Southern Water has awarded a contract for the provision of AMP 7 commercial services to support the core commercial team in undertaking pre and post contract activity and for a packaged fully managed cost intelligence function worth an estimated £22 million in total.

Lot 1 of the contract, which covers provision of a cost intelligence managed service, has been awarded to Mott MacDonald Ltd, one of two firms in the bidding for the work.

Lot 1 covers a fully integrated cost intelligence service provision for all 3 core components of the cost intelligence function including:

• capital programme/scheme estimations – AMP7 and AMP8 Price Review
• capital programme cost performance measurement, cost modelling/analysis, cost change control modelling and general capital delivery team support activities
• cost assurance of supply chain and SWS’s costs
• external benchmarking of the SWS capital programme and its component elements

Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd has been awarded Lot 2 for commercial management services, one four companies who bid for the work. Arcadis will provide cost management support services including to the existing Southern Water Commercial Team.

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