Portsmouth Water Limited: Regulatory Data and Assurance

UK-Havant: Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy.

Section I: Contracting Entity

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
             Portsmouth Water Limited, 02536455
             PO Box 8, West Street, Havant, PO9 1LG, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2392499888, Email: head.office@portsmouthwater.co.uk
             Contact: David Gilmour
             Main Address: http://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: http://www.portsmouthwater.co.uk/
             NUTS Code: UKJ

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.6) Main activity:
      Water



Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Regulatory Data and Assurance            
      Reference number: Strategic Contract 5

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy.
      

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: The objective was to establish a key Framework Contract with a Delivery Partner that will support Portsmouth Water’s Regulatory Affairs, Assurance and Data Reporting needs for AMP8 and potentially AMP9. The intent is to have a contractor to whom we will allocate work. The requirement is for the provision of assurance services in relation to technical and non-financial regulatory data, in compliance with requirements set out by Ofwat and, where appropriate, other regulators.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No

            II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
         
         Agree to publish? Yes
          Value: 1,500,000
                  
         Currency:GBP

   II.2) Description

      II.2.1) Title: Not Provided       
      Lot No: Not Provided

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKJ - SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND)
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The provision of assurance services in relation to technical and non-financial regulatory data, in compliance with requirements set out by Ofwat and, where appropriate, other regulators. 2.1 Annual reporting 2.2 Charges submissions 2.3 Price reviews and other price control submissions 2.4 Water Resources Management Plan / Drought Plan 3.1 Carrying out of audits 3.2 Provision of reports 3.3 Stakeholder engagement 4.1 Assurance team 4.2 Lead Assurer 5.1 Duty of Care 5.2 Conflicts of Interest

      II.2.5) Award criteria:

         Agree to publish? Yes
          Quality criterion - Name: Answers to model technical questions / Weighting: 60
         Quality criterion - Name: Key Persons CVs / Weighting: 10
                     
         Cost criterion - Name: People Rates / Weighting: 20
         Cost criterion - Name: Contractual Terms / Weighting: 10
                           

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided




Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
      Notice number in the OJ S: 2025/S 000-006007
            

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No




Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)
   
   Contract No: Strategic Contract 5    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Regulatory Data and Assurance

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 12/09/2025

      V.2.2) Information about tenders

         Agree to publish? Yes

         Number of tenders received: 3
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0 (SME - as defined in Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC)          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3          

         The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

         Agree to publish? Yes
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Jacobs UK Ltd, 02594504
             Cottons Centre, Cottons Lane, London, SE1 2QG, United Kingdom
             Email: bieuropesales@jacobs.com
             Internet address: https://www.jacobs.com/
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

         Agree to publish? Yes       

         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1,500,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,500,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         

      V.2.6) Price paid for bargain purchases

         Value excluding VAT: Not Provided          
         Currency: Not Provided




Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=981552602
   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          The High Court
          The Strand, LONDON, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom

      VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
         Not Provided

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Portsmouth Water has incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allowed unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a Contract before a contract is executed/signed (as appropriate). The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (‘Regulations’) provided for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly and within the time limits as defined in the above Regulations. Where a Contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting entity to amend any document and may award damages. If a Contract has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the Contract ineffective.

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 24/09/2025