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Plant Protection Services (Line Search)
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Tenderline Synopsis: Wales & West Utilities Limited: "Plant Protection Services (Line Search)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Wales & West Utilities Limited | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Wales & West Utilities Limited
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Wales & West Utilities Limited. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
Not availableNo published reports
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
WARM WALES - CYMRU GYNNESTop vendor: 41% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 13 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| WARM WALES - CYMRU GYNNES | 1 win | £2,000,000 |
| MIND (THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH) | 1 win | £1,150,000 |
| BRITISH KIDNEY PATIENT ASSOCIATION(THE) | 1 win | £1,100,000 |
| SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS LIMITED | 1 win | £626,967 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityWales & West Utilities Limited | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published10 Dec 2025, 11:23 GMT | Last source update10 Dec 2025, 11:23 GMT | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationNot published | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05f296 | ||
What is being bought
The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA) obligates utility companies to maintain accurate records of their underground assets and share this information with other utilities and highway authorities. WWU do this in a cost-efficient way by utilising the LinesearchbeforeUdig (LSBUD) service which is used by over 160 Asset owners providing asset location data and safe working advice to over 300,000 registered users.
There is no competitor to LSBUD in the UK at present. The development of a National Underground Asset Register (NUAR) may change this is future years, but in the interim continued usage of the LSBUD service is required in order for WWU to meet its Legal obligations.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
10 Dec 2025, 11:23 GMT - Official notice release published
10 Dec 2025, 11:23 GMT - Buyer information updated
10 Dec 2025, 11:23 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcompletePublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
10 Dec 2025, 11:23 GMT - Award pending
Not published · £892,812
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards LINESEARCHBEFOREUDIG LIMITED £892,812 · Not published · pending |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Wales & West Utilities Limited
Contracting authority GB-COH-05046791Award and contract changes
Documents (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleAdditional or repeat goods, services or works - Criteria Description and justification.
The service has been in continual use for many years and at present there is no viable alternative in the market that has the required utility coverage the use of a similar type of service would be too distinctly different the current service. This would result in incompatibility issues with well-established WWU processes and procedures
The UK government have been developing a National Underground Asset Register (NUAR). This is currently at the minimum viable product stage but the contract for developing into a commercial platform has been awarded to Ordnance Survey. The system needs further development, and the commercial model is still to be agreed. There may also be legislation to mandate its use by asset owners and anyone undertaking Street Works or civil works ahead of those works. We don't expect NUAR to be available as a platform until 2027 and therefore need to have continuity of our service and meet our requirements under the New Roads and Streetworks Act to share details of our assets and their locations with third parties.
Our Plant Protection process relies heavily on the automated nature of the LSBUD system, which issues, on average, 60,000 responses a month. Any change in provider could impact how many responses are issued and how we share data with 3rd parties' requestors. The MI we receive from LSBUD allows us to priorities requests through an alert process, using a risk-based approach. The data we receive is also used as part of the damage investigation process to identify any searches undertaken in a specific area over a designated period. Significant involvement from an IT perspective would be required if a change to the system was made, to implement a new process for sharing data with 3rd parties.
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Single Suppler - Criteria Description and justification
LSBUD have developed a service platform which provides free plans and safety advice to those undertaking StreetWorks or other civil works. There is no alternative platform available that can support WWU need for Plant Protection Mapping Services. The platform also provides MI back to the asset owners allowing management of higher risk assets, billing of parties undertaking legal and commercial searches and a live 'Elastic' dashboard of all searches undertaken across the network through the system.
LinesearchbeforeUDig (LSBUD) have developed a service for Asset owners over the past 10 years with over 160 Asset owners now using the service for which they pay a fee to LSBUD. The LSBUD service is used by over 300,000 registers users who receive free plans and safety advice.
WWU previously tested the market through a tender in 2017 with only Digdat providing a response other than LSBUD. Digdat have not developed their service beyond water companies and there is no other service provider in the UK market. |