Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Western House,Western Way, Buttershaw
BRADFORD
BD62SZ
Contact
Anna Zarankina
Anna.Zarankina@yorkshirewater.co.uk
Telephone
+44 7816118508
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKE41 - Bradford
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Regulatory Economics, Price Review Planning and Strategy Consultancy
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79410000 - Business and management consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This notice is seeking expressions of interest for establishment of a Framework Agreement for Regulatory Economics, Price Review Planning and Strategy Consultancy across Yorkshire Water Services' (referenced 'YWS' herein) different businesses.
Services will include a number of specialist consulting services on several regulatory aspects impacting YWS currently or potentially in the future. Also, the services will cover the impact of regulatory finance on YWS business.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Successful bidders will work alongside YWS to provide a range of Regulation and Financial Pricing and Planning/Regulatory Finance Consultancy. This procurement intends to place a framework agreement for a 3 years initial term with the potential to extend for up to additional 1 year (3 + 1, with a total estimated value (excluding VAT) of 4,100,000.00 GBP over the 3 years. Securing a place in the framework agreement does not guarantee bidders any volumes of work but will enable the bidder to bid for individual pieces of work over the next 3 to 4 years.
Typical individual pieces of work will include:
1. Provide analysis and supporting evidence for regulatory body and government department consultation responses (Ofwat, Environment Agency, Defra, National Infrastructure Commission, HM Treasury, BEIS, etc.).
2. Provide regulatory and economic support in the development and delivery of the business plan and price review submissions.
3. Provide strategic support for regulatory, competition and markets activities.
4. Provide technical support for: regulatory economics, competition economics and law (as relevant for regulated sectors), behavioural and environmental economics.
5. Provide technical support in regulatory concepts, including: cost assessment, incentives, risk assessment, wider value assessment (social and natural capital).
6. Support YWS with any future referrals to the regulator for casework including CMA referrals.
7. Provide project/ programme management support in relation to a price review programme.
8. Preparation of regulatory positioning papers to support the development of economic, social and/or environmental related policy positions for both internal and external audiences.
9. Provide performance and economic comparative benchmarking data and analysis across the water sector and across multiple sectors.
10. Impact assesses regulatory changes in collaboration with YWS.
11. Provide support for YWS on industry working groups through the development of knowledge/position papers and/or the provision of subject expert representation.
12. Develop pricing policy and tariff design related to current and emergent markets in compliance with charging principles, guidance and rules and the Competition Act.
13. Promote improvement of the regulatory financial model.
14. Provide data and financial analysis to optimise revenue recovery.
Bidders are required to cover at least one of the above-mentioned project areas to qualify.
The Process:
1. First stage - Quality criteria: All bidders will be assessed from a capability perspective at the beginning of the process (RFI / PQQ stages). Bidders will need to provide case studies that evidence their depth and breadth of experience related to services part of this procurement, among other qualitative questions. Bidders will be required to provide supporting case studies. YWS might conduct reference checks related to the submitted case studies.
Scoring criteria for each of the PQQ / RFI questions will be shared alongside the questionnaire. Bidders that do not meet the minimum criteria, will be excluded from the process at this stage.
2. Second stage - Commercial criteria: Bidders will be requested to submit commercials for the provision of the service (YWS reserves the right to execute multiple commercial rounds). YWS will evaluate bidders from a qualitative and commercial perspective. Overall scoring criteria will be shared alongside the procurement documentation.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Generic and case study questions / Weighting: 30%
Price - Weighting: 70%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 000-029093
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ove Arup & Partners Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Baringa Partners LLP
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cambridge Economic Policy Associates Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £4,100,000
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Economic Insights Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Ernst & Young LLP
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
FIRST ECONOMICS LIMITED
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
FRONTIER ECONOMICS LIMITED
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
FTI CONSULTING LLP
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Grant Thornton LLP
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ICS Consulting Ltd
Leeds
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Jacobs UK Ltd
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
KPMG LLP
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
NERA UK Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Oxera Consulting LLP
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
PA Consulting Services Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Reckon LLP
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sia Partners UK PLC
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
4 April 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 50
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Turner & Townsend Project Management Limited
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Bradford
Country
United Kingdom