Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 9 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Coal Mining Risk Assessment

Authority: SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesAbove thresholdUtilitiesSME suitableVCSE suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Tender notice expected 1 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsup to 8 yrs with extensions · starts 1 May 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Severn Trent Water Limited (STW) intends to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for Coal Mining Risk Assessment.

The framework will support both planned and reactive work.

STW is seeking to understand market appetite and capability in advance of finalising the procurement strategy. The scope and structure of the framework may therefore be refined following this engagement.

STW intends to establish a framework agreement for the delivery of Coal Mining Risk Assessments.

The scope of services is expected to include but not limited to:

• Present a desk-based review of all available information on the potential coal mining hazards which are relevant to the site;

• Use that information to identify and assess the hazards to the proposed development from coal mining legacy, including any cumulative impact;

• Set out the necessary mitigation measures or works that will need to be adopted to enable safe development;

• Provide information to input into a Coal Authority permit application to disturb or enter coal mining interests and any subsequent licences and/or agreements that may be needed for construction

The framework will support both planned programmes and reactive requirements.

STW is undertaking this procurement to establish a multi-supplier framework capable of Coal Mining Risk Assessments.

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STW is particularly interested in understanding how suppliers can support efficient, repeatable delivery and consistent performance outcomes.

The scope and structure of the framework may be refined following this notice and subsequent market engagement.

CPV: Geology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 May 2027 — 1 May 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 8 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligibleDelivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales
Extensions
Extension options published
71351910 Geology services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
9 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Geology services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)+2 more
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f598

How it was run

Submission deadline

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published13 days ago
    9 Sept 2026, 13:00 BST
  2. Market engagementin 24 days
    15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTPlease fill in our Microsoft form as follows : forms.cloud.microsoft/e/21H7KccQ71
  3. Tender notice expectedin 41 days
    1 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Contract startsin 221 days
    1 May 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Sept 2026, 13:00 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED

Contracting authorityPrivate utility GB-COH: 02366686 · GB-PPON: PQQN-5222-QDXR Severn Trent Centre, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2LZ

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • HAFREN DYFRDWY CYFYNGEDIGContracting authorityPrivate utilityWelsh devolved regulations applyGB-COH: 03527628GB-PPON: PWGQ-2543-XWCR Wrexham, Wales

Official documents & specifications (1)

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