Continuation of Water Supply and Sewerage Services

The Council was unable to transfer its water supplies to the successful supplier within the set onboarding window following an initial procurement exercise. A Direct Award to the incumbent supplier is required to ensure continued provision of essential water supply and sewerage services, whilst a new procurement exercise (currently underway) is completed and supplies transferred to a new supplier. The direct award arrangements ensure continued provision of essential water supply and sewerage services to critical corporate Council sites, schools (those utilising the corporate arrangements) and non-residential Housing managed sites – which would not be able to operate without water supply. It should be noted that the detailed arrangements commenced on the 1 July 2025 to ensure the required continuity of essential water supply and sewerage services.