Published date: 4 February 2021
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
General management consultancy services - 79411000
Location of contract
West Midlands, London
Value of contract
£25,000
Procurement reference
PROC.01.0671
Published date
4 February 2021
Closing date
30 September 2020
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
6 October 2020
Contract end date
30 November 2020
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Single tender action (below threshold)
A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Review of issues related to the allowed return in the CMA's provisional findings report on Ofwat's 2019 price review in response to four companies' appeals, including:
Review of estimation windows for cost of capital data
Total market return - comment on use of inflation, gearing assumption and volatility adjustment
Equity beta - comment on estimation windows, data frequency and the gearing assumption
Cost of debt - comment on the estimation window and the outperformance adjustment
Aiming up - comment on the CMA's approach to aiming up and interaction with financeability
Risk free rate - comment on appropriate use of parameters to calculate the risk free rate
Award information
Awarded date
5 October 2020
Contract start date
6 October 2020
Contract end date
30 November 2020
Total value of contract
£25,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
Eversden Economics Ltd
Address
Construction House
Runwell Road
Wickford
Essex
SS11 7HQReference
Companies House number: 05990472
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
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Closing: 30 September 2020, 12pm