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Opportunity overview
Thames Water is undertaking preliminary market engagement to inform the potential future procurement of connectivity and telecommunications services, supporting its corporate, operational and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) environments.
The anticipated scope may include:
- Strategic connectivity and telecommunications services
- Fixed and mobile connectivity
- Remote connectivity for the safety and efficiency of lone resources working on rural sites
- Voice and data Services
- Internet, wide area, and local area network services
- Resilient connectivity for operational and CNI locations (including Internet of Things (IoT) capability for remote Operational Technology (OT) devices)
- Associated managed support and transition services
The future procurement will be informed by Thames Water's Communication Services Sourcing Strategy, including its proposed operating model, service packaging, commercial approach and future technology roadmap.
The purpose of this engagement is to:
- Understand current market capability
- Gather input on delivery models and innovation and technology roadmaps
- Validate the proposed service scope and strategy
- Explore potential service packaging, delivery and commercial models, including managed service, single provider and multi-lot approaches.
- Understand supplier perspectives on contract structure, risk, and performance measures
- Understand market capacity, implementation considerations and likely transition timescales
Suppliers interested in participating should follow the Engagement Process set out below.
Participation is voluntary and will not influence any future procurement evaluation.
This notice is issued for information only and does not constitute a call for competition. Thames Water reserves the right to alter the procurement timetable and approach.
Classification
CPV50330000 — Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment
CPV64200000 — Telecommunications services
CPV72400000 — Internet services
CPV72710000 — Local area network services
Lots
Lot 1Value not stated
Documents and notices
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
Published notice details
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095054-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
PROCURAAXIS ANALYSIS
ProcuraAxis Analysis
Our approved analysis of the opportunity appears below the official tender information.
ANALYSIS PREVIEW
Opportunity intelligence at a glance
Early-stage market engagement by Thames Water for a planned future procurement of connectivity and telecommunications services across corporate, operational and Critical National Infrastructure environments. This is not a call for competition and bidding is not open.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to telecommunications, managed connectivity, fixed/mobile networks, voice/data, internet, WAN/LAN, IoT/OT connectivity, and transition-support providers. Future lot structure, supplier requirements and route are unknown.
Key points identified
Service capabilityCapability across connectivity and telecommunications services, including fixed/mobile, voice/data, internet, WAN, LAN, resilient CNI connectivity, IoT/OT connectivity, managed support and transition.Evidence: The anticipated scope may include the listed connectivity, network, IoT/OT, managed support and transition services.
Market-engagement inputInput on delivery models, innovation, technology roadmaps, service packaging, commercial models, contract risk, performance measures, capacity, implementation and transition timescales.Evidence: The notice lists these areas as the purpose of the engagement.
Supplier eligibility criteriaUnknown.Evidence: No eligibility, financial standing, insurance, location, company-size or other selection requirements are stated.
95% approved-analysis confidence4 supplier criteria identified3 risks or unknowns
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Early-stage market engagement by Thames Water for a planned future procurement of connectivity and telecommunications services across corporate, operational and Critical National Infrastructure environments. This is not a call for competition and bidding is not open.
Who this may suit
Potentially relevant to telecommunications, managed connectivity, fixed/mobile networks, voice/data, internet, WAN/LAN, IoT/OT connectivity, and transition-support providers. Future lot structure, supplier requirements and route are unknown.
Key deliverables
Strategic connectivity and telecommunications services
Fixed, mobile, voice and data connectivity
Internet, WAN and LAN services
Resilient connectivity for operational and CNI sites, including IoT capability for remote OT devices
Managed support and transition services
SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS
4 criteria identified
Service capability
94% confidence
Capability across connectivity and telecommunications services, including fixed/mobile, voice/data, internet, WAN, LAN, resilient CNI connectivity, IoT/OT connectivity, managed support and transition.
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The anticipated scope may include the listed connectivity, network, IoT/OT, managed support and transition services.
Market-engagement input
96% confidence
Input on delivery models, innovation, technology roadmaps, service packaging, commercial models, contract risk, performance measures, capacity, implementation and transition timescales.
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The notice lists these areas as the purpose of the engagement.
Supplier eligibility criteria
98% confidence
Unknown.
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No eligibility, financial standing, insurance, location, company-size or other selection requirements are stated.
SME/VCSE suitability
99% confidence
Unknown.
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The opportunity data does not state SME or VCSE suitability.
COMMERCIAL AND DELIVERY
Contract intelligence
Commercial
Contract value
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No value or currency is supplied.
Commercial model
95% confidence
To be explored during market engagement; possible managed-service, single-provider and multi-lot models are mentioned.
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The notice says it will explore potential service packaging, delivery and commercial models, including managed service, single provider and multi-lot approaches.
Contract term
99% confidence
Unknown.
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No contract start, end date or term is stated.
Delivery
Delivery geography
92% confidence
United Kingdom: London (UKI) and South East England (UKJ).
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Delivery locations are recorded as UKI and UKJ.
Operational environment
95% confidence
Corporate, operational and Critical National Infrastructure environments, including rural sites and remote Operational Technology devices.
View supporting evidence
The description identifies corporate, operational and CNI environments, lone resources at rural sites, and remote OT devices.
Delivery timetable
98% confidence
Unknown.
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The notice seeks market views on implementation considerations and likely transition timescales but states no timetable.
PROCEDURE
How to respond
Opportunity status
99% confidence
Upcoming early-stage preliminary market engagement; it is not an open competition.
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Display status is upcoming; the notice says it is issued for information only and does not constitute a call for competition.
Engagement participation
94% confidence
Voluntary; interested suppliers should follow the Engagement Process, but its details are not supplied.
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The notice states that participation is voluntary and that suppliers should follow the Engagement Process set out below.
Effect on future evaluation
99% confidence
Participation will not influence any future procurement evaluation.
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The notice explicitly states this.
Procurement route
98% confidence
Unknown; Thames Water may alter the timetable and approach.
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The notice reserves the right to alter the procurement timetable and approach.
RISKS AND UNKNOWNS
Points requiring attention
Market-engagement only
99% confidence
No tender is open and engagement does not guarantee a future procurement or award opportunity.
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The notice is for information only, does not constitute a call for competition, and participation will not influence evaluation.
Scope and packaging uncertainty
96% confidence
Scope, lot structure, operating model and commercial model remain under development.
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The notice says the engagement will validate scope and explore service packaging, delivery and commercial models.
Timetable uncertainty
99% confidence
No submission deadline or procurement timetable is stated; Thames Water may alter its timetable and approach.
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No deadline is supplied and the notice reserves the right to alter the timetable and approach.
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