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SMART SYSTEMS PROJECT - REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Southern Water Services Limited · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 03:52.

Opportunity overview

Introduction and purpose of the RFI Background For Southern Water, Smart Systems is a major transformation programme and strategic priority spanning the whole water cycle. We recently completed Discovery (Phase 1) defining the initial modules we wanted, a gap analysis, and decision on whether to run Smart Systems as a long-term strategic programme. Next steps We are now moving into Planning (Phase 2a), better defining our modules, the functionality and phasing we want, as well as benefits, dependencies and the required architecture to enable these modules. This culminates in a programme business case and decision on the first modules we wish to procure and implement (Phase 2b). Our objectives of the RFI (Request for Information) is as below ▪To understand the available Smart Systems capabilities that exist and their alignment to our defined 10 modules ▪To capture case studies and potential benefits to support our business case and module prioritisation Following this inital RFI we will look to tender the need under PA23 - outlined dates are estimates and will be confirmed when the tender is issued to market - following internal strategy approval.

Classification

  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
Prj_8627
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
1 Apr 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Any interested parties can register interest via Southern Water Sourcing Portal (Jaggaer) and respond to questions in the RFI. Access via "view current opportunities" on the homepage. https://southernwater.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
Due
24 Jul 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
064893-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Jul 2026, 16:35
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Southern Water Services Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PBJQ-2231-ZRPG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBJQ-2231-ZRPG

Address

Street Address
Southern Water, Southern House
Locality
Worthing
Postal Code
Bn13 3NX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ27

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Worthing · UKJ27 · Bn13 3NX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 064890-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 064893-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·