Official UK procurement notice
2026 WS3201649050 OT Network Services (Routers, Switches)
Authority: Anglian Water Services (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAnglian Water is undertaking early market engagement to inform the future procurement of Operational Technology (OT) Reseller Services. Through this engagement, we are seeking insight from the market to better understand supplier capabilities, service offerings, delivery models, and emerging innovations that can support the continued development and operation of our OT network infrastructure.
The objective is to establish a strategic panel of qualified resellers capable of supplying, integrating, and supporting key OT technologies across our operational environment. The insights gathered will help shape our future sourcing strategy and ensure we secure a commercially robust, resilient, and scalable solution that supports critical operations, regulatory compliance, and long-term business objectives.
Our key objectives for a future approach include:
Securing competitive and sustainable commercial arrangements that deliver long-term value and support evolving business requirements.
Ensuring resilience of supply through access to trusted partners with the capability to provide responsive technical support, integration services, and ongoing lifecycle management.
Strengthening operational and cyber resilience through solutions and expertise aligned with the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Regulations 2018, the NCSC Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF), and wider industry best practice.
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Providing access to accredited technical expertise, vendor specialisms, and value-added services that enhance the performance, security, and reliability of our OT estate.
Establishing future-ready partnerships that support innovation, technology refresh, and the increasing digitalisation and interconnectivity of operational assets.
Your input will play a key role in helping Anglian Water understand current market capabilities and opportunities, ensuring that our future procurement approach supports operational continuity, improves asset visibility and control, and enables us to respond effectively to evolving business, regulatory, and cybersecurity challenges.
CPV: Networks
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 5 yrs from 2 Aug 2027
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 0001PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Sept 2026, 16:56 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 16:56 BST
- Authority reference
PMZW-7779-DCNZ- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077bde
How it was run
- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice publishedjust passed28 Sept 2026, 16:56 BST
- Market engagementin 28 days26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Interested parties are requested to return the separate pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire via the SAP Ariba system by 11pm on 26th October 2026. To ensure that all parties receive the same information, please submit any questions or requests for clarification using the messaging function. more…
Responses to all questions will be shared with all interested parties via SAP Ariba unless the information is deemed by Anglian Water at its discretion to be confidential to a particular party. - Tender notice expectedin 42 days9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 307 days2 Aug 2027, 01:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Sept 2026, 16:56 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender