Official UK procurement notice
Groundworks, Trenchless Installation and Ancillary Civil Engineering Services Closed Framework
Authority: SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED (Public body)
Severn Trent intends to go out to tender for its Groundworks, Trenchless Installation and Ancillary Civil Engineering Services requirements for Mains Renewal, with the aim of establishing an in-house framework as a long-term solution for the remainder of AMP8. It is anticipated that Severn Trent will act as both Principal Designer and Principal Contractor under this arrangement.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSevern Trent intends to go out to tender for its Groundworks, Trenchless Installation and Ancillary Civil Engineering Services requirements for Mains Renewal, with the aim of establishing an in-house framework as a long-term solution for the remainder of AMP8. It is anticipated that Severn Trent will act as both Principal Designer and Principal Contractor under this arrangement.
Works will be planned, scheduled, and instructed by Severn Trent, with excavation pits prepared on site by Severn Trent teams. Contractors will work collaboratively alongside Severn Trent personnel. The majority of works will involve the installation of pipes ranging from 63mm to 250mm in diameter.
This notice is to invite engagement from suppliers who may be interested in submitting a tender response for a closed framework agreement covering the following;
- Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD)
- Mole Ploughing
- Rock drilling
- Slurry tankers
- Trenching
- Rock Wheel
- Planing
- Vacuum Excavation
The requirements below initially will be to support Severn Trent's AMP 8 period and Mains Renewal programme, however there may be wider opportunities within Severn Trent's organisation in the future.
This procurement description is for information only and some details may be amended/changed in the future following the preliminary market engagement and development of the sourcing strategy. Any future Tender Notice published in connection to this Pre Market Engagement is optional.
This Preliminary Market Engagement Notice is optional, and does not contribute to the procurement process.
CPV: Drilling and exploration work · Drilling rig · Excavating and earthmoving work · Pipelaying construction work · Rock-drilling equipment · Test drilling and boring work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Sept 2027
The lotProcurement structure
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- “Groundworks, Trenchless Installation and Ancillary Civil Engineering…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED buys Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork (CPV 4523), and who usually turns up
SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED’s published record next to the market for the same work. Compared with other frameworks and DPS only. Whole-market view: Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork (CPV 4523) →
How the contest usually goes
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About this data
- Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092045- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077cdeFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
29 Sept 2026 → 1 Sept 2027 · 3 dates- Planning notice published45 days ago29 Sept 2026, 16:20 BST
- Market engagement15 days ago28 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
We are keen to engage with interested suppliers to help design and tailor a sourcing strategy and procurement process that meets our requirement but is also suitable to the widest group of suppliers. Any future Tender Notice will be published and response to this pre market engagement is optional and does not contribute to any procurement process.
Should your organisation wish to express its interest and participate in this engagement, please do so via contacting Shannon Millard, [email protected] quoting this notice, and completing the following Microsoft form: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/3Rcabbcgp6 ↗
Following receipt of contact details, we will contact your organisation for further discussions following PME questionnaire completion.
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Contract startsin 291 days1 Sept 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published29 Sept 2026, 16:20 BSTUK2
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender