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Asset Investment Management System

Wales & West Utilities Limited · Private utility

In brief

Wales & West Utilities Limited has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £800,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 1 September 2027.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 5 bids per contract for IT and software contracts across the UK (from 1331 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Wales and West Utilities (WWU) wish to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of an Asset Investment Management System. The Asset Investment Manager system (AIM) is a decision support tool used by WWU for modelling the whole-life cost of assets, scenario modelling, and future business planning. It helps in making informed decisions regarding asset management and investment strategies. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that…Read the full description
Wales and West Utilities (WWU) wish to engage with the market to seek their views on establishing a robust, value for money contract for the provision of an Asset Investment Management System. The Asset Investment Manager system (AIM) is a decision support tool used by WWU for modelling the whole-life cost of assets, scenario modelling, and future business planning. It helps in making informed decisions regarding asset management and investment strategies. Any information gathered through this market consultation exercise will inform internal business planning and any possible subsequent procurement process and will NOT be appraised in any future tender evaluation exercise. Please note that participation or non-participation in this preliminary market consultation exercise shall not prevent any supplier from participating in any potential procurement process, nor is it intended that any information supplied shall place any supplier at an advantage or disadvantage in any forthcoming procurement process. For the avoidance of doubt, this is the scoping phase of the project and is not part of a formal procurement process. Suppliers who wish to participate in the market engagement exercise should complete the pre-market engagement questionnaire. The Questionnaire must be completed and PME Document signed and returned by no later than 3pm on 23/03/2026 in accordance with the instructions detailed in the PME Questionnaire document. There are no formal tender documents to be completed other than the questionnaire. All communication, including completed PME Questionnaires must be sent to wwuprocurement@wwutilities.co.uk

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 019789-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

28

Awards

13

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. Adobe Licenses for the London Borough of Lewisham

    London Borough of BrentUK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soonLess than an hour leftSuitable for SMEs

    £55kestimated
  2. Client Support Framework (CSF)

    East West Rail Company LimitedUK-wideArchitecture and engineering, Environmental services

    Closing soonLess than an hour leftExpress interest3 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £350mframework ceiling
  3. Procurement of a 'Local Authority' Legal Case Management System

    North Tyneside Borough CouncilNorth EastIT services and software, Legal services

    Closing soonLess than an hour left

    £200kestimated
  4. Libraries Scotland eNewspaper and eMagazine

    Scottish Library and Information CouncilScotlandLeisure, culture and events, IT services and software

    Closing soonLess than an hour left

    £1.6mestimated
  5. Fleet Management System

    North East Derbyshire District CouncilEast MidlandsIT services and software, Vehicles and fleet

    Closing soonLess than an hour leftSmall contract

    £30kestimated

From notice 019789-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 5 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.