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title: "NW2579 Water Tankering (North) - Bulk Water transport including driver(s)"
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# NW2579 Water Tankering (North) - Bulk Water transport including driver(s)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nw2579-water-tankering-north-bulk-water-transport-including-driver-s-ocds-h6vhtk-03efaf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED: "NW2579 Water Tankering (North) - Bulk Water transport including driver(s)". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Aug 2023, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: s1.ariba.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumbrian-water-limited-GB-COH-02366703)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 August 2023 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Hire of water transport equipment with crew, Water transport services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nw2579-water-tankering-north-bulk-water-transport-including-driver-s-ocds-h6vhtk-03efaf#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03efaf`

## 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/nw2579-water-tankering-north-bulk-water-transport-including-driver-s-ocds-h6vhtk-03efaf#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [s1.ariba.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs1.ariba.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nw2579-water-tankering-north-bulk-water-transport-including-driver-s-ocds-h6vhtk-03efaf#participate

## Description
Northumbrian Water Ltd (NWL) has a requirement for the transportation of water from our Water Treatment
Works (WTW) to service reservoirs in our Northern Operating area. The geographical coverage will be the
North East of England, from Berwick to the borders of North Yorkshire and from the East Coast to the Cumbrian
border, covering Weardale, Teesdale and Kielder. Services for this contract are not required in Essex and
Suffolk.
The requirement is for both planned and emergency works. The operation involves the use of the NWL
operational water tankering fleet and the service provider will be required to provide drivers and tractor units,
which must be compatible with the NWL fleet.
Annual spend is in the region of £700,000 per year

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 60650000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** The requirement is for both planned and emergency works. The operation involves the use of NWL operational barrels and rigids to transport potable water. The vendor is required to provide drivers and tractor units compatible with the NWL fleet. NWL c...

- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023789-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-14T16:05:26.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T13:14:47.815Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03efaf