Official UK procurement notice
Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership - Provision of Water Supply Services
Authority: Midsomer Norton Schools Partnership (Education)·On behalf of: PHP Law LLP
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMidsomer Norton Schools Partnership - Provision of Water Supply Services - This tender opportunity has been issued by ESOS Energy Ltd, on behalf of Midsomer Norton Schools Trust. The proposed contract will be for the provision of Water Supply Services to the Trust. The contract term will be for either 12, 24 or 36 months. The Trust will select which contract term offers best value. ESOS Energy will act as the main point of contact for the duration of the contract. The Supplier shall provide a fully managed water supply service for all sites listed in the Specification (Appendix 1), including contract set-up, administration, and ongoing account support for the full contract term. The Supplier shall ensure continuity of water supply and deliver all onboarding and switching activities (including data collection and industry flows) such that supply commences on the agreed start date with no avoidable interruption to any site.
- No preliminary market engagement: The requirements are not complex, or niche and the Contracting Authority already has an understanding of what they want the service to deliver and the market is known.
CPV: Water distribution and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£690,000
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must demonstrate their economic and financial standing in accordance with the following: Due diligence checks will be undertaken on the preferred Tenderer’s accounts to determine a Tenderer’s financial standing. This will incorporate credit checks and a financial appraisal. Any answers which lead the Trust, acting reasonably, to conclude, considering the risk that the relevant answer suggests about the Tenderer’s ability to properly perform the specification, then the Tenderer may be rejected.
- Technical & professional ability
The contract examples provided, shall be relevant to the requirement, with a sufficient level of detail that provides confidence in the Tenderer’s established past experience in similar and relevant projects/contracts.
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).
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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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: Billing, Data & Account Management 20.0% Service Levels & Support 20.0% Switching, Onboarding & Delivery 10.0%
- Price
- Economic & financial standing
Tenderers must demonstrate their economic and financial standing in accordance with the following: Due diligence checks will be undertaken on the preferred Tenderer’s accounts to determine a Tenderer’s financial standing. This will incorporate credit checks and a financial appraisal. Any answers which lead the Trust, acting reasonably, to conclude, considering the risk that the relevant answer suggests about the Tenderer’s ability to properly perform the specification, then the Tenderer may be rejected.
- Technical & professional ability
The contract examples provided, shall be relevant to the requirement, with a sufficient level of detail that provides confidence in the Tenderer’s established past experience in similar and relevant projects/contracts.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 May 2026, 12:17 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2026, 16:33 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
ESOS01.05- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044866- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0699e5Find a Tender
- Risks
a. New Schools may join the Trust during the term of the contract; therefore, a contract variation may be required. A pricing assessment will be completed and agreed by the Tenderer and the Trust for each new school in such instances. b. The quantities may be amended during the course of the contract, either additions or subtractions, and reasonable adjustments made to the payments as agreed by the Tenderer and the Trust. c. Additional activities to existing items may be required of the Tenderer which an additional payment will be agreed by the Tenderer and the Trust.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 May 2026 → 31 Jul 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published159 days ago15 May 2026, 12:17 BST
- Clarification questions by125 days ago18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline125 days ago18 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published104 days ago9 Jul 2026, 16:33 BST
- Award decision expected by100 days ago13 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts82 days ago31 Jul 2026
Notice history
5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2026- Tender notice published15 May 2026, 12:17 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Jun 2026, 14:40 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Jun 2026, 16:57 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published9 Jul 2026, 16:33 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete9 Jul 2026, 16:33 BST
Published amendments (2)
Clarification of the following Contract Term - The contract term will be either 12 months, 24 months or 36 months, therefore the estimated contract end date will be either 30/07/2027 0r the 30/07/2028, or the 30/07/2029. The estimated total value has been based on the 36 month term. The pricing is evaluated on the average total fixed retail price for 12, 24 and 36 months. The actual contract term …
Tender Submission Deadline extended to Tuesday 30th June 2026 to enable the modifications to the tender notice to be considered. Clarification of the following Contract Term - The contract term will be either 12 months, 24 months or 36 months, therefore the estimated contract end date will be either 30/07/2027 0r the 30/07/2028, or the 30/07/2029. The estimated total value has been based on the 36…
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-05: 1 release · 15 May 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 3 Jul 2026 | CancelledFollowing the tender submission deadline, the Trust received only one tender response. Having reviewed the outcome of the process, the Trust has determined that it should terminate the current procurement in order to review the tender requirements, specification and procurement strategy before considering whether to commence a revised procurement process. Accordingly, the procurement is terminated and no contract will be awarded under this process. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- PHP Law LLPProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Consultant
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender