Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd0-3e4a-73a8-85ec-0ec1f3ac67e5/business-management-consultancy awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Business Management Consultancy [Southern Water Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/southern-water-services-limited) Estimated value Not stated Published 14 Jul 2026 Deadline Closed 17 Dec 2025 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Split into 6 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Southern Water Services are seeking to establish a framework panel whom have the expertise to support the companies ambitions. SWS are seeking business management consultancy & related professional services expertise in, but not limited to: Regulatory Advice, Regulatory Economic Advisory and Modelling, Procurement and Commercial, General Tax, Financial Services, Strategy & Change All services provided under this framework agreement are to be structured in a manner that is outside the scope of IR35 legislation. The service providers remain responsible for compliance with all relevant tax and employment regulations SWS will retain the right to compete work outside the pool of pre-qualified service providers (via Procurement Act 2023 process or otherwise) in its discretion (e.g. where the pre-qualified service providers do not have specialist capability to deliver the consultancy services required by SWS or the price secured within the pool is not judged by SWS to be market competitive). Indicative lot values per annum : - Lot 1 a Regulatory Advice £1.4m - Lot 1 b Regulatory Economic Advisory and Modelling £1m - Lot 2 Procurement & Commercial £3m - Lot 3 a General Tax £400k - Lot 3 b Financial Services £1m - Lot 4 Strategy & Change £10m Whilst these values reflect the best estimate, Tenderers should be aware that we may see peaks in demand that are much higher than the indicated values per annum and there will be some years it’s much lower. These values may be subject to change due to potential future regulatory or policy changes Read full description ## CPV classification Business and management consultancy and related services Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy Business development consultancy services Economic impact assessment Business analysis consultancy services Business and management consultancy services Procurement consultancy services Tax consultancy services Financial consultancy services Financial management consultancy services Mergers and acquisition services Financial market regulatory services Corporate finance and venture capital services Banking and investment services Human resources management consultancy services Project management consultancy services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05e275-2026-07-14T16:19:40+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05e275-2026-07-14T16:19:40+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. 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