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# NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumbrian-water-limited-coh-02366703). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED is a UK Contracting Authority based in North East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 50 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** North East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-COH-02366703` (Companies House)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 50
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £860m (median award: £8.8m) across 6 of 6 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** companies-house (NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumbrian-water-limited-coh-02366703

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 30% above the published estimate (median of 4 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 16 (62%), Framework: 10 (38%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Selective: 17 (65%), Open: 6 (23%), Route not published: 2 (8%), Direct award: 1 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 10 notices, last 24 months (38% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 5 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 5 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 3 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 3 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[PLANTLIFE INTERNATIONAL - THE WILD PLANT CONSERVATION CHARITY](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/plantlife-international-the-wild-plant-conservation-charity-coh-03166339):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
2. **[WILD CAPITAL 1 LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wild-capital-1-ltd-coh-14747595):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
3. **[EBL HB Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ebl-hb-limited-coh-13489265):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[Engie Power Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/engie-power-limited-coh-04236804):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
5. **[GEORGE THOMPSON (GREAT OAKLEY) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/george-thompson-great-oakley-limited-coh-00452161):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Engie Power Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/engie-power-limited-coh-04236804):** £780m · [Lot 1 - Power - Import & Export (HH/NHH/UMS)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/energy-supply-for-nwg-lot-3-meter-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-05d352) · Awarded: 6 Feb 2026
2. **[Engie Power Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/engie-power-limited-coh-04236804):** £60m · [NW2980 Lot 2 Gas](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/energy-supply-for-nwg-lot-3-meter-operator-ocds-h6vhtk-05d352) · Awarded: 6 Feb 2026
3. **[TravelPerk UK IRL Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/travelperk-uk-irl-limited-coh-03770815):** £9.0m · [Travel Management Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/travel-management-services-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-05d846) · Awarded: 30 Mar 2026
4. **[Anything Is Possible Media Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/anything-is-possible-media-limited-coh-10910014):** £8.6m · [Media Buying](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/media-buying-ocds-h6vhtk-0694e9) · Awarded: 4 Aug 2026
5. **[QSTORY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/qstory-limited-coh-08840798):** £1.3m · [NW2942 - Intraday Workforce Optimisation Solution](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nw2942-intraday-workforce-optimisation-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-0646fa) · Awarded: 14 Jul 2026

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumbrian-water-limited-coh-02366703#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumbrian-water-limited-coh-02366703
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt