Official UK procurement notice
HGV Supply · UK public procurement notice
Authority: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThames Water intends to award Framework Agreement(s) for the supply Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) that are used across both our waste and clean water operations.
The scope will include rigids, artics, clean water tankers, waste tankers, tippers, trailers, curtainsiders, dropsides, beavertails, etc, and will cover any current vehicle specs we have in our HGV fleet, along with any alternative specs we might want over the life of the agreement, including electric and alternative-fuel options.
The framework will be split into lots to cover the different vehicle types, as well as purchase and lease options. Each Lot will be awarded to multiple suppliers, with mini competitions then run for each order between all the successful suppliers on the framework agreement for the different vehicle requirements.
Our key priority is to minimise VOR and operational downtime to limit any impact to our customers.
- Recurrence: Between 3 and 8 years.
CPV: Articulated trucks · Flatbed and Tipper trucks · Heavy-duty motor vehicles · Sewage tankers · Tanker trailers · Tankers · Tipper trucks · Vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 19 suppliers · 7 appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value · win at most 5 of themEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £1,500,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1HGV LeasingAwardedRenewalPublished value£28,000,000
Lot 3 covers the lease of any HGVs, including rigid trucks, articulated tractor units and the required tanker or body/trailer (including clean water tankers, waste tankers, tippers,
trailers, curtainsiders, dropsides, beavertails, etc).
Lot #2Primary Contractor - HGVsCancelledRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
Lot 1a covers the purchase of HGVs below 18T, including rigid trucks and the required tanker or body/trailer (including clean water tankers, waste tankers, tippers, trailers, curtainsiders,
dropsides, beavertails, etc).
Lot 1a will be awarded to multiple suppliers, with mini competitions then run for each order between all the successful suppliers on the framework agreement for the different vehicle
requirements.
The successful supplier from each mini competition shall act as the primary contractor to supply the complete vehicle, manage the entire order and build process, liaise with the awarded suppliers from Lots 2a or 2b, manage all communications to Thames Water, deliver the complete vehicle, and provide an R&M package where required.
Lot #3Primary Contractor - HGVs 18T+CancelledRenewalPublished value£13,000,000
Lot 1b covers the purchase of HGVs 18T and above, including rigid trucks, articulated tractor units and the required tanker or body/trailer (including clean water tankers, waste tankers,
tippers, trailers, curtainsiders, dropsides, beavertails, etc).
Lot 1b will be awarded to multiple suppliers, with mini competitions then run for each order between all the successful suppliers on the framework agreement for the different vehicle
requirements.
The successful supplier from each mini competition shall act as the primary contractor to supply the complete vehicle, manage the entire order and build process, liaise with the awarded suppliers from Lots 2a or 2b, manage all communications to Thames Water, deliver the complete vehicle, and provide an R&M package where required.
Lot #4HGV TankersAwardedRenewalceiling above
Lot 2a covers the supply of tankers (including clean water tankers and waste tankers) to either the awarded suppliers from Lots 1a or 1b (where they are acting as primary contractor), or to Thames Water directly (for any standalone requirements where no chassis or Lot 1a or 1b supplier is required).
Lot 2a will be awarded to multiple suppliers, with mini competitions then run for each order between all the successful suppliers on the framework agreement for the different vehicle
requirements.
The successful supplier from each mini competition shall supply the required tanker, liaise with the awarded suppliers from Lots 1a or 1b, deliver the completed tanker, and provide an R&M package where required.
Lot #5HGV Bodies & TrailersCancelledRenewalceiling above
Lot 2b covers the supply of bodies or trailers (including tippers, trailers, curtainsiders, dropsides, beavertails, etc) to either the awarded suppliers from Lots 1a or 1b (where they are acting as primary contractor), or to Thames Water directly (for any standalone
requirements where no chassis or Lot 1a or 1b supplier is required).
Lot 2b will be awarded to multiple suppliers, with mini competitions then run for each order between all the successful suppliers on the framework agreement for the different vehicle
requirements.
The successful supplier from each mini competition shall supply the required body or trailer, liaise with the awarded suppliers from Lots 1a or 1b, deliver the completed body or trailer, and provide an R&M package where required.
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).
- Legal form for consortia
- Consortia may be required to form a legal entity prior to award.
- Shortlisting
- As detailed in section VI.3 and PQQ.
- “HGV Supply” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 19 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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 · Between 3 and 8 years.
- First published
- 21 Nov 2024, 14:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Nov 2025, 09:19 GMT
- Authority reference
FA2149- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075474- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04bda7Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Specified in Invitation to Negotiate Document.
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Thames Water Utilities Limited will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (SI 2016 No 274) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: ***** Please note, this is a Contract Award Notice *****
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 10 Dec 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Deposits and guarantees
- Bonds and/or parent company guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required.
Timeline
10 Dec 2024 → 20 Nov 2025 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown10 Dec 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published339 days ago20 Nov 2025, 09:19 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Nov 2025, 09:19 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast9 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
HGV Tankers
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 2a - HGV Tankers / Lot 3 - HGV Leasing
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 1a - Primary Contractor - HGVs / Lot 1b - Primary Contractor - HGVs 18T+
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 1a - Primary Contractor - HGVs / Lot 1b - Primary Contractor - HGVs 18T+
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
HGV Leasing
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 1a - Primary Contractor - HGVs / Lot 1b - Primary Contractor - HGVs 18T+
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
HGV Leasing
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Lot 1a - Primary Contractor - HGVs / Lot 1b - Primary Contractor - HGVs 18T+
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
HGV Tankers
- Signed
- 28 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
7 commercial parties on the notice- Crossland Tankers LimitedFramework contractor
- Dawsongroup Environmental Municipal Civil LimitedFramework contractor
- Lawrence Vehicles Limited (t/a Lancashire DAF )Framework contractor
- Midland Truck & Van LtdFramework contractor
- Mitsubishi HC Capital UK PLC (t/a Novuna Vehicle Solutions)Framework contractor
- Volvo Group UK LtdFramework contractor
- Whale Tankers LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria