Official UK procurement notice
CM3071 - Monosodium Phosphate (MSP)
Authority: YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionYorkshire Water Services (YWS) is intending to put in place a Framework with a partner(s) who have a proven track record of providing Monosodium Phosphate (MSP). The MSP will be used in YWS clean water treatment sites.
This requirement will be for the following services:
- 32% strength MSP product provision
- 51% strength MSP product provision
- Delivery of MSP product
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 30 Apr 2030, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: This procurement is being conducted using the Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The process will consist of Conditions of Participation Questionnaire and a Tender (ITT). Only those suppliers that meet the conditions of participation requirements will have their tenders evaluated. A second round of tendering will be conducted, and, if required, the authority may proceed to a third and final stage (Best and Final Offer (BAFO) round). The final contract award will be based on the refined award criteria, as communicated to suppliers during the procedure. The award criteria and their relative weightings are provided in the tender documents. All communications and submissions must be made electronically via Ariba.
CPV: Chemical products
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Aug 2025
Published description of the framework
The framework will be structured regionally with 3 lots: North, South, and East.
Bidders will be invited to submit quality question responses along with pricing and delivery details for each lot. Lots will be awarded for the contract duration based on combined quality and commercial evaluation of Bidders.
Tenders may be submitted for all lots, however Supplier(s) will be limited to winning a maximum of 2 lots, with possible combinations of either North & East, or South & East only. Bidders can only be awarded the East lot if they have been awarded either North or South lots. Bidders will not be able to win both North and South lots together.
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1NorthAwardedRenewalPublished value£11,500,000
32% strength MSP product provision, 51% strength MSP product provision, and delivery of MSP product for the North lot
Lot #2SouthAwardedRenewalPublished value£15,200,000
32% strength MSP product provision, 51% strength MSP product provision, and delivery of MSP product for the South lot
Lot #3EastAwardedRenewalPublished value£6,200,000
32% strength MSP product provision, 51% strength MSP product provision, and delivery of MSP product for the East lot
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 30%
- Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Quality
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “CM3071 - Monosodium Phosphate (MSP)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- Yes · next expected 30 Apr 2030
- First published
- 27 Oct 2025, 11:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Oct 2025, 11:21 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
CM3071- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021331- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051348Find a Tender
- How it runs
This procurement is being conducted using the Competitive Flexible Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. The process will consist of Conditions of Participation Questionnaire and a Tender (ITT). Only those suppliers that meet the conditions of participation requirements will have their tenders evaluated.
A second round of tendering will be conducted, and, if required, the authority may proceed to a third and final stage (Best and Final Offer (BAFO) round). The final contract award will be based on the refined award criteria, as communicated to suppliers during the procedure.
The award criteria and their relative weightings are provided in the tender documents. All communications and submissions must be made electronically via Ariba.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 9 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 9 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please contact Stacy Chang at [email protected] to join Ariba Buying Portal and access all tender documents
Timeline
14 May 2025 → 5 Nov 2025 · 7 dates- Tender notice published14 May 2025, 14:43 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown9 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Award decision expected by12 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent374 days ago17 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published363 days ago27 Oct 2025, 11:21 GMT
- Standstill ends354 days ago5 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 14 May 2025- Tender notice published14 May 2025, 14:43 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Oct 2025, 11:21 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected12 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Airedale Chemical Company Ltd, PLATER CHEMICALS LIMITED12 Nov 2025 – 11 Nov 2030 · up to 11 Nov 2033Extensions: Possible extension of 3 years. | £18,215,000 | 17 Oct 2025standstill to 5 Nov 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- AIREDALE CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITEDFramework contractor
- PLATER CHEMICALS LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender