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2025 - DESA - Desalination Strategic Advisor

Anglian Water Services · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 00:47.

Opportunity overview

Requirements : 1. Desalination specific strategic insight .Provide strategic desalination expertise, including process, sustainability (ESG considerations and energy efficiency), and lessons learned from comparable programmes . Bring market insight from contractors, investors, and supply chain to inform programme strategy and innovation 2. Cross-programme strategy & delivery model . Support the definition of, and advise on, the overall strategy and delivery model for concurrent desalination projects, ensuring efficiency, scalability, and value . Aid in establishing an enduring operating model, including clear roles, responsibilities, and interfaces between Anglian Water and the CAP(s) . Identify and drive cross-project synergies, efficiencies, and portfolio prioritisation 3. Governance, decision support & critical friend role . Act as a strategic advisor to the Major Programme Delivery Senior Leadership Team, strengthening governance and decision-making frameworks . Provide independent challenge as a “critical friend” across programme strategies, partners, and delivery approaches 4. Commercial, regulatory & market interface . Provide strategic input into commercial approach, including PPP considerations and desalination-specific risks . Support business case development, options analysis, and regulatory submissions . Guide the development of stakeholder engagement and public acceptance strategies 5. Risk, delivery & capability development . Identify, assess, and mitigate programme risks and key development challenges, maintaining delivery momentum . Support capability development within Anglian Water through knowledge transfer, tools, and best practice frameworks

Classification

  • CPV65122000 — Water desalination services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001£5m

Documents and notices

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
2025 0139 - WS3137585115
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Expression Of Interest Deadline
15 Jul 2026, 23:00

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
Anglian Water Services is undertaking a Procurement Exercise to assess Bids for a Desalination Strategic Advisor as more fully described in the tender documents. Current Timeline - RFI : 9th June - 15th July 26 RFP : 24th July - 28th August 26 Award : October 2026 Stages - Stage 1a: Request For Information (RFI) 1b: Supplier Risk Event Stage 2: Request For Proposal (RFP): Stage 3: Contract Award RFI Shortlisting - Responses will be evaluated by Anglian Water and only Bidders notified that they have been short-listed to progress to the next stage should complete the RFP. Bidder RFI responses will be evaluated by Anglian Water against pre-defined scoring criteria detailed below and the three highest scoring bidders will be shortlisted to RFP. The information in this notice is accurate at the time of publication. Any changes will be notified to participants at the relevant time.

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Maximum Participants
1
Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Type
closed
Description
Framework awarded to one supplier Call off contacts for discrete packages of work As per the tender documents attached to the event

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
26 Jun 2026, 17:00

Expected award period

Ends
30 Oct 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
5,967,000
Amount
4,972,500
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Written Responses

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
80
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
price
Name
Pricing

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
20
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Starts
1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Apr 2030, 00:59
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2035, 00:59

Renewal

Description
This Framework Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall (subject to the provisions of the Agreement) continue until 31 March 2030, unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms. Anglian may, at its sole discretion, extend the term of the Agreement by written notice to the Consultant provided that: (a) such notice is given no later than three (3) months prior to the expiry of the then current term; and (b) the expiry of this Agreement shall not, in any event, extend beyond 31 March 2035. Any Project Agreement entered into prior to expiry or termination of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for its agreed duration, notwithstanding such expiry or termination of this Agreement.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
65122000
Description
Water desalination services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
Through the RFI & RFP Ariba event platform
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 3
Id
054365-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Jun 2026, 15:01
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Anglian Water Services
Id
GB-PPON-PMZW-7779-DCNZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMZW-7779-DCNZ

Address

Street Address
Lancaster House, Lancaster Way
Locality
Huntingdon
Postal Code
PE29 6XU
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH12

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Huntingdon · UKH12 · PE29 6XU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 054365-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·