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Operational Technology and Digital Engineering Services

Scottish Water · compiled

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Opportunity overview

Scottish Water is looking for organisations to provide expertise to support delivery of Scottish Water’s Operational Technology Strategy in a manner that is compliant with IEC 62443 and the NIS Directive. This new Operational Technology Services framework will be required to support, assure, design and deliver relevant projects within our Digital Portfolio as well as the Transformation workstreams and the wider Scottish Water Capital Programme; including supporting Scottish Water Horizons and our PFI transitions. <br/><br/>There will be two lots with one covering the Consultancy and Assurance elements and the other supporting deployment of solutions. <br/><br/>Further information and context and our digital strategy can be found in the PQQ overview document. <br/><br/>Lot 1 – Operational Technology Consultancy and Assurance  <br/><br/>This lot will assess across the following three areas:- <br/><br/>Operational Technology Strategy and Technology roadmap support.  <br/>Project Management services <br/>Design and Assurance   <br/> <br/><br/>Lot 2 – Operational Intelligence and Digital Engineering Services <br/><br/>This lot will be divided into three distinct service areas which will be assessed and awarded separately. <br/><br/>Deployment and Maintenance of Sensors and Smart Assets <br/>Deployment and Maintenance of Remote-control solutions <br/>Digital Engineering - Design and Enablement Partners <br/> <br/>All projects will have the objective of ensuring scalability and flexibility for future technological advancements. <br/><br/>The scope of work may include the following on a project-by-project basis survey (intrusive and non-intrusive as appropriate), design, systems integration, migration planning, migration, testing, software installation and commissioning. It may also include the supply of software, training and documentation.

Classification

  • CPV51611100 — Hardware installation services
  • CPV72220000 — Systems and technical consultancy services

Lots

  • Operational Technology - Consultancy and Assurance£11m
  • Operational Intelligence and Digital Engineering£57m

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SW25/DIG/1507
Status
active
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0025
Scheme
CELEX

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Bid Per Supplier
9,999,999

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
9,999,999

Tender Period

Ends
9 Jun 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Performance Terms
See Procurement Documents for further information.
Has Electronic Payment
Yes
Has Electronic Ordering
Yes
Electronic Invoicing Policy
allowed

Classification

Id
72220000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Systems and technical consultancy services

Submission terms

Languages

en

Submission Method

electronicSubmission
written

Other Requirements

Reduction Criteria
See Procurement Documents on further information.

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
2
Title
Operational Intelligence and Digital Engineering
Status
active
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Scottish Water seeks partners who will support deployment and maintenance of technologies to support our operational intelligence journey. This lot will cover three separate services - deployment of sensors and smart assets, deployment of remote control solutions and digital engineering enablement partners. The estimated value range of expenditure under this lot is between £29 million to £57 million. This range is based on historic service spend and envisaged investment under the next framework period. There is however no guarantee of any minimum volume of work under this framework agreement. Additional information: To access this opportunity, please register using the following link - https://atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_PublicLandingPage?SearchType=Projec

Value

Amount
57,000,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
This framework will be awarded for an initial term of 3 years with up to 5 years worth of extension options (split into 5 x 1 year extensions) available at the sole discretion of Scottish Water.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
6
Minimum Candidates
6

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,880

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed
Entry 2
Id
1
Title
Operational Technology - Consultancy and Assurance
Status
active
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Scottish Water is seeking partners to support with delivery of Operational Technology Strategy, Design, Architecture, Implementation and Testing Assurance services to support the assurance of OT delivery across Scottish Water. The estimated value range of expenditure under this lot is between £8 million to £11 million. This range is based on historic service spend and envisaged investment under the next framework period. There is however no guarantee of any minimum volume of work under this framework agreement. Additional information: To access this opportunity; please register using the following link - https://atamis-scottishwater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_PublicLandingPage?SearchType=Projects

Value

Amount
11,000,000
Currency
GBP

Renewal

Description
This framework will be awarded for an initial terms of 3 years with 5 years worth of extension options (split in 5 x 1 year extensions) available at the sole discretion of Scottish Water.

Second Stage

Maximum Candidates
3
Minimum Candidates
3

Contract period

Duration In Days
2,880

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery Location

Description
Scotland Wide

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
51611100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Hardware installation services
Item 2
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Scotland Wide

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72220000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Systems and technical consultancy services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-130632
Name
Scottish Water

Roles

buyer
mediationBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G33 6FB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Bridge, 6 Buchanan Gate, Stepps

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
WATER
Scheme
TED_CE_ACTIVITY
Description
Water

Identifier

Legal Name
Scottish Water

Contact

Name
Ruth Campbell

Additional Contact Points

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-2553
Name
Glasgow Sheriff Court

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Glasgow
Postal Code
G5 9DA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Carlton Place

Identifier

Legal Name
Glasgow Sheriff Court

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Glasgow · UK · G33 6FB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM

Notice and amendment history

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