The objective of this tender is to select a single supplier to provide a combined Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service covering SWS’ Corporate/IT and Operational Technology (OT) environments.
SWS is seeking a 24/7/365 MDR service providing continuous monitoring, threat detection, triage, investigation, IT and OT incident response, case management, reporting and assurance evidence. The MDR Service must support SWS in meeting its regulatory and assurance obligations, including CAF, NIS and DWI requirements
SWS operates an existing security tooling estate (e.g. Nozomi Networks, Cisco Cyber Vision and CrowdStrike). The MDR Service Provider will be expected to consume and integrate telemetry from these existing SWS tooling sources rather than replace them by default. Where a Tenderer identifies material gaps in the existing tooling estate, they should propose solutions to address those gaps as part of their proposed design and tender response.
Estimated contract value for a 3-year contract with options to extend by 1-year and a further 1-year is £8.5m
Warehouse racking supply maintenance and inspection
The nature of the work required is to design, supply, erect, install, inspect, remove, manage H&S regs (but not limited to) of all Warehouse racking, install and certification requirements for Southern Water.
A Marketing & Communications Dynamic Market Scope designed to provide access to a comprehensive range of specialist marketing, communications, digital, branding, reporting, and stakeholder engagement services. This will be split into 7 Lots (parts).
RFI - Data Centre Transformation & Rationalisation Programme
Southern Water is developing a programme to transform and rationalise its data centre estate. This Request for Information (RFI) is a preliminary market engagement exercise under the Procurement Act 2023, intended to inform and shape the emerging vision ahead of any procurement. Through it, Southern Water is seeking to:
• Understand the capability, capacity and appetite of the market to deliver a programme of this nature;
• Test the feasibility and realism of the emerging vision, and in particular the delivery timescale;
• Gather delivery approaches, technical options, innovations, case studies and indicative commercial models;
• Understand how the market would best package (Lot) the requirement; and
• Inform Southern Water's business case, sourcing strategy and eventual procurement approach.
Southern Water is seeking information on solutions for Fuel Card services. We operate a fleet of circa 1200 vehicles, 1000 of them being Light Commercial Vehicles. Our current fuel operating costs are Circa £2,000,000 per annum. We are exploring options that will supply our drivers and vehicles with fuel and the means to continue operating across our service area.
RFI can be found at this link https://southernwater.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/go/56262046019F93A78390
Introduction and purpose of the RFI
Background
For Southern Water, Smart Systems is a major transformation programme and strategic priority spanning the whole water cycle. We recently completed Discovery (Phase 1) defining the initial modules we wanted, a gap analysis, and decision on whether to run Smart Systems as a long-term strategic programme.
Next steps
We are now moving into Planning (Phase 2a), better defining our modules, the functionality and phasing we want, as well as benefits, dependencies and the required architecture to enable these modules. This culminates in a programme business case and decision on the first modules we wish to procure and implement (Phase 2b).
Our objectives of the RFI (Request for Information) is as below
▪To understand the available Smart Systems capabilities that exist and their alignment to our defined 10 modules
▪To capture case studies and potential benefits to support our business case and module prioritisation
Following this inital RFI we will look to tender the need under PA23 - outlined dates are estimates and will be confirmed when the tender is issued to market - following internal strategy approval.
Scope of Works includes planned and reactive maintenance, structural repairs, pipework renewals, membrane installations, and asset upgrades, with a core focus on ensuring asset integrity, water quality protection, and network resilience.
Suppliers will be expected to support a range of activities including inspection, rehabilitation, replacement of reservoir components, and management of associated conduits, valves, and outlet works in line with industry best practice and regulatory requirements.
There is also a requirement to support emergency response, isolation planning, and development of site-specific procedures, alongside ensuring all works meet potable water standards (including Regulation 31 compliance).
Market Engagement Notice - Biogas Assets, Digester Maintenance and Tanks
General Requirements –
• Design and specification
• Manufacture and/or supply
• Installation and commissioning
• Planned preventative maintenance (PPM)
• Reactive maintenance and repair
• Refurbishment and replacement
• Process optimisation and performance improvement
For the following areas -
A. Digester Systems - Southern Water operates 43 digesters across 16 Sludge Treatment Centres (STCs), with a full cleaning and maintenance cycle typically undertaken on a circa 9-year basis. Between major interventions, assets undergo routine inspection and maintenance to ensure continued safe and efficient operation.
B. Biogas Assets - Southern Water operates a range of biogas assets supporting anaerobic digestion and energy recovery processes. These assets are critical to operational performance and safety compliance
C. Tank Systems (Non-Concrete) - Southern Water operates a range of non-concrete tank systems across its water and wastewater operations – circa 200+. These assets are used for a variety of applications including the storage of drinking water, wastewater and sewage treatment, process water, industrial effluent, anaerobic digestion/biogas processes, and bulk solids.
