Official UK procurement notice
Facilities Management Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionWe are looking for one or more partners to deliver the following services:
Lot 1 - Facilities Management - including cleaning, helpdesk, building maintenance and minor works
Lot 2 - Security Guards - static guarding to mainly 29 operational and corporate sites plus adhoc security guarding as required
Lot 3 - Catering across 3 corporate sites
Lot 4 - Vending services - supply, stocking and maintenance of hot drink and can/snack machines across 18 operational and corporate sites.
Each lot to be awarded to one supplier but suppliers can be successful for more than one lot. Facilities Management services vary significantly by site but touch all of our 3,935 sites to some extent as it includes a lot of our compliance responsibilities as well as reactive call-out services.
All 4 lots will be awarded for an initial 5 year term as we want suppliers to work with us for the long term to deliver sustainable improvements to our estate and help us make a difference.
Thames Water reserves the right to refine the award criteria. Please note that that deadline for asking for access to the PSQ & submitting of the PSQ is Monday 23 March 2026, at 10:00 am .
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 11 Jan 2034, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: PSQ - ITN - Negotiation - Award
CPV: Building and facilities management services · Catering services · Cleaning services of office equipment · Drinks dispensers · Security services · Vending machines
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 4 suppliers
- Framework period
- 5 yrs · up to 8 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
Published description of the framework
We are looking to award one supplier per lot. Each supplier shall be awarded all contracts under that lot. Prices shall be calculated using the pricing schedule within the agreement.
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Facilities ManagementRenewalPublished value£117,000,000
This facilities management lot encompasses both soft and hard services at nearly 4,000 sites across the Thames Water region to various extents. For example 102 sites require cleaning, 144 require HVAC maintenance, 812 sites require asbestos surveys, 854 sites require legionella testing, 94 sites require fire system maintenance and all sites may require reactive call-outs.
In addition to site-based activities, we also have 113 water fountains and 19 public spaces we need you to clean and maintain across London City.
We require one supplier to directly deliver or manage subcontractors to deliver the entire range of services and to staff a helpdesk to manage incoming calls/requests and site access management. We are looking for a proactive supplier who can work with us to generate and implement ideas on how to ensure compliance and improve standards on our sites.
Note that minor reactive work is included in the scope of this lot up to a maximum of £15,000 per project which will be directly awarded.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
As detailed in the PSQ documentation.
Lot #2Security guard servicesRenewalPublished value£38,000,000
We are looking for one security partner to work with us to provide security guards across a range of permanent Thames Water locations as well as surge guarding and adhoc support in times of security events both on and off Thames Water sites. We currently have static guards on 29 sites including operational and corporate office sites who mainly manage access control for our staff, our visitors and our contractors during site opening hours.
In addition we have events on sites such as broken access control and in public places such as guarding bottled water stations which require temporary guarding, sometimes taking over from our emergency mobile patrols.
Please note that NSI Silver is a mandatory requirement.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
As stipulated in the PSQ documentation.
Lot #3Catering servicesRenewalPublished value£3,000,000
We are looking for a catering provider to work with us to offer a subsidised coffee, snack and hot meal provision in our three main office buildings: two in Reading and one in Swindon town centre. We require the provider to provide breakfast, lunch and snacks to our office-based staff as well as hospitality services if required on site. The catering provider will be responsible for waste segregation, providing consumables and maintaining Thames Water-owned catering equipment.
Lot #4Vending servicesRenewalPublished value£1,190,000
We are looking for one vending supplier to provide us with a fully managed service for hot drink and snack/can vending to include machine provision, replenishment, cleaning and maintenance across 18 corporate and operational sites for at least five years.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
As stipulated in PSQ documentation.
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 (3)
- Technical: 55%
- Contractual terms: 5%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Commercial
- Contractual terms
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Facilities Management Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 4 suppliers, 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
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- 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 11 Jan 2034
- First published
- 23 Feb 2026, 14:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Feb 2026, 14:16 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Dec 2026
- Authority reference
FA1730- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016112- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065a39Find a Tender
- How it runs
PSQ - ITN - Negotiation - Award
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 23 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 23 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 16 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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Timeline
23 Feb 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published245 days ago23 Feb 2026, 14:16 GMT
- Clarification questions by224 days ago16 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends217 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown23 Mar 2026, 10:00 GMT
- Today27 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 45 days11 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 155 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published23 Feb 2026, 14:16 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender