AwardedAwarded 10 July 2026

Business Management Consultancy

Southern Water Services Limited · Private utility

In brief

Southern Water Services Limited awarded consultancy and IT and software work to Mott MacDonald, PA Consulting Ltd and Baringa Partners LLP and 32 others on 10 July 2026.

It is a framework worth up to £161,280,000 including VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

It is split into 6 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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

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What the notice says

Southern Water Services are seeking to establish a framework panel whom have the expertise to support the companies ambitions. SWS are seeking business management consultancy & related professional services expertise in, but not limited to: Regulatory Advice, Regulatory Economic Advisory and Modelling, Procurement and Commercial, General Tax, Financial Services, Strategy & Change All services provided under this framework agreement are to be structured in a manner that is outside the scope of IR35 legislation. The service providers remain responsible for compliance with all relevant tax and employment regulations SWS will retain the right to compete work outside the pool of pre-qualified…Read the full description
Southern Water Services are seeking to establish a framework panel whom have the expertise to support the companies ambitions. SWS are seeking business management consultancy & related professional services expertise in, but not limited to: Regulatory Advice, Regulatory Economic Advisory and Modelling, Procurement and Commercial, General Tax, Financial Services, Strategy & Change All services provided under this framework agreement are to be structured in a manner that is outside the scope of IR35 legislation. The service providers remain responsible for compliance with all relevant tax and employment regulations SWS will retain the right to compete work outside the pool of pre-qualified service providers (via Procurement Act 2023 process or otherwise) in its discretion (e.g. where the pre-qualified service providers do not have specialist capability to deliver the consultancy services required by SWS or the price secured within the pool is not judged by SWS to be market competitive). Indicative lot values per annum : Lot 1a Regulatory Advice £1.4m Lot 1b Regulatory Economic Advisory and Modelling £1m Lot 2 Procurement & Commercial £3m Lot 3a General Tax £400k Lot 3b Financial Services £1m Lot 4 Strategy & Change £10m Whilst these values reflect the best estimate, Tenderers should be aware that we may see peaks in demand that are much higher than the indicated values per annum and there will be some years it’s much lower. These values may be subject to change due to potential future regulatory or policy changes

Lots

LotTradeValue
Regulatory Advice
20 May 2026 to 20 May 2034
What this lot covers

This Lot covers the provision of business management consultancy and professional services to support regulatory strategy and compliance.

Management consultancy, Architecture and engineering£161,280,000
Regulatory Economic Advisory and Modelling
20 May 2026 to 20 May 2034
What this lot covers

This Lot covers the provision of business management consultancy and professional services to support regulatory economic activities.

IT services and software, Management consultancy, Marketing and communications£161,280,000
Procurement & Commercial
8 May 2026 to 8 May 2034
What this lot covers

This Lot covers the provision of business management consultancy and professional services to support procurement and supply chain activities. This includes, but is not limited to strategic advice, implementation, and delivery across the full procurement lifecycle.

Management consultancy£161,280,000
General Tax
20 May 2026 to 20 May 2034
What this lot covers

This Lot covers the provision of business management consultancy and professional services including but not limited tax.

Management consultancy, Accountancy and audit, Financial services and insurance£161,280,000
Financial Services
4 May 2026 to 4 May 2034
What this lot covers

This Lot covers the provision of business management consultancy and professional services including but not limited to financial services.

Management consultancy, Financial services and insurance£161,280,000
Strategy & Change
8 May 2026 to 8 May 2034
What this lot covers

This Lot covers the provision of business management consultancy and professional services including but not limited to to end to end transformation, strategy& change.

IT services and software, Management consultancy£161,280,000

Who won

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 074389-2025
  2. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 066421-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

54

Awards

17

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From notice 074389-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 November 2025, last updated 14 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.