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Published 18 Mar 2025, 15:23 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Estimating Software System · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)

Direct awardUtilitiesSME suitable
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North West (UKD)
Awarded value£611,824published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 18 Mar 2025no call for competition
Award (standstill) to BENCHMARK GLOBAL PTY LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement is for the replacement of the existing inhouse estimating system with a Software as a Service system. This covers the covers implementation services and a 5 year subscription.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedSME
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligible
48100000 Industry specific software package72263000 Software implementation services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Mar 2025, 15:23 GMT
Last source update
18 Mar 2025, 15:32 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009966
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ee93 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Following an assessment of the market involving a number of potential suppliers, it has been identified that only this supplier can meet all the technical requirements we have for this specific activity.

In part this is due to a substantial number of existing business processes that would not be able to be undertaken by alternative solutions or feasibly changed.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

18 Mar 2025 → 28 Mar 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    18 Mar 2025, 15:32 GMT
  2. Standstill ends
    28 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Mar 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Mar 2025, 15:23 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    18 Mar 2025, 15:32 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    31 Mar 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £611,8241 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
BENCHMARK GLOBAL PTY LTD1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2035Extensions: Extensions are for successive one year periods. · Options: Additional user subscriptions can be purchased if the number of users required needs to be increased.£611,82418 Mar 2025standstill to 28 Mar 2025Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 02366678 · GB-PPON: PVVB-5589-BWHX Haweswater House, Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, North West, WA5 3LPContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • BENCHMARK GLOBAL PTY LTDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PYHL-4416-VXNJ Suite 3.01, 68 York St, Sydney, AU, 2000, AUContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender