Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
United Utilities Water Limited
Lingley Mere Business Park
Warrington
WA5 3LP
Contact
Tesni Walker
Telephone
+447 717800377
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD - North West (England)
National registration number
02366678
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.unitedutilities.com
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/43984
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PRO004552-Services-ITT-Work Package B Journey to Excellence
Reference number
PRO004552
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
United Utilities is looking to obtain specialist digital skills, bespoke consultancy services, related product services and resources to support the ‘Journey To Excellence’ programme within the Digital Services department.
There is a desire for these services to
1.Support the functional capability maturity measurement and associated improvements
2. Delivering specialist and innovative digital skills into Digital Services and the wider UU business
3. Supporting enhanced and innovative digital assurance to underpin the digital strategy
4. Helping to build the capability to capture, process and analyse data to support the UU ‘data as an asset’ approach.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Bidders for the provision of Work package B Bidders for a single delivery programme or project. The ITN consists of 4 lots and will be awarded in single lots for a duration of two years with the option for an additional six years of extensions, to be taken 24 months at a time at the discretion of the Company.
The Lot structure is as follows:
Lot Number Lot Description
1 Capability Maturity - Identify and deliver enhancements to mature core capabilities in accordance with the digital business strategy ambition and Target Operating Model. Providing effective and minimal business impact solutions, through a variety of techniques, processes, tools and software to enable transformation.
2 Data as an Asset - Identify and deliver cost effective and minimal business impact solutions relating to the capture, movement, processing and analysis of data through a variety of techniques, tools, software and hardware.
3 Specialist Digital Skills - Supplement the Company’s resource to support and deliver the strategic direction, enhancement, management and maintenance of the digital capabilities, technology solutions and/or data science. Offering specialist skills, knowledge or business processes aligned to future digital agenda and Industry 5.0.
4 Digital Assurance - Identify and deliver assurance activities to support the digital agenda and business strategy, in technology specialisms, best practice delivery methodology and operational processes.
Additional scope details will be provided on a per project basis, as and when the requirements are defined and agreed. There is no limitation to the amount of Lot(s) Applicants can apply for and Bidders are able to win multiple Lots. Each individual Lot shall be awarded to a maximum of four Bidders.
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The framework Agreement will run for an initial two (2) year period. On completion of the initial term the Company may grant incremental extensions up to a maximum period of eight (8) years in total.
two.2.14) Additional information
This PIN is a request for information only at this stage. A future procurement is planned and we estimate the Contract Notice will be published within the next 3 weeks .
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
18 September 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Instructions for response can be found by selecting event ID XXXX from the list of events found at the link below:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=UNITEDUTILITIES
If you are not registered on Mercell EU Supply, please refer to the New Supplier Registration guide which has been uploaded on to the event. Respondents are asked to complete and return the response sheet and direct all questions via Mercell EU Supply.***PIN closing date 13th May 2022***