Southern Water has gone out to tender with an AMP7 framework contract for IT services and application lifecycle management worth up to £50 million in total.

The requirements cover all potential application lifecycle management (ALM) development work across the full scope of SWS application technologies. The following 5 separate areas have been identified in the business:
- Digital services
- Corporate system services
- Assets and GIS services
- Operational technology and telemetry services (OT&T)
- Enterprise information management (EIM)
The water company is looking to select between 15 to 20 ALM service providers who are capable of providing application technology assist, build, operate, transfer and turnkey services, enabling the utility to compete development work within a pool of pre-qualified service.
The contract is being tendered in the following Lots – a maximum number of three Lots can be awarded to any single tenderer:
Lot 1: Digital Services
Lot 2: Corporate Services
Lot 3a: Assets
Lot 3b: GIS
Lot 4: Operational Technology and Telemetry Services (OT&T)
Lot 5: Enterprise Information Management (EIM).
Initial contract term is 4 years with an extension option to renew for up to further 4 years.
Successful suppliers, whether being a single contractor, prime contractor (which may be an existing company or special purpose vehicle) or consortium, will be required to be a single legal entity.
The water company is looking to appoint up to 20 suppliers to the framework agreement.
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 5th October 2020 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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