Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 9 Sept 2026, 11:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Ecology Surveys — UK public procurement notice

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

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

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Severn Trent Water Limited (STW) intends to establish a multi-supplier framework agreement for Ecology Surveys.

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 Ecology Surveys.

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

• Preliminary Ecological Assessments.

• Bio-Diversity Enchantment Plans.

• Species specific surveys (Bat, GCN, etc.)

The framework will support both planned programmes and reactive requirements.

STW is undertaking this procurement to establish a multi-supplier framework capable of Ecology Surveys.

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: Environmental engineering consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 1 Apr 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
71313000 Environmental engineering consultancy 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, 11:13 BST
Last source update
9 Sept 2026, 11:13 BST
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Environmental engineering consultancy 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-06f56c

How it was run

Submission deadline

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice published12 days ago
    9 Sept 2026, 11:13 BST
  2. Market engagementin 9 days
    30 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTPlease fill in our Microsoft form as follows: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/s9PC03Pdne
  3. Tender notice expectedin 10 days
    1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 191 days
    1 Apr 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, 11:13 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)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure