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Published 7 Nov 2024, 12:37 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PRO004799-Works-Framework-Ground Investigations · UK public procurement notice

Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)

Framework agreement3 lotsWorksNegotiated procedure with prior call for competitionMax 3 lots per supplier

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71)Services related to the oil and gas industry (76) Delivery: North West (UKD)

Framework ceiling (notional)£170,000,000total for 3 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 9 Dec 2024awarded 23 Oct 2025

Lots 3max 3 won per supplier

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Ground Investigations to support AMP8 and AMP9 construction activity (indicative project value £60k-£1.8m) to meet the Client’s ongoing regulatory commitments.

CPV: Geological and geophysical consultancy services · Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services · Ground investigation services · Ground investigation work · Offshore drilling services · Well-drilling and production services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Places: up to 16 suppliers

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value · win at most 3 of them

Lot #1Ground Investigation WorksAwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000,000

Lot 1 predominately relates to Works pertaining to the Client’s Ground Investigations programmes to manage United Utilities ground risk and includes the following elements:

Boreholes, including Cable Percussive, Rotary, Sonic etc to investigate ground and groundwater conditions
Trial Pits, Window and Windowless sampling to investigate ground and groundwater conditions
Installation of/monitoring a range of Geotechnical /Geo-environmental instrumentation
Downhole and surface geophysics
Cone Penetration investigations
Other in situ testing (pumping tests, down hole and surface tests)
Geotechnical / Geoenvironmental laboratory testing
Specialist site access arrangements
Reporting; including GIR, GDR, Geo-environmental reports, AGS format reporting etc

Delivery: North West

Extensions: 5 year extension in annual increments.Second stage: up to 17 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

71351000 Geological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting services 71351200 Geological and geophysical consultancy services 71351500 Ground investigation services 76320000 Offshore drilling services 76430000 Well-drilling and production services

Lot #2Offshore Geophysical ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£5,000,000

Lot 2 predominately relates to Works pertaining to the Client’s Ground Investigations programmes associated with offshore geophysical surveying and includes the following elements:

Multi beam Bathymetry surveys, reduction and analysis, plus ability to create digital thematic mapping and difference charts from past and present electronic data.
Magnetometer surveys and associated analysis
Sub bottom profiling with interpretation for geophysics and pipe locating
Topographic surveys of inter tidal zone
Correlation of Geophysical surveys results compared to intrusive investigation
Stratigraphy and interpretation
Reporting, ground section and chart production

Delivery: North West

Extensions: 5 year extension in annual increments.Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

Lot #3Hydrogeological Drilling & Well ServicesAwardedRenewalPublished value£15,000,000

Lot 3 predominately relates to Works pertaining to the Client’s Ground Investigations programmes associated with Hydrogeological services and well drilling and includes the following elements:

Rotary drilling works (including 500 to 1000mm diameter holes)
Well hole development
Well hole logging
Well maintenance
Reporting

Delivery: North West

Extensions: 5 year extension in annual increments.Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
Please refer to procurement documents

What this means for your bid

“PRO004799-Works-Framework-Ground Investigations” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 16 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category: Works
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 7 Nov 2024, 12:37 GMT
Last source update: 3 Dec 2025, 15:10 GMT
Authority reference: PRO004799
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-079429
Classification (CPV): Geological and geophysical consultancy servicesGeological, geophysical and other scientific prospecting servicesGround investigation servicesGround investigation workOffshore drilling servicesWell-drilling and production services
Delivery area: North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04b4a8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply

Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Appointment period ends: 9 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

9 Dec 2024 → 3 Dec 2025 · 3 dates

Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
9 Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT
Invitations to tender expected
6 Jan 2025
Notice published328 days ago
3 Dec 2025, 15:10 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender

Status changed to complete
3 Dec 2025, 15:10 GMT

Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	DateIV.2.2) · IV	9 Dec 2024	10 Dec 2024	+1 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 16admitted to the panel

Contracts signed 16latest 23 Oct 2025

16 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates; the JSON mirror lists them.

Contracts

Lot 1 - Ground Investigation Works
Signed
23 Oct 2025
Value
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Status
active
Lot 2 - Offshore Geophysical Services
Signed
23 Oct 2025
Value
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Status
active
Lot 3 - Hydrogeological Drilling & Well Services
Signed
23 Oct 2025
Value
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Status
active
Lot 1 - Ground Investigation Works
Signed
23 Oct 2025
Value
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Status
active
Lot 1 - Ground Investigation Works
Signed
23 Oct 2025
Value
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Status
active
Lot 1 - Ground Investigation Works
Signed
23 Oct 2025
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active
Lot 1- Ground Investigation Works
Signed
23 Oct 2025
Value
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Status
active
Lot 2 - Offshore Geophysical Services
Signed
23 Oct 2025
Value
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Status
active
Lot 3 - Hydrogeological Drilling & Well Services
Signed
23 Oct 2025
Value
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Status
active
Lot 1- Ground Investigation Works
Signed
23 Oct 2025
Value
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Status
active
Lot 1- Ground Investigation Works
Signed
23 Oct 2025
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active
Lot 1 - Ground Investigation Works
Signed
23 Oct 2025
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active
Lot 1 - Ground Investigation Works
Signed
23 Oct 2025
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active
Lot 1 - Ground Investigation Works
Signed
23 Oct 2025
Value
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active
Lot 1 - Ground Investigation Works
Signed
23 Oct 2025
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active
Lot 1 - Ground Investigation Works
Signed
23 Oct 2025
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Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

United Utilities Water Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyWater 02366678 Lingley Mere Business Park, Warrington, North West, WA5 3LPContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England & WalesReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

How this framework works

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

What it takes to winiHow 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).

Procedure terms & legal framework

How it was run

Timeline

Notice history

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Official documents & specifications (2)

What it takes to win
i
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).