How to win: Energy Budget & Billing Validation System

About this contract

Thames Water is seeking to procure a modern, resilient, and scalable Energy budget & billing validation system to support the accurate processing, validation, and management of energy consumption and invoicing data across our operational estate. The solution will replace legacy processes with a secure, cloud‑based platform capable of integrating with our enterprise systems, improving data quality, strengthening financial assurance, and enabling more efficient operational decision‑making. The successful supplier will provide the software solution, associated implementation services, ongoing support, maintenance, and continuous improvement throughout the contract term. This procurement aims to establish a long‑term partnership with a supplier who can demonstrate technical maturity, strong service delivery capability, and proven experience operating within complex, regulated environment. Thames Water reserves the right to refine the award criteria. Please note that that deadline for asking for access to the PSQ & submitting of the PSQ is 24 July 2026 at 12:00 noon.

How to win contracts like this

• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £500,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 29 July 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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