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# Framework-Services-Professional Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/framework-services-professional-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0492ab). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Utilities Water Limited: "Framework-Services-Professional Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 9 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [United Utilities Water Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-utilities-water-limited-coh-02366678)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 9
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Business and management consultancy and related services, Business and management consultancy services, Business development consultancy services, Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction, Energy-efficiency consultancy services (+19 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKD
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0492ab`

## 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/framework-services-professional-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0492ab#tl-md)

## Description
United Utilities intend to procure a Professional Services Framework (PSF) to support business areas across the organisation in obtaining external professional and consultancy services quickly and cost effectively.
The purpose of this activity is to inform our approach to procuring an all-encompassing Professional Services and Consultancy Services Provider arrangement, that can be utilised across all Business Areas within United Utilities.

## Lots (9)
### Lot 1: Business Strategy, Structure & Management
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72224000, 79411000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The provision of professional services relating to business strategy, structure, direction, management and operations across all United Utilities business areas.
Consultants, Consultancies and Professional Service Providers should have capacity to co...

### Lot 2: Change & Transformation
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79400000, 79410000, 79411100
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The provision of professional services relating to both minor and complex business change and transformation.
Consultants, Consultancies and Professional Service Providers should have capacity to complete end-to-end activity including observation and...

### Lot 3: Environmental & Sustainability
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71313000, 71313100, 71313200, 71314300, 90713000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The provision of professional services relating to protecting natural resources, assets and capital, as well as promoting sustainable solutions across United Utilities.
Consultants, Consultancies and Professional Service Providers should have capacit...

### Lot 4: Finance
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 66170000, 66171000, 79221000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The provision of professional services relating to financial advice and support across all United Utilities business areas.
Consultants, Consultancies and Professional Service Providers should have capacity to complete end-to-end activity including o...

### Lot 5: HR
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79414000, 98200000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The provision of professional services relating to Human Resources and People.
Consultants, Consultancies and Professional Service Providers should have capacity to complete end-to-end activity including observation and review, identification and pre...

### Lot 6: Procurement & Commercial
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79418000, 79419000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The provision of professional services relating to Procurement and Supply Chain activity across United Utilities.
Consultants, Consultancies and Professional Service Providers should have capacity to complete end-to-end activity including observation...

### Lot 7: Social & Added Value
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 79416200, 90713000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The provision of professional services relating to Social and Added Value across all United Utilities business areas.
Consultants, Consultancies and Professional Service Providers should have capacity to complete end-to-end activity including observa...

### Lot 8: Strategy, Governance Policy & Regulation
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71621000, 72220000, 79410000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The provision of professional services relating to Corporate Strategy, Governance, Regulation and Policy across all United Utilities business areas.
Consultants, Consultancies and Professional Service Providers should have capacity to complete end-to...

### Lot 9: Technical
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71600000, 71621000, 72220000, 72246000, 72266000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** The provision of professional services relating to technical or information technology.
Consultants, Consultancies and Professional Service Providers should have capacity to complete end-to-end activity including observation and review, identificatio...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026780-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-22T09:04:14.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T22:35:08.362Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0492ab