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# Digital Contingent Labour Framework

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-contingent-labour-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-06016e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED: "Digital Contingent Labour Framework". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £0. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 24 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: forms.office.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/thames-water-utilities-limited-GB-COH-02366661)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 24 February 2026 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative services for business operations, Business and management consultancy services, Data services, Software-related services, System and support services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI, UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-contingent-labour-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-06016e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06016e`

## 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/digital-contingent-labour-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-06016e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [forms.office.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.office.com%2Fe%2FYAWD6HJ84K)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-contingent-labour-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-06016e#participate

## Description
Business Analysis:
Business Analysis at Thames Water drives successful change by analysing business situations, assessing feasibility, and defining clear requirements across people, processes, and technology. Acting as a bridge between stakeholders and delivery teams, it enables the delivery of solutions that achieve strategic outcomes and deliver key business benefits. Additionally, Business Analysis fosters process improvement, strengthens stakeholder engagement, and ensures governance compliance through high-quality analysis artifacts and a commitment to continuous improvement.
Key Roles looking for in this tender:
Junior Business Analyst (Gartner level 1) - works on small tasks or parts of a project, has a basic understanding of BA tools and techniques, good communication, eagerness to learn. Responsible for low-complexity tasks under close supervision and has limited decision-making authority. Document basic processes and simple requirements and create simple reports. Support more experienced BAs in workshops and stakeholder meetings.
Business Analyst (Gartner level 2) - Works on clearly defined tasks within projects, handles moderately complex analysis, usually within a single business area, works under direction of Senior or Lead Business Analyst; receives guidance on priorities and methods. Limited to project-level stakeholders.
Senior Business Analyst (Gartner level 3) - Leads BA activities across multiple projects or programmes (including strategic analysis); often covers multiple business domains, deals with high ambiguity and complex business situations, sets BA approach and advises others. Facilitates decision-making at senior stakeholder level. Coaches and mentors other BAs. Activities as per the BA above, whilst demonstrating a higher level of responsibility, complexity, autonomy, and influence.
Lead Business Analyst (Gartner level 4) - Focused on Strategic alignment and team leadership. Leads BA Activities across Enterprise-level initiatives, multiple projects, and strategic programs. Align requirements with strategic and technical roadmaps. Define BA standards, governance, and best practices. Manage and coach BA team members. Act as key liaison between business and technology leadership.
Project Management:
Project Management in the Digital function at Thames Water leads one or multiple projects depending on its size and scale of complexity. A project manager is a professional responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing the execution of a project from start to finish following the Thames Water delivery framework/methodology. They ensure the project meets its goals within the agreed scope, schedule, budget, quality standards, and resources.
Key Roles:
Project Support Office role (Gartner Level 1): A Project Support Office provides the administrative, logistical, and coordination backbone that keeps programmes/ projects running smoothly. It supports project managers, teams, and sometimes entire programmes by ensuring consi...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/digital-contingent-labour-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-06016e)

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Project management services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72220000, 72240000, 72250000, 72260000, 72300000, 75112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0

- **Contract Period:** 12/05/2026 to 12/05/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Business Analyst Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72220000, 72240000, 72250000, 72260000, 72300000, 75112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0

- **Contract Period:** 12/05/2026 to 12/05/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Change Management Services
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72220000, 72240000, 72250000, 72260000, 72300000, 75112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0

- **Contract Period:** 12/05/2026 to 12/05/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Trainers
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72220000, 72240000, 72250000, 72260000, 72300000, 75112000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £0

- **Contract Period:** 12/05/2026 to 12/05/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **NORTH HIGHLAND UK LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-139372`

  - Date: 17/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007761-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-18T14:39:01.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T18:50:14.159Z
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