Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-07-05
Buyer: Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 30200000 | 32400000 | 32500000 | 48300000 | 48820000: Servers
Estimated value: 9950000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-08-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: FM, Finance, IT, Procurement, Business Support and Customer Services. We do not want to outsource all of the services. We are seeking a strategic partner to work with us on a Co Sourcing approach, where we use the Partner's capacity to augment our own as and when required.
We will first work with the Partner on a 6 — 12 month project to improve our processes and systems and bring them in line with the Partner's processes. The Partner can then provide off-site (including off shore) capacity, to assist us with busy periods or address skills gaps, on a pay as you go basis. The Partner would also work on future projects (e.g. replacement of an IT system), supply temporary staff and manage our IT Supply Chain.
There are other Regulators/Arms Length Bodies who could benefit from this service and so we are creating a single supplier Framework Agreement through which they can contract.
The procurement is being conducted under the competitive dialogue process. Ofwat will be publishing the request for Initial Solutions or Service (ISOS) shortly after this notice and will be asking for the submission of ISOS following completion of the evaluation of the Selection Questionnaire (SQ).
Bidders will be informed of outcome of evaluation of SQ w/c 14.8.2017. Rather than restrict participation following SQ, Ofwat will invite all bidders who pass the minimum quality threshold at SQ to submit an ISOS.
Further detail on the background to the requirements and the services required is given in the attached Memorandum of Information (MOI).
Please note that this opportunity is in 2 parts: Part 1 includes the MOI and SQ. Part 2 will include ISOS and a draft [Framework Agreement] contract. Part 2 is anticipated to be available during w/c 3.7.2017 (ISOS and contract).
Access to the Data Room is anticipated to be available from Monday 3.7.2017. Notification and instructions on how to access it will be given in due course.
Professional qualifications: CIPS (procurement), CIPFA (Finance), ACCA (Finance), CIPD (Human Resources) and other relevant professional qualifications.
The Contract will be provided as part of the procurement documents process and will set out the relevant performance conditions applicable to the services.
The Contracting Authority is putting in place a Framework Agreement which is accessible for use by UK regulatory authorities and arms-length bodies, including:
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at http://www.mytenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=195732.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.mytenders.org/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=195732.

Eligibility requirements: Professional qualifications: CIPS (procurement), CIPFA (Finance), ACCA (Finance), CIPD (Human Resources) and other relevant professional qualifications.

Award value: 9950000