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title: "432254 Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Market Engagement"
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# 432254 Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/432254-strategic-resource-options-sro-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-02fcde). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED: "432254 Strategic Resource Options (SRO) Market Engagement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 23 Dec 2021, 10:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/thames-water-utilities-limited-coh-02366661)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 23 December 2021 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Business and management consultancy services, Construction work for water projects, Engineering services, Environmental services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02fcde`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/432254-strategic-resource-options-sro-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-02fcde#tl-md)

## Description
Meeting the water resource supply-demand balance to ensure resilient supplies during droughts is becoming ever more challenging with increasing pressures from climate change, population growth, societal expectations and increasing environmental aspirations. In response, OFWAT have established the Regulatory Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID) an alliance of three water industry regulators: Ofwat, the Environment Agency and Drinking Water Inspectorate - to support and oversee the development of Strategic Resource Options to secure long-term resilience on behalf of customers while protecting the environment and benefiting wider society. These are intended to be construction ready between 2025-2030.`
This Market Engagement is to help inform options for potential supply chain set up of services required to support strategic regional options currently being considered by Thames Water and partner water companies.
Please see Section VI.3 Additional Information for access to the supplier information pack and process for submitting your responses through IASTA Smartsource.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45240000, 71300000, 72224000, 79112100, 79410000, 90700000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** The PIN notice is related to market engagement, please see additional information section for further details.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030056-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-03T11:33:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T16:34:57.205Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02fcde