Published date: 19 October 2017

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


Closing: 8 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development consultancy services - 73200000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0 to £46,675

Procurement reference

PROC.01.0571

Published date

19 October 2017

Closing date

8 August 2017

Contract start date

21 August 2017

Contract end date

12 December 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

In July 2017 we published a consultation on our methodology for the Price Review 2019 (PR19) where we set out further details on our thinking on direct procurement. This included setting our guidance on the types of projects that would be in scope, the potential approaches to tendering, and draft procurement and contracting principles.

Objectives and Scope

Following the consultation we will publish our final methodology for PR19 in December 2017. Ahead of our final methodology we want to consider further some of the detailed design of the direct procurement process for customers to optimise potential customer benefits.

Companies will be the purchaser and will run the procurement process, then manage the competitively appointed provider (CAP). We expect appointees to run a fair and open procurement process for DPC. We expect companies to enter into a long-term contract with the CAP for a revenue stream. As this is a new requirement for appointees we intend to provide robust guidance around the principles which should underpin the procurement process and the contracts between appointees and CAPs. We have set out draft guidance and want to build on this in our final methodology.

The overall objectives of this work are to:

• Provide us with a set of principles that will give appointees, investors and above all customers confidence that robust direct procurement exercises can be undertaken.

• Help us to finalise our guidance in our final PR19 methodology that will ensure that appropriate projects use the direct procurement process.

• Provide us with a solid understanding of the likely timings, phases and key decision points in a direct procurement process to help us plan our resources during the next Asset Management Plan (AMP) period.

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Award information

Awarded date

17 August 2017

Contract start date

21 August 2017

Contract end date

12 December 2017

Total value of contract

£46,675

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

PA Consulting Services Ltd

Address

123 Buckingham Palace Road
London
SW1W 9SR

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Centre City Tower
7 Hill Street
Birmingham
B5 4UA
England

Email

mailbox@ofwat.gsi.gov.uk