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Strategic Research and Advisory Support of IT and Cyber

Wales & West Utilities Limited · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 26 Sept 2026, 20:17.

Opportunity overview

Wales & West Utilities (WWU) seeks to procure a Data Advisory Services partner capable of providing expert, independent, and actionable guidance across data strategy, governance, analytics, architecture, and emerging technologies. The partner must deliver trusted, vendor neutral advisory services that support IT, Cyber, Risk, Asset, and Business functions in making evidence based decisions and maturing WWU's data capabilities. WWU is continuously modernising its IT and data landscape and requires a research and advisory partner to support. WWU currently has a partner providing these services, however this tender is driven by the need to reengage with the market after many years since its last tender. − Data governance improvements − Data driven decision making • Technology roadmap planning • Benchmarking against industry standards • Cyber risk and compliance alignment • Adoption of modern data platforms and architectures − Subject Matter Expertise in CIO levels, Cyber, IT Vendor Management and Architecture and toolkits to support these functions − Access to domain specific conferences

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
WWU1494
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Sept 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
1 Nov 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
1 Nov 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

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The pre-market engagement involves the completion of a pre-market questionnaire. To obtain a copy of this questionnaire, please email expressing your interest to wwuprocurement@wwutilities.co.uk Please ensure you request a copy of this questionnaire by no later than COP on 19/08/2026. Please return completed questionnaire by COP on 27th July 2026
Due
19 Aug 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
069168-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
22 Jul 2026, 13:25
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Wales & West Utilities Limited
Id
GB-COH-05046791

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
05046791

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PMVL-3238-DQDX

Address

Street Address
Wales & West House
Locality
Newport
Postal Code
NP10 8FZ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL21

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
privateUtility
Description
Private utility

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newport · UKL21 · NP10 8FZ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 069168-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·