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# No Dig Leak Repair Technology

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/no-dig-leak-repair-technology-ocds-h6vhtk-03a6da). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED: "No Dig Leak Repair Technology". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £4,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Mar 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.thameswater.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/thames-water-utilities-limited-coh-02366661)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £4,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 March 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pipeline-inspection services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/no-dig-leak-repair-technology-ocds-h6vhtk-03a6da#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03a6da`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/no-dig-leak-repair-technology-ocds-h6vhtk-03a6da#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [thameswater.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thameswater.co.uk%2Fprocurement)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/no-dig-leak-repair-technology-ocds-h6vhtk-03a6da#participate

## Description
Thames Water, in partnership with the other UK water companies, are looking to develop an innovative 'no dig leak repair' technology to fix leaks on water mains without the need to dig a hole. Thames Water endeavour to engage an interested delivery partner(s) to develop their initial idea for submission to the Ofwat Innovation Fund. Contingent on the outcome of this project is the potential wider adoption of the technology in the UK water sector.
Solving this problem will present the successful organisation with an opportunity solve a problem costing the UK and international water companies millions of pounds each year as well the cost, disruption and environmental impact of road works.
The solution is expected to be an in-pipe device capable of live insertion and retrieval via standard fittings on drinking water networks, e.g. hydrants. The device would need to travel a distance through the water main, locate and characterise the failure, and effect a local repair - without the need to interrupt the supply.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** Given this is new technology, the solution is likely to require input across a number of competencies (engineering, robotics, science/academia), and it may benefit from a consortium. Thus the sourcing path allows for a Prime contractor to manage the ...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 025588-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Jacobs UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-24925`

- **Award:** 025588-2023-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Synthotech Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-140794`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 025588-2023-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 06/07/2023

- **Contract:** 025588-2023-2 (active)

  - Signed Date: 06/07/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025588-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-31T10:42:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:28:30.647Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03a6da