Official UK procurement notice
Bedford Pumps - Transparency Notice
Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)
For the repair, refurbishment and supply of replacement parts for bespoke Bedford Pumps currently installed across its operational sites. Bedford Pumps is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of these assets and retains the proprietary intellectual property, technical knowledge and specifications required to support them. The contract is required to maintain the existing Bedford pumping assets until such time as Southern Water is able to replace or transition away from these pumps.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor the repair, refurbishment and supply of replacement parts for bespoke Bedford Pumps currently installed across its operational sites.
Bedford Pumps is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of these assets and retains the proprietary intellectual property, technical knowledge and specifications required to support them.
The contract is required to maintain the existing Bedford pumping assets until such time as Southern Water is able to replace or transition away from these pumps.
The contract will provide for the inspection, diagnosis, repair and refurbishment of Bedford pump and associated pump condition monitoring equipment.
Refurbishment services may include strip down, cleaning, machining, replacement of worn or defective components, reassembly and testing to OEM standards.
The contract will also provide for the supply of genuine OEM replacement parts and critical spares, including components
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Pumps LtdBedford Pumps - Repair, Refurbishment and Supply of Replacement Parts19 Nov 2026 – 18 Nov 2030 | £3,360,000 inc. VAT | — | Standstill |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Nov 2026, 10:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2026, 10:25 GMT
- Authority reference
Prj_- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-107431- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07ba44Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Bedford Pumps is the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the bespoke pumping assets currently installed across Southern Water's operational wastewater sites.
Bedford Pumps retains the proprietary intellectual property, technical specifications and specialist information required to manufacture certain replacement components and undertake the required repair and refurbishment activities. This information is not made available to alternative suppliers.
As a result of these intellectual property and exclusive rights, only Bedford Pumps is able to provide the required goods and services for the existing assets and there are currently no reasonable alternatives while the pumps remain operational.
Continued repair, refurbishment and availability of replacement parts is operationally critical. Failure of these pumping assets can result in loss of operational capability at wastewater sites and an increased risk of pollution incidents.
The direct award will therefore allow Southern Water to maintain the existing Bedford pumping assets until they can be replaced or Southern Water is otherwise able to transition away from its dependency on the OEM.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 12 Nov 2026- Transparency notice published12 Nov 2026, 10:25 GMTUK5
- Contract signature expected18 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bedford Pumps LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender