the other part of the two components that make up the WEF.We are looking for delivery partner support in three distinct but linked areas:Lot 1: Core Innovation Fund and WEL deliveryLot 2: Implementation programmeLot 3: Evaluation

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Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Total value of contract

£18,400,000

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

Nesta

Address

58 Victoria Embankment, London

Reference

Companies House number: 07706036

Value of contract

£14,500,000

Isle

Address

One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham

Reference

Companies House number: 07140964

Value of contract

£1,900,000

ICF Consulting Services Ltd

Address

62 Threadneedle Street, London

Reference

Companies House number: 04161656

Value of contract

£2,000,000

About the buyer

Address

Centre City Tower, 7 Hill Street
Birmingham
B5 4UA
England

Telephone

+44 1216447534

Email

Procurement@ofwat.gov.uk

Website

http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/