Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c03-fd0e-71cf-bf89-a6269085ef9d/water-trading-scope-benefits-and-options awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Water Trading - Scope, Benefits and Options [Water Services Regulation Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/water-services-regulation-authority) Estimated value £60,000 Published 18 Nov 2016 Deadline Closed 22 Jul 2015 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - 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 The objectives of the work are to: • address the extent to which current water trading levels reflect underlying economic fundamentals versus identifiable barriers and the potential scope for water trading in the medium and longer term; • identify potential lessons from the experiences of water trading in overseas water markets and assess how these could be applied to England and Wales; • assess the existing and potential barriers to water trading and identify their relative importance – this should include considering whether concentrating water trading on raw water rather than extending to treated water acts as a barrier to trade; • related to the above, identify and evaluate the options for mitigating or removing barriers, including assessing how to remove barriers to trading treated water;develop options for the use of incentives and institutional arrangements to enable / encourage water trading and to assess the merits of these different approaches; • reflecting the above, provide a quantification of the costs and benefits of increased water trading, drawing primarily on existing sources (note, we are not expecting substantive primary research or analysis to inform this. Rather, we expect the consultant to make use of existing evidence and, where appropriate, make adjustments to reflect latest data and their emerging findings arising from this study); and • finally, drawing the above together, provide recommendations as to the implications for the need for price and service regulation of the affected parts of the value chain to ensure that customers are protected. Additional information: For further information, please contact: Read full description ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/d7c8bf6f-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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