Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED
02366686
2 St. Johns Street
COVENTRY
CV12LZ
UK
Contact person: Sarah Griffiths-Jones
Telephone: +44 2477716919
E-mail: sarah.griffiths-jones@severntrent.co.uk
NUTS: UKG33
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.stwater.co.uk/
I.1) Name and addresses
Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig
03527628
Wrexham
LL14 4EH
UK
E-mail: sarah-griffiths-jones@severntrent.co.uk
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.hdcymru.co.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Regulatory and Technical Assurance Services
Reference number: 2024/S 000-029047
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79410000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Severn Trent Water Limited and Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig (together, "The Utilities") have obligations to prepare, submit and publish a wide range of information required by their stakeholders including Ofwat, the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), the Environment Agency (EA) and Natural Resources Wales.
The information disclosed by The Utilities must be well founded and accurate. Therefore, the Utilities seek to appoint a professionally qualified technical auditor with specialist expertise in the water industry.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 625 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The supplier of assurance service forms a core part of the Utilities' assurance process, providing independent challenge and regulatory, technical insight on approaches and processes.
The assurance supplier is key to enhance the Utilities' assurance maturity as well as delivering specialist expertise through process and data audits.
The assurance Supplier has specialist expertise including financial and business management disciplines and supports non-financial ESG reporting requirements such as Taskforce on Climate-related Disclosures and Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures.
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
A maximum of 24 months extension is possible
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-029047
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
10/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
JACOBS UK LIMITED
02594504
LONDON
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 625 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Severn Trent Water Limited
Coventry
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
11/02/2025