Official UK procurement notice
Severn Trent Water Annual Report and Accounts
Authority: SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£600,000≈ £200k / year · £720,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 25 Aug 2026awarded 5 Oct 2026
Awarded to EMPEROR DESIGN CONSULTANTS LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis award is for the development and production of the annual report. The services are:
- Design concept, creation, and evolving ST's reporting.
- Page make-up, typesetting and art working.
- Project and stakeholder management across a multi-disciplinary review group.
- Integration of financial and non-financial content.
- Print production and distribution management.
- Digital reporting outputs (e.g. interactive PDF and/or microsite)
- ESEF tagging and regulatory submission support
- How the procedure runs: Refer to the procurement documents for a detailed explanation.
CPV: Graphic design services · Lithographic services · Printing and delivery services · Printing and distribution services · Typesetting services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 sub-criteria (3)
- QUALITY: 55%
- COMPLIANCE: 5%
- PRICE: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- QUALITY
- PRICE
- COMPLIANCE
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Oct 2026, 15:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
2026/S 000-071695- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071695- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d671Find a Tender
- How it runs
Refer to the procurement documents for a detailed explanation.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: SAP Ariba · Who buys & how to bid on SAP Ariba
Access & registration note: Free buyer-specific invitations
- Submission deadline
- 25 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
29 Jul 2026 → 8 Oct 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published88 days ago29 Jul 2026, 13:23 BST
- Clarification questions by76 days ago10 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Submission deadline61 days ago25 Aug 2026, 14:00 BST
- Contract starts25 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by24 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent20 days ago6 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published17 days ago8 Oct 2026, 15:16 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jul 2026- Tender notice published29 Jul 2026, 13:23 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Oct 2026, 15:16 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Oct 2026, 15:16 BST
- Contract signature expected20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £600,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMPEROR DESIGN CONSULTANTS LIMITEDSME20 Oct 2026 – 19 Oct 2029 · up to 18 Oct 2031Extensions: Extensions may be awarded if performance is considered to be of high quality | £600,000 | 5 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EMPEROR DESIGN CONSULTANTS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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