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O F W A T

Water Resource Management Plan (WRMP), Regional Plan and RAPID gate two assessment support to Ofwat

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71000000
Value£199k
Awarded1 Aug 2022
Published22 Mar 2023
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£199ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Engineering & Architecture band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

The brief

We require at least four water resource specialists / engineers / asset managers to support the assessment of draft Water Resource Management Plans (WRMPs), regional plans and RAPID solutions for the period from 7 September 2022 to 7 June 2023.

During September there will be a period of training and familiarisation.

We require full time and/or part time at least 3 days a week average commitment from each staff member, although this may vary particularly during the familiarisation period in September.

In general, this work will consist of a desk-based assessment of each of the received plans and submissions and appended documentation.

It will support the development of RAPID's recommendations on gate two submissions and Ofwat's response to draft WRMP and regional plan consultations.

We welcome consortium bids.

Each of the Key Personnel will be working as part of structured assessment team and will report to a member of the RAPID and Ofwat teams.

They will have access to the draft WRMP / regional plans and RAPID submissions supported by a number of appendices.

The assessment will be carried out using a proportionate and risk-based approach using a framework that incorporates assessment criteria supported by a number of tests.

We will provide training on the assessment framework, criteria and outcomes prior to the work commencing.

The roles we are seeking to resource are described below.

Engineering and technical test area support for WRMPs, regional plans and RAPID solution gate two assessments at Senior Consultant level.

Assessment of the water resources engineering and technical aspects of the WRMPs, regional plans and gate two submissions received.

The Key Personnel will be working alongside and reporting to RAPID and Ofwat staff.

This assessment will support that of the existing Ofwat and RAPID engineering and water resources teams.

The Key Personnel will be expected to join short on-line Ofwat team check-in and progress meetings several times a week.

Responsibilities will include: • Assessment of the technical water resources aspects and CAPEX and OPEX costs of each of the WRMPs and options within, regional plans and gated submissions received. • Analysis of WRMP and regional plan table submissions. • Quality written outputs for inclusion in all consultation response documents and presentations. • Compliance with timetables/quality expectations.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

We require at least four water resource

We require at least four water resource specialists / engineers / asset managers to support the assessment of draft Water Resource Management Plans (WRMPs), regional plans and RAPID solutions for the period from 7 September 2022 to 7 June 2023.

02

It will support the development of RAPID's

It will support the development of RAPID's recommendations on gate two submissions and Ofwat's response to draft WRMP and regional plan consultations.

03

We will provide training on the assessment

We will provide training on the assessment framework, criteria and outcomes prior to the work commencing.

04

Engineering and technical test area support

Engineering and technical test area support for WRMPs, regional plans and RAPID solution gate two assessments at Senior Consultant level.

05

This assessment will support that of

This assessment will support that of the existing Ofwat and RAPID engineering and water resources teams.

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What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

OfwatRegulator registrations
Water Resource Management Plan (WRMP), Regional Plan and RAPID gate two assessment support to Ofwat

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Source & provenance
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