Official UK procurement notice
prj_7372 Wastewater Networks Optimisation Tender
Authority: Southern Water Services Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionReview and offer insights and proposals on ensuring efficiency and potential savings relating to of any live, reactive or planned Southern Water wastewater tankering operations;
Carry out health and safety assessments and ensure that Southern Water staff and contractors are wearing appropriate PPE and avoiding any potential health and safety risks both on Southern Water Sites or at locations where Southern Water and/or one of their Suppliers are carrying out Operational Services;
Provide a customer relations role through engaging with on Site communications with residents, businesses and parish councils within the Southern Water region to keep them informed and updated on any operational work associated with groundwater management or rising main repair mitigation which may be required;
Provide reports at the frequency and in the form agreed with Southern Water’s contract manager no less than once per calendar month.
Supply information which will enable Southern Water to make balanced decisions around site safety, mitigation expenditure, and operational risk. The intelligence should be based on calculations from the available data, operational and site knowledge and thorough assessment of all onsite activity. The Consultant shall be responsible for sourcing of the data and providing reports, in a format agreed by Southern Water, to Southern Water which sets out their findings.
- How the procedure runs: Competitive Flexible Procedure for this competition comprised of three stages: Stage 1 – A combined Conditions Of Particiaption and Tender Phase (including Presentation) Stage 2 – Commercial Negotiation Stage 3 – Best and Final Offer (BAFO)
CPV: Sewage tankers · Sewage treatment consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£7,500,000
- Economic & financial standing
See Qualification Envelope on sourcing portal
- Technical & professional ability
See Qualification Envelope on sourcing portal
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).
- Commercial: Commercial cost to deliver the contract worth 50% of the total score
- Technical: Technical capability to deliver the contract worth 50% of the total score
- Economic & financial standing
See Qualification Envelope on sourcing portal
- Technical & professional ability
See Qualification Envelope on sourcing portal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Jun 2025, 12:26 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2025, 16:46 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Nov 2025
- Authority reference
Prj_7372- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049961- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05445dFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Small-Medium Enterprises automatically qualify for 30 day payment terms.
Businesses that do not qualify as an SME will be on 60 day payment terms.
- How it runs
Competitive Flexible Procedure for this competition comprised of three stages:
Stage 1 – A combined Conditions Of Particiaption and Tender Phase (including Presentation)
Stage 2 – Commercial Negotiation
Stage 3 – Best and Final Offer (BAFO)
- Risks
Conflicts of interest with existing or new Southern Water suppliers
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
southernwater.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
If you are interested in bidding for this tender, please be aware that you will need to have registered on the central digital platform before you will be able to bid. This will require you to complete some information and then you will be provided with a unique identifier. For more information on how to register, please follow the below link:
how to register on the CDP
Timeline
6 Jun 2025 → 15 Nov 2025 · 10 dates- Planning notice published6 Jun 2025, 12:26 BST
- Market engagement12 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Please not this is not a call for competition
Note: If you are already registered on Southern Water's sourcing portal please go straight to Step 2 below
If you are unregistered please follow the instructions below to register
- Register your company on the Jaggaer sourcing portal (this is required only once)
Select the "Login or register to participate" link above and click the "Register Now" link on the home page
Accept the terms and conditions and click "Next"
Enter your correct business and user details
Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete
You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
- Respond to the PQQ/ITT
Login to the portal with your username/password
Click the PQQs open to all suppliers or ITTs open to all suppliers' link.
Click on the relevant PQQ/ITT
- Next notice expected21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published19 Aug 2025, 17:16 BST
- Submission deadline397 days ago19 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent366 days ago20 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published366 days ago20 Oct 2025, 16:46 BST
- Standstill ends356 days ago29 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by353 days ago1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts340 days ago15 Nov 2025
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Jun 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Jun 2025, 12:26 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published19 Aug 2025, 17:16 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £7,500,00019 Aug 2025, 17:16 BSTwas £4,000,000
- Status changed to active19 Aug 2025, 17:16 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Aug 2025, 17:16 BST
- Deadline published: 19 Sept 2025, 14:00 BST19 Aug 2025, 17:16 BST
- Contract award notice published20 Oct 2025, 16:46 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2025, 16:46 BST
- Contract signature expected30 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flow Management Solutions LtdSMEWastewater Networks Optimisation1 Nov 2025 – 1 Nov 2028 · up to 1 Nov 2030Extensions: Up to 2 year extension option | £7,500,000 | 20 Oct 2025standstill to 29 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Flow Management Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: All necessary documents will be provided in the tender pack or tender questions available on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender