Lot 1
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
AwardedFind a Tender · award
Source to Pay Software Solution (
BuyerSOUTHERN WATER SERVICES LIMITED
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published20 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Southern Water ("SW") seek a Solution Provider to licence a cloud-based, Source to Pay software solution ("Solution") that will give SW users a more intuitive experience in purchasing goods and services. The Source to Pay process ("S2P") comprises of Source to Contract ("S2C") and Purchase to Pay ("P2P") processes. The Solution will provide end-to-end functionality. P2P: The Solution will manage SW's end-to-end procurement processes from capturing a Requirement, through Purchase Requisition, Approval, Purchase Order Creation, Supplier PO Receipting, SW Service/Product Receipting, Supplier Invoicing to "OK to pay" from a 3-way match. Critical to improved user experience will be that the Solution will enable users to: 1. Execute required actions "on the move" via secure mobile technologies as well as computer based. 2. Leverage punchouts with external approved and secure supplier sites. 3. Access and order from approved supplier catalogues. The Solution must have a proven method of: 1. Managing professional services. 2. Goods and works contracts that may leverage Framework Agreements and timesheets. These areas represent a key portion of the SW spend profile. The nature of managing this spend in this Solution is still being defined but will be clarified later in the Procurement Process. S2C: For spend that is not readily available when requisitioned, the Solution would also have integrated Sourcing, Contracting and Supplier / Contract Performance Management functionality, that is triggered by workflow management to a central Procurement function. All S2P activities must workflow automatically and allow for online collaboration between SW colleagues and Suppliers, who will be able to access the Solution via a secure external Supplier Portal. The number of integrations to legacy SW systems is still being defined, but we would expect the Solution to be able to readily integrate to common Finance or HR platforms as a minimum and have SSO capability. It must also have the capability to be integrated with Asset Management, Inventory and Stores solutions, as a possible further future activity. (Although this is not in the initial implementation scope, it is essential there is evidential functional capability to do so.) To deliver the integration of the Solution, SW is seeking a Solution Implementation Partner ("SIP") who is accredited to the Software Provider ("SWP"). The Solution Provider is asked to identify up to three (3) Solution Implementation Partners ("SIP"). The process for nominating SIPs is described in the Tender Pack. The SIP must be able to: 1. Prove and leverage experience of SWP implementation in the UK utility industry, with a preference for Water industry. 2. Prove accreditation with the SWP, with experience in implementation of the specific Solution.
Lot details
Lot 2
No lot description published.
Statuscomplete
Comparable-procurement analytics
No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.
Procurement strategy & market signals
Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeutilities
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published
Planning & early market engagement
BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0
No planning milestones published.
Related procurements
No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.
Awards
Source to Pay Software Solution
Software Implementation Partner
Statuspending
SupplierPARADE CONSULTING LIMITED
Value£827,282
Contract periodFrom 4 Dec 2025 to 30 Nov 2026
Documents & submission route
No documents are published in the current source record.
Source data inventory
Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-0514c3 |
|---|---|
| Latest release ID | 075845-2025 |
| Latest release timestamp | Thu Nov 20 2025 17:06:47 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Source | find-a-tender |
| Official notice URL | Not published |
| Tender status | complete |
| Procurement method | selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Main procurement category | Not published |
| Above threshold | Not published |
| Legal basis | 2023/54 |
| Tender period: start | Not published |
| Tender period: end | Not published |
| Expression of interest deadline | Not published |
| Enquiry deadline | Not published |
| Award period: start | Not published |
| Award period: end | Not published |
| Submission method details | Not published |
| Submission languages | Not published |
| Electronic catalogue policy | Not published |
| Total tender value | Not published |
| Tender lots in source | 2 |
| Tender items in source | 0 |
| Tender documents in source | 0 |
| Awards in latest release | 2 |
| Contracts in latest release | 0 |
| Parties in latest release | 3 |
Notice history
| Date | Event | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2025 | award, contract | 075845-2025 |
| 22 May 2025 | tenderUpdate | 024716-2025 |
| 22 May 2025 | tenderUpdate | 024703-2025 |
| 22 May 2025 | tenderUpdate | 024596-2025 |
| 22 May 2025 | tender | 024586-2025 |
| 16 May 2025 | planningUpdate | 022068-2025 |
| 15 May 2025 | planning | 021851-2025 |
All source data
Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.
Complete current OCDS release JSON
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20 Nov 2025 · 075845-2025 · award, contract
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