Establishment and Management of Water Industry Consumer Panels in England and Wales
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Published
07 Nov 2025
Description
CCW intends to appoint a Supplier to establish, manage and operate 16 independent water industry consumer panels across England and Wales; one panel for each water company in accordance with the Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 . These panels will consist of domestic water and 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 value for money, billing, environmental concerns and support for vulnerable consumers. The panels will engender an understanding of consumer's views on issues of concern to domestic water consumers and identify service improvements consumers want from water companies.
Scope
- Reference
- 25-009
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 30 Sept 2025 to 30 Sept 2029
- CPV classifications
- 73110000
- Contract locations
- East Midlands, United KingdomWest Midlands, United KingdomNorth East England, United KingdomNorth West England, United KingdomEast of England, United KingdomSouth East England, United KingdomSouth West England, United KingdomWales, 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.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experiences of establishing a consumer research panel | 1. 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). | quality | 33.34% |
| Staff Experience | 2. Do you have employees on this project with experience of several research and engagement projects in water utilities over the last three years. | quality | 33.33% |
| Experience of managing live public dialogu | 3. Experience of managing live public dialogue on complex issues, balancing the perspectives of different stakeholders. | quality | 33.33% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Please see PSQ
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
Award details
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