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# Strategic Research and Advisory Support of IT and Cyber

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-research-and-advisory-support-of-it-and-cyber-ocds-h6vhtk-06d0de). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Wales & West Utilities Limited: "Strategic Research and Advisory Support of IT and Cyber". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Wales & West Utilities Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wales-west-utilities-limited-coh-05046791)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-research-and-advisory-support-of-it-and-cyber-ocds-h6vhtk-06d0de#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06d0de`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/strategic-research-and-advisory-support-of-it-and-cyber-ocds-h6vhtk-06d0de#tl-md)

## Description
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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 72000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 01/11/2026 to 01/11/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F069168-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-22T12:25:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T00:05:17.413Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06d0de