Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Pipework Inspection, Renewal and Repair of Water Services
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe successful contractor is expected to carry out repairs (and or replacements) to pipework and services association with the supply of water to and within Council owned stock / HRA land. This includes stop taps, point of entries and underground pipework.
CPV: Underwater pipeline · Water mains · Water-main refurbishment construction work · Works related to water-distribution pipelines
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 4 bids received (1.3 per place) · 3 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 17 Nov 2025
- Scheme runs until
- 21 May 2030
Published description of the framework
Pricing schedule is to be used in conjunction with Framework Agreement and the NEC4 ECSC for pricing works.
The Framework operates under a maximum of three (3) suitably qualified and experienced suppliers with services to be delivered on an as-required (call-off) basis on properties within Nottingham City boundaries.
Call-off Procedure for Direct Awards by Ranked Order below £2,500. First ranked placed Contractor approached. Should the first ranked Contractor be unable or unwilling to undertake the work, the second ranked supplier will be approached in a similar fashion, and so forth.
Call-off Procedure for Further Competition over £2,500
All Contractors in the framework are invited to submit a priced offer based on the Employer's Works Information.
Contractors may submit bids below the awarded Framework rates during mini competitions. Bids exceeding the Framework rates will only be permitted where the required works fall outside the defined scope of the Framework Agreement. In such cases, the Supplier must submit a formal quotation based on the published hourly or daily rates (Non- Standard or Unforeseen Works), which must be approved via an official Nottingham City Council Purchase Order prior to commencement.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
Lot awarding rule: The award criteria for this procurement are: Price 40% Quality 50% Social value 10%
- “Provision of Pipework Inspection, Renewal and Repair of Water Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Open framework scheme
- Who may use the vehicle
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Sept 2025, 08:54 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Jun 2026, 15:57 BST
- Authority reference
CPU 7375- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-056862- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059ad9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
16 Sept 2025 → 19 Jun 2026 · 6 dates- Planning notice published395 days ago16 Sept 2025, 08:54 BST
- Tender notice published395 days ago16 Sept 2025, 11:13 BST
- Clarification questions by378 days ago3 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends371 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts333 days ago17 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published119 days ago19 Jun 2026, 15:57 BST
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Sept 2025- Pipeline notice published16 Sept 2025, 08:54 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published16 Sept 2025, 11:13 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active16 Sept 2025, 11:13 BST
- Deadline published: 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST16 Sept 2025, 11:13 BST
- Contract award notice published1 May 2026, 15:13 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 May 2026, 15:13 BST
- Contract signature expected5 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published5 Jun 2026, 09:11 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected5 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 Jun 2026, 15:57 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-09: 2 releases · 16 Sept 2025, 16 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£840,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAY'S PIPELINES LIMITEDSME, Metro Rod LtdSME, SEVERN TRENT SERVICES OPERATIONS UK LIMITEDSME5 May 2026 – 4 May 2030 | ceiling above | 2 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| BRAY'S PIPELINES LIMITEDSME, Metro Rod LtdSME, SEVERN TRENT SERVICES OPERATIONS UK LIMITEDSME5 Jun 2026 – 21 May 2030 | ceiling above | 2 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 2 · BRAY'S PIPELINES LIMITEDSME, Metro Rod LtdSME, SEVERN TRENT SERVICES OPERATIONS UK LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 22 May 2026
- Value
- £840,000
- Period
- 22 May 2026 – 21 May 2030
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Response Time to Emergency Call-Outs · First-Time Fix Rate · Health & Safety Compliance
- Response Time to Emergency Call-Outs
- First-Time Fix Rate
- Health & Safety Compliance
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
3 commercial parties on the notice- BRAY'S PIPELINES LIMITEDFramework contractor
- METRO ROD LIMITEDFramework contractor
- SEVERN TRENT SERVICES OPERATIONS UK LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender