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Ofwat Innovation Fund delivery partner 2025-30

Public utilities
West Midlands (UKG31)
London (UKI)
London (UKI32)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published3
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Tenderline Synopsis: Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat): "Ofwat Innovation Fund delivery partner 2025-30". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 3 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityWater Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)Scope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat). These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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13.1Bids / Report
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Coverage: 10 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWater Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published15 May 2025, 16:58 BST
Last source update15 May 2025, 16:58 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationPublic utilities
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
London (UKI)
London (UKI32)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-049d6e
What is being bought
We are looking to appoint delivery partners to support Ofwat in delivering the Ofwat Innovation Fund and aspects of the Water Efficiency Fund in AMP 8 (the asset management planning period which runs from April 2025-March 2030). This is a continuation of the existing Innovation Fund which was established in 2020 and the introduction of a new Water Efficiency Fund (WEF) of which this Invitation to Tender is concerned with only two aspects: the Water Efficiency Lab (WEL) – an annual competition similar to the Innovation Fund but focused solely on water efficiency, and the evaluation of the Water Efficiency Campaign (WEC), which is the other part of the two components that make up the WEF. We are looking for delivery partner support in three distinct but linked areas: Lot 1: Core Innovation Fund and WEL delivery Lot 2: Implementation programme Lot 3: Evaluation
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 May 2025, 16:58 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    15 May 2025, 16:58 BST
  3. tender value changed
    30 Sept 2024, 11:09 BST
  4. Status changed to published status
    30 Sept 2024, 11:09 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    30 Sept 2024, 11:09 BST
  6. Submission deadline changed to published date
    30 Sept 2024, 11:09 BST
  7. Published value updated to £18,400,000
    24 Sept 2024, 17:10 BST
  8. Status changed to active
    24 Sept 2024, 17:10 BST
  9. Official notice release published
    24 Sept 2024, 17:10 BST
  10. Submission deadline changed to 20 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
    24 Sept 2024, 17:10 BST
  11. Buyer information updated
    24 Sept 2024, 17:10 BST
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1: Core Innovation Fund and WEL delivery
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 1: Core Innovation Fund and WEL delivery Lot 1 is broken down into the following services (detailed descriptions follow): 1. Water Breakthrough Challenge rounds 6-7 2. Water Discovery Challenge round 2 3. Water Efficiency Lab rounds 1-2 4. Collaborative Challenge programme 5. Monitoring of live projects and project closedown 6. Programme governance 7. Marketing and communications 8. Data collection to inform AMP 8 evaluation The overall budget range for the initial two-year contract for Lot 1: Core Innovation Fund and WEL delivery is 4,400,000-5,800,000 The overall budget for 3-5 of the period will be determined towards the end of year 2 is 6,500,000-8,700,000
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2: Implementation programme
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Innovation Fund aims to support the adoption and roll-out of innovative products, services and concepts. We expect most water companies will see the benefits of adopting successful innovations with no further support from Ofwat. However, throughout our engagement with companies in 2023/24 we have understood that it can take many years for companies to adopt an innovation and there have been suggestions that part of the fund should be targeted to help speed up implementation of new products, services and concepts. The Supplier and Ofwat will work closely together with the sector to determine what an effective implementation programme could look like. The programme will focus on accelerating the adoption and scaling of innovations awarded funding through the Ofwat Innovation Fund but also to support innovation implementation more generally across the sector. Co-design and delivery of new programme to support the acceleration of adoption and scaling of innovations across sector. Timetable to be agreed with the Supplier in line with the capacity of the sector to engage in design of the programme, but work expected to start in 2025. The overall budget range for the initial two-year contract for Lot 2: Implementation programme is 500,000-800,000 The possible budget in years 3-5 of extension period for Lot 2: Implementation programme is 800,000-1,100,000
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Lot 3: Evaluation
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Lot 3 is broken down into the following services 1. AMP 7 Evaluation: Delivery of an impact and Value for Money (VfM) evaluation programme before the end of 2027 2. Delivery and coordination of AMP 8 evaluation activity. The overall budget range for the initial two-year contract for Lot 3: Evaluation is 600,000-900,000 The overall value in years 3-5 of the period will be determined towards the end of year 2 and could be in the range of 800,000-1,100,000
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    15 May 2025, 16:58 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Contract active
    Signed 31 Mar 2025, 00:00 BST · £14,500,000
  6. Contract active
    Signed 31 Mar 2025, 00:00 BST · £1,900,000
  7. Contract active
    Signed 31 Mar 2025, 00:00 BST · £2,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Nesta
Not published · Not published · active
Isle
Not published · Not published · active
ICF Consulting Services Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Lot 1: Core Innovation Fund and WEL delivery
£14,500,000 · signed 31 Mar 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 2: Implementation programme
£1,900,000 · signed 31 Mar 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Lot 3: Evaluation
£2,000,000 · signed 31 Mar 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 7 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 7 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 7 (lot 1)
smeBids: 3 (lot 1)
bids: 7 (lot 2)
electronicBids: 7 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 2)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 7 (lot 2)
smeBids: 3 (lot 2)
bids: 14 (lot 3)
electronicBids: 14 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 3)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 14 (lot 3)
smeBids: 8 (lot 3)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)

Contracting authority GB-FTS-8955
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  • Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat)
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    Centre City Tower, 7 Hill Street, Birmingham, UKG31, B5 4UA
    Procurement@ofwat.gov.uk
    +44 1216447534

  • ICF Consulting Services Ltd
    supplier

    62 Threadneedle Street, London, UK, EC2R 8HP
    +44 2030964800

  • Isle
    supplier

    One Eleven, Edmund Street, Birmingham, UK, B3 2HJ
    +44 7742096537

  • Nesta
    supplier

    58 Victoria Embankment, London, UK, EC4Y0DS
    +44 7445088652

  • Public Procurement Review Service
    reviewBody

    Cabinet Office, London
    publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
    +44 3450103503
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