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Published 14 Jul 2025, 07:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Borehole Pumps · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Anglian Water Services (Public body)

Framework agreementGoodsNegotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Framework ceiling (notional)£8,000,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 21 Nov 2024awarded 24 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supply of pumps designed for the abstraction of potable water from Boreholes (borehole pumps). Anglian Water's borehole pump duties range from 3l/s to 212l/s and 10m/h to 210m/h.

To supply DWI (Drinking Water Inspectorate) compliant borehole pumps for new schemes and replacement pumps with options for installation, commissioning and repair services supporting the Anglian Water Groundwater Team and strategic partners / delivery routes.

The primary business unit acquiring borehole pumps has seen demands in the magnitude of 4-8 borehole pumps per month. This may be considered an indicative volume. Anglian Water does not guarantee pump volumes through the proposed period.

All pumps must conform to WIMES specifications (including any Anglian Water specific edits.

All pumps must comply to ISO9906:2012 Grade 1B, 1E or 1U or Grades 2B and 2U; no negative tolerance on pump and motor combined efficiency.

Delivery of pumps is deemed a Health and Safety high risk activity. Bidders must hold Achilles UVDB Verify B or ISO45001.

Bidders must evidence compliance with DWI regulations including certification of materials in contact and management of their processes around renewal of such certificates.

Bidders are expected to evidence CDM Designer competence.

Bidders are expected to know and evidence their environmental impact / sustainability and pump's carbon footprint.

Bidders are expected to evidence development road maps.

Anglian Water uses SAP Ariba and actively increasing purchasing coverage using SAP Ariba Guided Buying. The successful Bidders will commit to actively engaging, developing and using SAP Ariba with Anglian Water's Procurement Systems team.

CPV: Water pumps

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 4 suppliers · 6 bids received (1.5 per place) · 1 appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The major requirement is for the supply and delivery of DWI (Drinking Water…AwardedPublished value£8,000,000

The major requirement is for the supply and delivery of DWI (Drinking Water Inspectorate) compliant borehole pumps for new schemes and replacement pumps with options for installation, commissioning and repair services.

All pumps must conform to WIMES specifications (including any Anglian Water specific edits.

All pumps must comply to ISO9906:2012 Grade 1B, 1E or 1U or Grades 2B and 2U; no negative tolerance on pump and motor combined efficiency.

Delivery of pumps is deemed a Health and Safety high risk activity. Bidders must hold Achilles UVDB Verify B or ISO45001.

Bidders must evidence compliance with DWI regulations including certification of materials in contact and management of their processes around renewal of such certificates.

Delivery: East of England · We expect the majority of pumps to be delivered to Anglian Water's Groundwater Engineering Depot (NR17 1PZ).
Second stage: 4–null candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Applicants will be assessed in accordance with the Utilities Contract Regulations 2016 on the basis of information provided in Applicants tender responses.

What this means for your bid
  • “Borehole Pumps” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
14 Jul 2025, 07:54 BST
Last source update
14 Jul 2025, 07:54 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039451
Classification (CPV)
Water pumps
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ac24 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Anglian Water will operate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers to provide time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Unsuccessful tenderers shall be notified by Anglian Water as soon as possible after the decision is made as to the reasons why they were unsuccessful. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 provide that aggrieved parties who have been harmed, or are at risk of harm, by breach of the rules are to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Publisher note: Anglian Water does not bind itself to accept any tender and is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest or tendering for this opportunity. Anglian Water uses SAP Ariba and actively increasing purchasing coverage using SAP Ariba Guided Buying. The successful Bidders will commit to actively engaging, developing and using SAP Ariba with Anglian Water's Procurement Systems team post award.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Appointment period ends
21 Nov 2024
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
450 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Nov 2024 → 14 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    21 Nov 2024
  2. Notice published
    14 Jul 2025, 07:54 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 6
Contracts signed 5latest 24 Jun 2025

5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 039451-2025-1

    Signed
    24 Jun 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 039451-2025-2

    Signed
    24 Jun 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 039451-2025-3

    Signed
    24 Jun 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 039451-2025-4

    Signed
    24 Jun 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active
  • Contract 039451-2025-5

    Signed
    24 Jun 2025
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic bodyWater GB-COH: 02366656 Lancaster House Lancaster Way, Huntingdon, East of England, PE296XUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London.Contact phone
  • High Court, Royal Courts of Justice,Review body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.