Official UK procurement notice
Regulatory Assurance Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Anglian Water Services (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH)
Framework ceiling (notional)£4,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 19 Dec 2025awarded 5 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to Aqua Consultants, Jacobs UK Ltd
Framework period 5 yrsends 1 Mar 2031 · up to 1 Mar 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Mar 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAWS seeks to engage an experienced and independent assurance provider to support the organisation in demonstrating the delivery of Ofwat's Price Control Deliverables under the PR24 framework as well as supporting ad-hoc assurance projects. The assurance partner will work alongside internal delivery teams but will retain a clear separation from programme execution, offering external validation and audit-ready reporting that underpins regulatory submissions. The supplier will ensure that evidence provided to Ofwat meets required standards of accuracy, traceability, and defensibility. The total estimated expenditure over the full potential eight-year duration is £4 million.
CPV: Internal audit services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Mar 2026
Published description of the framework
Pricing will be based on a rate card submitted by suppliers for defined roles. Contracts will be awarded on a Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) basis, considering both price and quality.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£4,000,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Regulatory Assurance Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Aug 2025, 15:18 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2026, 17:36 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
2025-0082- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-081173- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058467Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: portal not identified
- Appointment period ends
- 19 Dec 2025, 23:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
esourcing.scanmarket.com/SupplierRegistration… ↗
Please see the relevant RFI and RFP events using the above link. Please note, the RFI is stage 1 of this process.
Timeline
8 Aug 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published8 Aug 2025, 15:18 BST
- Next notice expected384 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published316 days ago9 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends305 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown19 Dec 2025, 23:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by236 days ago26 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts234 days ago1 Mar 2026
- Assessment summaries sent212 days ago23 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published211 days ago23 Mar 2026, 17:36 GMT
- Standstill ends202 days ago1 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2025- Planned procurement notice published8 Aug 2025, 15:18 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published9 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £4,000,0009 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT
- Status changed to active9 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT
- Deadline moved to 19 Dec 2025, 23:00 GMT9 Dec 2025, 16:12 GMT+69 days · was 11 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract award notice published23 Mar 2026, 17:36 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete23 Mar 2026, 17:36 GMT
- Contract signature expected3 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua ConsultantsSME, Jacobs UK Ltd3 Apr 2026 – 3 Apr 2031 · up to 7 Apr 2034Extensions: The Contract will be awarded for an initial term of five (5) years, with the option for Anglian Water to extend the Contract for a further period of up to three (3) years. The extension option may be exercised at Anglian Water's sole discretion, subject to continued business need, satisfactory performance, and ongoing regulatory and funding requirements. The extension period does not need to be exercised in full and may be taken in one or more increments, provided that the total extension period does not exceed three (3) years. Any decision to exercise an extension (or part thereof) will be confirmed in writing in accordance with the Contract terms. · Options: A Primary Supplier will be appointed to deliver Price Control Deliverable (PCD) assurance services and other regulatory assurance work. A Secondary Supplier will also be appointed and may be engaged to provide ad‑hoc assurance services, as required by Anglian Water, during the Contract term. In addition, the Contract includes an option allowing the Secondary Supplier to assume responsibility for PCD assurance services in the event of termination or cessation of the Primary Supplier's contract, to ensure continuity of service. All such options are exercisable at Anglian Water's discretion, are limited to the scope described in the procurement documents, and do not create an entitlement to additional work beyond that scope. | £4,000,000 | 5 Mar 2026standstill to 1 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- AQUA CONSULTANTS LIMITEDFramework contractor
- JACOBS U.K. LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender