Ofwat Innovation Fund delivery partner 2025-30

The Water Services Regulation AuthoritycontractContracts FinderRef MT234342SME suitableVCSE suitablecomplete
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Estimated value

£18.4m

Awarded value

£18.4m

Awarded 30 Mar 2025

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

15 May 2025

Deadline 20 Nov 2024

Description

We are looking to appoint delivery partners to support Ofwat in delivering the Ofwat Innovation Fund and aspects of the Water Efficiency Fund in AMP 8 (the asset management planning period which runs from April 2025-March 2030). This is a continuation of the existing Innovation Fund which was established in 2020 and the introduction of a new Water Efficiency Fund (WEF) of which this Invitation to Tender is concerned with only two aspects: the Water Efficiency Lab (WEL) - an annual competition similar to the Innovation Fund but focused solely on water efficiency, and the evaluation of the Water Efficiency Campaign (WEC), which is the other part of the two components that make up the WEF.We are looking for delivery partner support in three distinct but linked areas:Lot 1: Core Innovation Fund and WEL deliveryLot 2: Implementation programmeLot 3: Evaluation

Scope

Reference
MT234342
Total value
£18,400,000 excluding VAT
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2025 to 30 Mar 2027
CPV classifications
65000000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline
20 Nov 2024, 12:00 pm

Award details

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

Awarded value

£18.4m

Award date

30 Mar 2025

Contract start

31 Mar 2025

Contract end

30 Mar 2027