Establishment Management and Operation of Water Industry Consumer Panels

CCWcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-0506edProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£799k

Awarded 31 Aug 2025

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

18 Sept 2025

Description

CCW intends to appoint a Supplier to establish, manage and operate 16 independent water company consumer panels across England and Wales. These panels will consist of household water/wastewater consumers. They will be used to provide regular feedback on the performance of water companies and other issues of concern to water consumers such as local issues, value for money, customer service and billing, environmental concerns and support for vulnerable consumers. The panels will engender an understanding of consumer's views on issues of concern to household water consumers and identify service improvements consumers want from water companies.

Scope

Reference
25-010
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
30 Sept 2025 to 30 Sept 2029
CPV classifications
73110000
Contract locations
East Midlands, United Kingdom
West Midlands, United Kingdom
North East England, United Kingdom
North West England, United Kingdom
East of England, United Kingdom
South East England, United Kingdom
South West England, United Kingdom
Wales, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Experiences of establishing a consumer research panel1. Please detail your experiences of establishing a consumer research panel with demographics, analysis and reporting segmented into multiple geographic areas (Provide at least 2 example projects within the last 3 years min).quality33.34%
Staff Experience2. Do you have employees on this project with experience of several research and engagement projects in water utilities over the last three years.quality33.33%
Experience of managing live public dialogu3. Experience of managing live public dialogue on complex issues, balancing the perspectives of different stakeholders.quality33.33%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Please see PSQ

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Competitive flexible procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£799k

Award date

31 Aug 2025

Contract start

30 Sept 2025

Contract end

30 Sept 2029