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Strategic Research and Advisory Support of IT and Cyber
IT services: consulting
software development
Internet and support
UK
Published value
£400,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Wales & West Utilities Limited: "Strategic Research and Advisory Support of IT and Cyber". Published status: planning. Published value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Wales & West Utilities Limited | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £400,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Wales & West Utilities Limited
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Wales & West Utilities Limited. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
WARM WALES - CYMRU GYNNESTop vendor: 41% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 13 active published awards; 0 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| WARM WALES - CYMRU GYNNES | 1 win | £2,000,000 |
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 1 win | £1,150,000 |
| BRITISH KIDNEY PATIENT ASSOCIATION(THE) | 1 win | £1,100,000 |
| SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED | 1 win | £626,967 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWales & West Utilities Limited | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published22 Jul 2026, 13:25 BST | Last source update22 Jul 2026, 13:25 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationIT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support | ||
Delivery area UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06d0de | ||
What is being bought
Wales & West Utilities (WWU) seeks to procure a Data Advisory Services partner capable of providing expert, independent, and actionable guidance across data strategy, governance, analytics, architecture, and emerging technologies. The partner must deliver trusted, vendor neutral advisory services that support IT, Cyber, Risk, Asset, and Business functions in making evidence based decisions and maturing WWU's data capabilities.
WWU is continuously modernising its IT and data landscape and requires a research and advisory partner to support. WWU currently has a partner providing these services, however this tender is driven by the need to reengage with the market after many years since its last tender.
− Data governance improvements
− Data driven decision making
• Technology roadmap planning
• Benchmarking against industry standards
• Cyber risk and compliance alignment
• Adoption of modern data platforms and architectures
− Subject Matter Expertise in CIO levels, Cyber, IT Vendor Management and Architecture and toolkits to support these functions
− Access to domain specific conferences
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £400,000
22 Jul 2026, 13:25 BST - Status changed to planning
22 Jul 2026, 13:25 BST - Official notice release published
22 Jul 2026, 13:25 BST - Buyer information updated
22 Jul 2026, 13:25 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
22 Jul 2026, 13:25 BST - Procedure published
22 Jul 2026, 13:25 BST - engagement
19 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledThe pre-market engagement involves the completion of a pre-market questionnaire. To obtain a copy of this questionnaire, please email expressing your interest to wwuprocurement@wwutilities.co.uk Please ensure you request a copy of this questionnaire by no later than COP on 19/08/2026. Please return completed questionnaire by COP on 27th July 2026
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Wales & West Utilities Limited
Contracting authority GB-COH-05046791Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 22 Jul 2026, 13:25 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |