Official UK procurement notice
Biosolids Delivery and Field Management Services
Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe tender is for the collection, transportation and unloading of Biosolids from Wastewater Treatment Works to customers land (farming land) and field management services, whereby the Biosolids is stockpiled on delivery utilising ground mats and excavators by the Suppliers
CPV: Sludge disposal services · Sludge removal services · Sludge transport services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 7 suppliers · 5 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published valueLot #1NorthCancelledRenewalPublished value£3,200,000
The sites involved in this lot Carlisle WwTW and Penrith WwTW
The tender is for the collection, transportation and unloading of Biosolids from the above Wastewater Treatment Works to customers land (farming land) and field management services, whereby the Biosolids is stockpiled on delivery utilising ground mats and excavators by the Suppliers
Lot #2CentralCancelledRenewalPublished value£14,300,000
The sites involved in this lot Blackburn WwTW
The tender is for the collection, transportation and unloading of Biosolids from the above Wastewater Treatment Works to customers land (farming land) and field management services, whereby the Biosolids is stockpiled on delivery utilising ground mats and excavators by the Suppliers Additional information: Transfer Station and other WwTW
The tender is for the collection, transportation and unloading of Biosolids from the above Wastewater Treatment Works to customers land (farming land) or alternate end destinations
Lot #3Additional Transportation Services (1)AwardedRenewalPublished value£7,100,000
Transfer stations and additional sites
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Please refer to procurement documents
- Shortlisting
- Please refer to procurement documents
- “Biosolids Delivery and Field Management Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 7 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Feb 2025, 17:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 9 Oct 2025, 15:04 BST
- Authority reference
PRO004672- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-063804- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04dee5Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
Timeline
17 Mar 2025 → 9 Oct 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected23 Apr 2025, 00:00 BST
- Notice published381 days ago9 Oct 2025, 15:04 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete9 Oct 2025, 15:04 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast7 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Lot 1 North
- Signed
- 6 Oct 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 2 Central
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Additional Transportation Services
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Additional Transportation Services
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Additional Transportation Services
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Additional Transportation Service's
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 3 Additional Transportation Service's
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England & WalesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
5 commercial parties on the notice- CJ & JM Huyton Framework contractor
- Robinson Contract Services Ltd Framework contractor
- Roy Braidwood and Sons Transport Ltd Framework contractor
- Trade Effluent Services Ltd Framework contractor
- Wrights Of Twycross Limited Framework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria