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Published 11 Sept 2026, 16:13 BST
Official UK Procurement Procedure

Boundary Boxes — UK Public Procurement Procedure

Southern Water Services Limited
goods
Above threshold
Open procedure
Special Regime: {"utilities"}
Boundary boxes
South East (UKJ)
Published value
£0
Contract value exc. VAT
Submission deadline
7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
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Clarification Cut-Off
30 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 2 lots
Contract duration
5 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 12 Jan 2027, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
Submit via portal
Official notice
Instructions: View and join this event at: https://supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events?customer=southernwater&company_name=Southern+Water

What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Southern Water Services Limited: "Boundary Boxes ". Published status: active. Published value: £0. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: supplier.coupahost.com.

Official Requirement Description:

Supply of standard and non-standard boundary boxes.

Lots and requirements (2)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Standard Boundary Boxes
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£0
    Supply of 25mm standard boundary boxes and associated components for use within Southern Water's water distribution network, supporting both reactive maintenance activities and smart metering installation programmes.
    Contract period:
    12 Jan 2027 — 11 Jan 2032 (5 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published
    Options / extension:
    5 years plus the option to extend for 3 years.
    Pre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
    • Economic & Financial
      PSQ Requirements
    • Technical Capacity
      As set out in the ITT
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Non Standard Boundary Boxes
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£0
    Supply of non-standard, multi-property and specialist boundary boxes and associated components for use within Southern Water's water distribution network, supporting both reactive maintenance activities and smart metering installation programmes.
    Contract period:
    12 Jan 2027 — 11 Jan 2032 (5 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    Not published
    Options / extension:
    5 years plus the option to extend for 3 years.
    Pre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
    • Economic & Financial
      PSQ Requirements
    • Technical Capacity
      As set out in the ITT

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Technical: 70%
Commercial: 30%
Uniform evaluation weighting applied across all 2 lots.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)Edmundson Electrical LimitedHolds 45.5% of historical attributable spend
Moderate Concentration
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~2× annual contract value annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 5 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Southern Water Services Limited

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Southern Water Services Limited. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    4Bids / Report (median)
    Single-bidder rate: 0% · Mean: 3.5 bids
    Supplier Concentration
    Moderate Concentration
    Edmundson Electrical LimitedTop vendor: 45.5% of attributable value
    Published spend
    £57,200,000Historical spend
    Cumulative GBP spend across 6 retained awards
    Typical award value
    £1,800,000Robust (n=6)
    Middle 50% of awards: £1,800,000 – £18,450,000 · 809% of the sector median for CPV 44
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (6 active published awards)
    Coverage: 6 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot); 6 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
    Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 44):
    Supplier Name
    Historic Awards
    Attributable Value
    Avg. Price Discount
    Edmundson Electrical Limited1 win£26,000,000No published budget
    ERIKS INDUSTRIAL SERVICES LIMITED1 win£24,000,000No published budget
    Pirtek (UK) Limited1 win£1,800,000No published budget
    EU Automation1 win£1,800,000No published budget
    Radwell International - UK Ltd1 win£1,800,000No published budget

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 44 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 17:49 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 118 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    4reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 1,939 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~60 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 199 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 44)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
    Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure LtdCRN: 04273754
    		41 contracts£2,000,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    McLaughlin and Harvey LimitedCRN: NI27864
    		7 contracts£1,000,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    John GrahamCRN: NI003503
    		3 contracts£1,000,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Trapeze ITS Switzerland GmBH LimitedCRN: CH-290.4.016.518-7
    		4 contracts£959,213,500At ceiling / not disclosed
    Fortem Solutions LimitedCRN: 197 7377 96
    		19 contracts£906,441,637At ceiling / not disclosed
    Axis Europe PlcCRN: PCNG-4217-XXCQ
    		44 contracts£794,963,071At ceiling / not disclosed
    Milestone Infrastructure Limited
    		2 contracts£656,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Mears LimitedCRN: 2519234
    		25 contracts£538,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Kier ConstructionCRN: 02099533
    		29 contracts£500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    McLaughlin & Harvey Construction Limited
    		1 contract£500,000,000At ceiling / not disclosed
    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
    Supply of Boundary BoxesSouthern Water Services Limited · 27 Aug 2025, 11:29 BST
    		£25,000,000
    same CPV family
    same authority
    matching published text
    Parcel LockersCheshire West and Chester Council · 4 Sept 2026, 11:23 BST
    		£0
    same CPV family
    same region
    similar value band
    Boundary Boxes (and accessories) for Water MetersPortsmouth Water Limited · 12 Dec 2024, 14:05 GMT
    		£4,700,000
    same CPV family
    same region
    matching published text
    Advanced Emission DetectionCadent Gas · 19 Aug 2026, 09:08 BST
    		Value not published
    same CPV family
    same region
    CO Construction ECI GIS Substation Works – LT490/491/436 Stannergate Substation - 1126SSE plc · 24 Aug 2026, 15:43 BST
    		Value not published
    same CPV family
    same region
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodOpen procedureLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categorygoods
    Notice statusactiveProcurement threshold
    Above threshold
    (FTS publication)
    		Regulatory regime{"utilities"}
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published11 Sept 2026, 16:13 BSTLast source update11 Sept 2026, 16:13 BST
    Award evaluation windowSubmission end — 11 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMTClassification (CPV)Boundary boxes
    Delivery area
    South East (UKJ)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f87a

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via portal
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    Official Buyer Portal
    Online submission allowed
    Language: EN
    Open official portal workspace ↗
    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    30 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesen
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    View and join this event at: supplier.coupahost.com/quotes/public_events
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      11 Sept 2026, 16:13 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      30 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
    3. Submission deadline
      7 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 16:13 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Southern Water Services Limited

    Contracting authority
    GB-PPON-PBJQ-2231-ZRPG
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    Official Documents & Specifications (2)

    Official links; attachments are not copied

    • Tender notice on Find a Tender

      tender
      Tender notice
      11 Sept 2026, 16:13 BST

    • Conflict of interest declaration

      tender
      Conflict of interest declaration
      Notice declares: Not published