How to win: Cwm Taf Water Supply Strategy Procurement Scheme - Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC)

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Scope Update to Preliminary Market Engagement Notice This update to the Preliminary Market Engagement Notice published on 24 July 2026 (notice identifier 2026/S 000-070264) provides details of the next phase of market engagement for the Cwm Taf Water Supply Strategy, ahead of the planned procurement launch in Q1 2027. The “Engagement” section has been revised to summarise engagement undertaken to date and to provide information on a Meet The Buyer event on 10 November 2026, and details in relation to a data room to be made available before planned procurement launch. These arrangements replace the corresponding Engagement and Registration section in the 24 July 2026 notice. Earlier engagement in respect of the Cwm Taf WSS was advertised in the notice published on 10 November 2025 (notice identifier 2025/S 000-072565). Except as expressly amended by this update, the information published in notice 2026/S 000-070264 remains unchanged. Description Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water (DCWW) is the largest water and sewerage company in Wales and the sixth largest operating in England and Wales. Responsible for providing high-quality drinking water for over three million customers and for taking

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