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title: "Target Costing Automation System"
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# Target Costing Automation System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/target-costing-automation-system-ocds-h6vhtk-041ca0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Currently the calculation of final determination and target costs for the investments involves large calculation spreadsheets which are linked to thousands of individual spreadsheets and requires considerable manual effort. Anglian Water is looking to automate the steps involved in the calculation where possible and integrate the activity with the preceding and downstream steps.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Anglian Water Services](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/anglian-water-services-coh-02366656)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Accounting software development services, Financial analysis and accounting software development services, Financial analysis software development services, Financial systems software development services, Spreadsheet software development services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKH
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041ca0`

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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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## Description
Currently the calculation of final determination and target costs for the investments involves large calculation spreadsheets which are linked to thousands of individual spreadsheets and requires considerable manual effort.  Anglian Water is looking to automate the steps involved in the calculation where possible and integrate the activity with the preceding and downstream steps.  Any system envisaged to meet this business need would have to overcome the challenge posed by the volume and complexity of projects that span across multiple business teams.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 72212441, 72212442, 72212443, 72212990, 72212991
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F034801-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-24T12:16:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-02T21:01:04.907Z
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